Ed. Note: This post was adapted from its original form. Read the full paper here. How does Jubilee relate to justice? What does it mean for Christians and...
I started a discussion yesterday about a phrase I’ve heard frequently this year in some Christian circles: Caring for the poor is too big for the church. Those...
Ed. Note: This post has been adapted from its original form. Read the full paper here. We’re further exploring whether the generosity exhibited by the early Christians in...
In a series of articles, we have looked at the relationship of rich and poor and the roles of government and the church in dealing with problems of...
Editor’s Note: Today we continue our series of excerpts from IFWE’s book, For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty, released in early 2014. In this...
Remembering the Poor In the previous article, we looked at New Testament models of poor relief, noting that the early Christians were very generous in sharing what they...
The Church and the Poor In the last article, we began an examination of the role of the Church in dealing with poverty. While it is abundantly clear...
Poverty principles In previous articles dealing with poverty, we noted several important principles that should govern our ideas about poor relief. Our greatest responsibility is to those closest...
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