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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Chris Brooks sparked some lively debate at his blog by excerpting Deep Justice in a Broken World. Weigh in here. Buy the book here. Here’s the excerpt, from Kara Powell’s introduction. Guess how much money you, I, the kids in our ministries, and every other American spend each year on Mint Chocolate Chip, Strawberry, Jamoca [...]
Full Faith and Credit
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007NorCalUrban John Liotti is a media hottie, with a cover spread in a Silicon Valley magazine about the pending launch of his East Palo Alto credit union tomorrow. He’s a friend and minister impassioned by a holistic gospel that manifests good news for the poor. From the article: “The Rev. John Liotti’s quest to launch [...]
American Christians spend $20 billion each year on soda
Monday, November 19th, 2007Christians in America spend $20 billion every year on soft drinks. $13 billion a year would feed every starving person in the world. Here are ideas about what you can do. Via. + More thoughts on contextualizing the Gospel within a culture of consumerism.
Would you knowingly support slavery?
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Perhaps you don’t remember that Snickers bar I sneaked last week. But maybe you can recall the chocolate milk you served your kid with breakfast. Or the triple chocolate chunk ice cream indulgence from this weekend. Or the ungodly pounds of chocolate distributed to emancipated American children two weeks ago on Halloween. We were inadvertently [...]
Monday Morning MP3
Monday, July 23rd, 2007The Economics Demo Dr. Amy Sherman, CCDA 2006 CCDA’s third “R” (redistribution) refers to the economic empowerment and justice that can result from creative, accountable stewardship. This workshop explores the Biblical foundations and give an overview of the value and releveance of the ELE:VATE project for CCDA ministries. Courtesy www.UrbanMinistry.org.
Liotti Makes History
Saturday, July 14th, 2007John Liotti’s been on a quest to innovate economic development solutions for East Palo Alo, a community blighted by poverty yet surrounded by the inconceivable wealth of Silicon Valley. For him, that means, “making people financially independent rather than victims to predatory lending institutions.†This week, his pioneering made history, as three well established credit [...]
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
(Your) Two Cents Many times, it’s hard to see past our own lives. As westerners we have a great deal of wealth, but what do we choose to do with it? If we really believe that everything belongs to God, does that include our wallets as well? Available at FaithVisuals.com. Produced by 2100 Productions loans [...]
Facebook and Myspace: Crushing the competition … along class lines?
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007I came across two fascinating Facebook/Myspace articles today. As a student of both technology and youth culture, they are provocative taken seperately. But read together, they paint a troubling portrait. The first (via Rudy) projects that Facebook is ready to “crush” its social networking competitors, beginning with Myspace. … if there’s going to be a [...]
Wednesday’s Weekly Webcast
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Micro-Enterprise Members of the church are developing creative new ways to care for the economic, social, and spiritual needs of people. Available at FaithVisuals.com. Produced by 2100 Productions
Monday Morning MP3
Monday, June 11th, 2007Gentrification with Justice Artist: Dr. Bob LuptonTitle: Gentrification with JusticeAlbum: CCDA 2006Genre: CCDAYear: 2006Length: 74:09 minutes (50.92 MB)Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 96Kbps (CBR) Dr. Bob Lupton discusses gentrification in the US as well as the developing world and how it brings up issues of justice at this CCDA 2006 workshop. movies analsapphic erotica moviesfree adult [...]
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