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Wednesday, July 19th, 2006“You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. “Take the talent from him and [...]
Early church or Marxist commune?
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006“All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the … courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, … and enjoying the favor of all [...]
Fewer than 4 in 10 NYC high school students graduate
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006“Education Week, which published the study, determined that only Detroit, with a 21.7% graduation rate, and Baltimore, with 38.5%, had a smaller percentage of kids earning diplomas in 2003 – the most recent national data available.” Article.See also, NPR’s report; Urban Institute.
Nice to see generosity get its due
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005Congratulations to Time magazine’s people of the year – Bono, Bill and Melinda Gates — for demonstrating that it’s better to give than to receive. “The rocker’s job is to be raucous, grab our attention. The engineers’ job is to make things work. 2005 is the year they turned the corner, when Bono charmed and [...]
Like sons, like fathers
Sunday, December 18th, 2005Generation Xcel site director CoCo’s dad, Dr. Louis Carlo, Sr. Incoming Coalition council member Esteban Rivera’s dad, Dr. Ray Rivera Rudy Carrasco’s spiritual dad, Dr. John Perkins, getting arrested at 76 yrs. old Pictures from last week’s prayer protest for a moral budget. More photos and testimonies here. posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 12/18/2005 [...]
There in Spirit
Thursday, December 15th, 2005A bout with bronchitis (mine) and pneumonia (my wife’s) prevented me from getting arrested at the Capitol in DC yesterday along with Jim Wallis, John Perkins and others. But much love and respect to those who are willing to speak prophetically against injustice. For more on the prayer protest against domestic poverty, read: More Than [...]
Scriptural musings on loving the poor
Tuesday, December 6th, 2005“rhymes with kerouac” has organized some of the 2000+ Bible verses that address God’s heart for the poor here. Great resource for those who care. posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 12/06/2005 05:30:00 PM
Exchanging Freedom for Justice?
Tuesday, November 29th, 2005I mentioned in my CCDA recap Jim Wallis’ invitation to pray at the Capitol in DC on behalf of our nation’s poor: On Wednesday, December 14, we will pray for and call on our nation’s political leaders to reject a budget that harms our nation’s most vulnerable (learn more). This peaceful act of prayer is [...]
There he goes again
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005Rudy’s back to stirring the waters, this time on “What’s Missing from Justice Ministry.” His basic points: not enough emphasis on investment and development for the poor, and an unhealthy overemphasis on protest and “speaking truth to powerâ€Â; we do not expect enough of the poor, and instead we find ourselves practicing “the soft bigotry [...]
How rich are you?
Sunday, September 11th, 2005For a glimpse of what it really means to be poor from a global perspective, check out the globalrichlist. People earning $50,000 US a year are among the top 0.899% richest people in the world, with roughly 5.9 billion people poorer. $100,000 US means the top 0.6% richest people. Even $25,000 US puts a person [...]
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