7 New Year’s Resolutions to Help End Poverty
Setting New Year’s resolutions is a great tradition that helps spark positive change as we head into the new year. As many know, sometimes just one resolution can significantly impact your life. We think this impact can go even further. As we approach a new year and a new decade, we invite you to make an […]
Gift a Goat…and Help Make a Mess
Who would want to gift a goat to anyone? Goats have such a reputation for bad behavior, even Jesus called them out. In Matthew 25, Jesus likens Judgement Day to a shepherd separating the sheep and the goats. The sheep go right, the goats go left. “Then he will say to those on his left, […]
Disaster Recovery: Making Life Better than Before
Disaster recovery is a long and complex process. It’s much more than getting enough food and water to needy families. It’s about bringing hope and vision to devastated parents and children. At church, I’m preparing to teach on the book of Job. You may remember that Job lost everything — his home, his children, his […]
Education is a Privilege, Not an Obligation
Do you still remember what high school was like? I do. Every morning, the light would peek in through my bedroom curtains, begging me to get up. When the alarm clock finally rang, I was forced with a decision. Could I get away with not showering today so I can sleep for 10 more minutes? Or maybe I can convince my […]
Why Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life Calls for Disciplined Action in 2019
Celebrating Martin Luther King in 2019 Today is the annual day dedicated to remembering and celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), an icon and emblem of the Civil Rights Movement. The national holiday often focuses on Dr. King’s life and impact on history. While of great historical significance, Dr. King’s life […]
The Key to Sustainable Solutions: Taking the Driver’s Wheel
In over thirty years of traveling around the world and learning about solutions to end poverty, the question that seems to be the most important one to ask is this: are these solutions sustainable? Sustainable Change Leads to Lasting Impact While I care about all the different ways that help to eliminate poverty in the most vulnerable places […]
Two models of reality: Which is your biblical worldview?
Ideally, every Christian has a concept of reality shaped by the Bible, a biblical worldview. However, the kind of worldview model a Christian adopts powerfully impacts that person’s understanding of who God is and what God is doing in the world today. There are two important, but different, worldview models adopted by many Christians today. […]
