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Monday, August 17th, 2009End Global Poverty Through Trade, Not Aid Andrew Rugasira Willow Creek Leadership Summit 2009 (My notes below were taken real time via Twitter. Read them from the bottom up.) # AR: The best kindness is help ppl help themselves. Reconstruct the narrative. #tls0910:55 AM Aug 7th from twidroid # AR: change conversation. Best help comes [...]
TLS09: Wess Stafford
Monday, August 17th, 2009Pain and Forgiveness Wess Stafford, President and CEO of Compassion Willow Creek Leadership Summit 2009 (My notes below were taken real time via Twitter. Read them from the bottom up.) # B Hybels: don’t limit definition of redemption. No experience is wasted. God even turns unspeakable evil for good. #tls0911:34 AM Aug 7th from twidroid [...]
It’s Never Too Late to Give Just One Day for Justice
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009It’s my pleasure to serve as a board member of New York Faith and Justice, and in that capacity, to extend another invitation for you to contribute to our “Just One Day” campaign. It’s never too late to support the work of NYFJ, whether by volunteering for a day or contributing financially to the cause. [...]
Confessions of a Hypocrite on Loving the Least of These
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Confessions of a Youth Pastor Hypocrite on Loving the Least of These: Meeting Jesus on the Lower East Side [The following is an excerpt of Jeremy Del Rio's latest article originally published in the May/June 2009 issue of The Journal of Student Ministries. Read the entire article here, or subscribe to The Journal here.] Salvation [...]
Poverty is on Which Agenda?
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009I confess a fondness for Sojourners. Several friends are on its board. Others contribute regularly to its blog and other publications. Their call to economic justice is righteous. So I followed with great interest the Twitter chatter from Sojourners’ recent “Mobilization to End Poverty” event in Washington, DC, and even re-tweeted choice morsels throughout. I [...]
“Just One Day” a/k/a 100 Ways to Do Justice in a Day
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Imagine … New Yorkers and people across the country joining hands – not throwing up their hands – in these trying times. Imagine … relationships healed, individuals and groups empowered, neighborhoods brought to life again. Imagine … thousands giving one day to help “make things right.” Give a day JUST ONE DAY for justice! Will [...]
Milton Friedman on Greed, Virtue, and Eliminating Poverty
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009A certifiable genius contends for capitalism as the “only cases in which the masses have escaped from grinding poverty. … The record of history is absolutely crystal clear… there is no alternative way so far discovered of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are [...]
31.8: A Response to Urban Poverty
Thursday, March 5th, 2009Enjoying Crossroads Christian Church‘s 30-Day Adventure sermon series about urban poverty and how churches can respond. Eavesdrop (download, for free) the messages here. February 22 to March 22 we will be focusing on the topic of urban poverty. In addition to Sunday morning services, daily reflection journals, small discussion groups, and service projects will be [...]
Oscar Belongs to the Slumdogs
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009I finally saw Slumdog Millionaire last night and join the chorus clamoring for Oscar victory. It’s no small feat for any movie to live up to the hype AND manage to leave an inspired audience feeling good despite a largely tragic subject. Dig the trailer, and see the movie, regardless of who wins Oscar tonight. [...]
“Simple Size Me” Kellermeyer: Starvation Riot
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Ryan Kellermeyer’s quest to eradicate global hunger is capturing the imagination of the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia Weekly profiles his “Simple Size Me” plot to raise $1,000,000 by subsisting on brown rice and water in “Starvation Riot.” “Simple Size Me,” Kellermeyer’s new project, is inspired by Morgan Spurlock’s 2004 documentary Super Size Me. The [...]
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