By: Richard Maffeo
Has it really been more than thirty years since I killed my baby? It seems like only last week. I can tell you what my girlfriend wore when I drove her to the clinic, where I parked the car, how many dimes I dropped into the parking meter ...I was 17. Judith, 19. Both of us, I convinced myself, were...
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By: Thomas Glessner
Recently, a pregnancy help center notified the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) of an impending audit that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was undertaking of the center's operations. In its letter to the center, the IRS stated that its audit was "to verify the correctness o...
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By: David O'Leary
I'm no psychologist, but I can make a claim to being an expert on guilt. I am an expert because I am a sinner. I have known guilt and guilty feelings.We live in a society which runs from guilt in any form. Whether that is due to the teachings of Freud, modern educational theories, or the self-actual...
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By: Patrick McLaughlin
All of us in the business of discipling stewards (fund-raising) need to have in our comprehensive stewardship program a strategy for reaching major donors. Bigger dollar amounts add up faster; hence major donor work is very fruitful and exciting. Bear the following things in mind, and they will help...
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By: Jerry Thacker
Happy Birthday to Us!Well, one year has passed since we started At the Center magazine. And what an exciting time it has been! From a distribution of zero, we are now printing and distributing more than 30,000 copies of ATC each quarter. Your positive comments and nearly continuous input have helped...
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