Dear Reader,

Do you have a Reader of FIRST THINGS magnet?
 
If you don’t, I hope you’ll make a tax-deductible contribution to our 2023 Spring Campaign, which aims to raise $500,000 in critical support for our magazine and core educational programs.

We’re sending magnets to everyone who gives $100 or more by June 30 at 11:59 pm.

While we’re sending these magnets in gratitude to you for your gift, I’m confident you’ll soon be thanking us for the serendipitous conversations that proudly displaying your Reader of FIRST THINGS magnet will prompt.

I've enjoyed many such meetings, in locations as diverse as a Chuy’s restaurant in Dallas, Texas; a nature preserve parking lot in West Chester, Pennsylvania; and a bookstore in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
 
I write this not merely to promote our beautiful magnets (see below), but also to underscore something I trust you already know: This journal of ideas makes a real, tangible impact in the lives of religious believers (and others of good faith!) across the country and around the world.

If you have been encouraged and equipped by the work of FIRST THINGS, please join us in encouraging and equipping others to bear the standard for the best of our religious traditions in the public square through our magazine and core programs.
 
Make your tax-deductible, Spring Campaign gift now at firstthings.com/donate or using the secure give button below.

As you make your gift, please use the Comments field to tell us about any serendipitous encounters you’ve had with fellow FIRST THINGS readers. What joy these stories bring!

Yours,

Carter Skeel
Director of Development

P.S. You can also support our Spring Campaign by mailing a gift check to our editorial office (9 East 40th Street, Floor 10, New York, NY 10016) or by giving appreciated assets (contact me at [email protected]).

Thank you in advance for your support!