Tag: Christian economic development
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“What do you have in your hands?”
I love this short video! "In Scripture, when God’s people approach Him with their dreams and desires, He sometimes answers with an unexpected question: 'What do you have in your hands?'" Hope International
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Why Am I Not Poor?
Christianity Today: Why Am I Not Poor? Dale Hanson Bourke For many years I sat in a pew on Sundays, listening to occasional sermons about the poor, giving to special offerings and looking appropriately sympathetic and concerned about poverty. But I did not truly—in evangelical speak—have a heart for the poor. For much of the…
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The Best Ways to Fight Poverty: The Responses
Christianity Today: The Best Ways to Fight Poverty: The Responses Editor's note: February's cover package, "The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really" (part one, part two), received remarkable numbers of pageviews, praises, and protests. It also provoked responses from many organizations devoted to fighting poverty. Today, leaders of those ministries respond, including World Vision US president…
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The church can end extreme poverty
CNN: The church can end extreme poverty Scott Todd (CNN)–Here’s a headline I haven’t read or heard yet: We’re winning the battle against extreme poverty. I know that sounds unbelievable, but it’s not. It’s just that we’re conditioned to believe the opposite is true. … … But I believe there is a better story when…
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How Christianity and capitalism can ‘heal’ the world
USA Today: How Christianity and capitalism can 'heal' the world … This is why it's fascinating to see a rising current of people of faith and spirituality not taking poverty vows, not separating finance and faith, but embracing capital as a potent vehicle for the expression of their belief. You've heard of values voters; these…
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“When Helping Hurts” – Book Review
One of my interests over the years has been community and economic development. Twenty years ago, when I was studying at Eastern University, getting an M.B.A. in economic development, we read many books about the topic. I’ve read a number since. There have been several good books, but I recently read one I want to…