Did you know that working is one way that we bear the image of God? We were indeed created for work (Gen. 1:26). Our efforts at work can...
What if someone prefers a temporary productive loan as a means to work their way out of poverty—a loan that affirms their dignity while serving the common good...
Over the past few years there has been much discussion about reducing poverty and increasing income mobility (also referred to as economic or social mobility) in the United...
One component of Old Testament (OT) economic social justice was providing interest-free loans for the Israelite working poor. But does the Old Testament (OT) require only interest-free loans?...
I recently watched a compelling documentary film called Poverty, Inc. by Michael Matheson Miller. Poverty, Inc. challenges the current institutional mechanisms of today’s foreign aid and development system....
In our recent discussion of the Old Testament (OT) teaching on lending, we’ve explored some of the key questions as well as the three main OT passages that...
Hinga Mbogo came to America from Kenya for an education; he wound up living the American dream. After completing his education in Miami, Mbogo traveled to Dallas for...
When Oye Waddell was 14 years old, he noticed that his friends were starting to make quite a bit of money. “We played basketball at the park,” he...
On a trip to Oxford a few years ago, grabbing a bite at the Eagle and Child Pub was on the top of my list, as it would...
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