Category Archives: charity

Rebuilding Joplin

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

I am offering this post in answer to a number of inquiries about helping out financially or otherwise with the aftermath of Joplin’s tornado disaster. I have posted before about concerns that many charities are inefficient.  The Red Cross was given … Continue reading →

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Wisdom and Tough Love

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

Anson Burlingame’s latest post, “Intoxicated by Government”,  prompts me to reply with a post of my own, wherein I can access more writing tools than on just a comment. Anson addresses the age-old conundrum of the relationship between the government … Continue reading →

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Alms To Riches?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

Is it ethical to get rich by running a charity? Oral Roberts, Jimmy Swaggart, Jim & Tammy Bakker, and Tony Alamo, among others apparently thought so.  Me, I don’t.  In fact, it seems downright nefarious. I just received my latest solicitation … Continue reading →

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