Helping the poor and caring for the creation often go hand in hand. From Scott Sabin of Plant With Purpose: The Connection Between the Poor and the Earth. Here are a couple quotes: I frequently get asked how we, as Christians, choose between caring for the poor and caring for creation, as if we have …
Tag: Poverty
Toilet or telephone?
If you could choose between having a cell phone, and having a toilet in or near your home, which would you choose? I think I could live without the cell phone. From Yahoo News/Associated Press: India: Land of many cell phones, fewer toilets. MUMBAI, India – The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean …
The books that have most influenced me
Here are my "top 10" books that have had an impact on my life. Some of them have impacted millions of other people; a few may not be on the "top 10" list of anyone else on the planet. I would put the Bible as the #1 book, but it needs to be on its …
Lessons from Haiti
Christian geologist Charles Carrigan has written an article about the earthquake in Haiti on the Olivet Nazarene University's blog: Guest Feature: Tragedy and geology in the recent Haiti earthquake. Some of my thoughts after reading this (not all directly related to what Carrigan wrote about): Earthquakes do not have to kill. The 2010 Haiti earthquake …
What to get Dad for Father’s Day: a goat
From World Vision: On June 21, honor your Dad with a meaningful gift in his name from the World Vision Gift Catalog. Because let's face it --- Dad doesn't want more stuff. He wants the satisfaction of making a difference. Supply self-sufficiency. Goats nourish families with protein-rich milk, cheese, and yoghurt, and can offer a …
Hunger increases
For most of my lifetime, world hunger has been decreasing. It has still been a serious issue, but many countries like China and India have been able to increase their food production at rates that exceeded their population growth. The current global economic situation, however has reversed that trend. From Yahoo News: World hunger reaches …
More compassion
"The perspective of Scripture is not the survival of the fittest, but the protection of the weakest." --John Stott
Compassion Sunday
Today was "Compassion Sunday" at our church, Red Rocks Fellowship. The text for the sermon was 1 John 3:16-18: This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother …
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