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Category Archives: Poverty
Radical Love and Kingdom Generosity (2)
Yesterday, I suggested that Luke 6 provides a pattern for how we can live extravagant, generous lives rooted in the love and mercy of God himself. This sixth chapter of Luke has often pushed me to deeper resolve to follow … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Ethics, Faith, Kingdom of God, Money & Stewardship, Poverty
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A Pastor Who Learned How to Serve the Homeless On the Streets
For twenty-seven years Deb Richardson-Moore was a journalist in South Carolina. Then, after being a writer, mother and wife, she entered a Presbyterian seminary (Erskine) to become a Baptist minister. After graduating with her M.Div. she accepted a post at … Continue reading
Posted in Counseling, Culture, Poverty, Race and Racism, The Church, Women in the Church
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Is There a Bias From the Bottom?
The words of Fr. Richard Rohr have very often been used by the Holy Spirit to work deep grace and peace into my soul. Rohr is clearly not everyone’s cup of tea, that much I can tell you with real … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Hermeneutics, Jesus, Politics, Poverty, The Church
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What Are the Real Solutions to Poverty in America?
The argument about poverty and how to address it creates more debates among serious Christians than almost any concern I know. Some Christians believe the response should be to tax the rich and redistribute wealth through government safety nets and … Continue reading
Posted in Poverty
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Finding Our Way Back to the Mission of Jesus
In my personal conservative (white) background the mission of Jesus was understood in almost entirely private and individual terms. We were called to preach the gospel to the lost and then to call on them to come to Jesus personally. … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel/Good News, Jesus, Poverty
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Religion & Liberty: A Magazine Your Should Read
I admit my own bias but one of my favorite magazines is Religion & Liberty, published by the Acton Institute. You can get a print subscription but you can also read issues online. The most recent issue features a great … Continue reading
Posted in Acton Institute, Poverty
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Africa and the Free Market
I’ve engaged more than a few Christians in public forums on the problem of poverty in Africa. No continent has more problems with true poverty and caring for the desperately poor than Africa. It has, up to now, resisted almost … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Poverty
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Justice, the Kingdom of God and Reading the Bible
A recent article on the Christianity Today web site brought considerable surprise to many. The article revealed that a recent poll sponsored by LifeWay Research found that owning a Bible is quite different from reading it. Most polls, surveys, and … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Ethics, Kingdom of God, Politics, Poverty, The Future
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What Andreas Widmer Learned About Business and Entrepreneurship from the Pope
Business entrepreneur Andreas Widmer has a truly great story to tell. His new book, The Pope and the CEO, tells this story and makes a hugely valuable point about both business and poverty. Widmer says, “The pope showed me what … Continue reading
Posted in Acton Institute, Business, Poverty, Wealth
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The Great Reversal
Historians have long written of what they call “The Great Reversal.” By this term they are referring to a time in the early twentieth century when evangelical Protestants turned away from their earlier position about the poor, a position that … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Kingdom of God, Poverty
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