Dear Reader,
Like “love,” the word “community” is subject to constant mis- and over-use. The sad result is a crowding out of its proper uses.
FIRST THINGS strives to be a community of readers. I think in large part we are succeeding.
I say this not to pat our backs but to commend you. On this, our third annual Gratitude Tuesday, I write to thank you for engaging FIRST THINGS thoughtfully, standing by us courageously, and lending us your support in myriad ways.
To you, our readers: Thank you for being the beating heart of FIRST THINGS magazine.
To our Readers of FIRST THINGS (ROFTers) group leaders: Thank you for giving your time—and in many cases opening up your homes—to incarnate the FIRST THINGS community where you live.
To our charitable supporters: Thank you for propelling FIRST THINGS, Lord willing, into its thirty-fourth year, enabling us not just to endure but to thrive.
So today, as you receive many requests for charitable support, let me instead express my gratitude to you on behalf of my colleagues at FIRST THINGS. For your viewing pleasure, I’ve retrieved a short video we produced for last year’s Gratitude Tuesday; take a look below.
And if you have given to FIRST THINGS this year, it’s not too late to sign up for our Gratitude Tuesday webinar today at 4 p.m. ET! I will be talking with FIRST THINGS contributors Francis X. Maier and Aaron N. Renn about “The Spiritual Crisis of the West.” Respond to this email for more details.
