Last week I began discussing the topic of Jubilee, a biblical practice that has become more prominent in discussions about justice, poverty, and debt relief. Jubilee comes from...
How does Jubilee relate to justice? What does it mean for Christians and our call to serve the poor and oppressed? I’ve read several books by evangelical authors...
In the heart of Richmond, VA, looms Gilpin Court, a housing project 783 units large. I grew up in a suburb west of Richmond. If I was planning...
In When Helping Hurts, Dr. Brian Fikkert makes a bold claim: the current welfare state is the fault of the evangelical church. In The Great Reversal: Evangelism Versus...
In a 2013 blog, David Spickard, former president and CEO of Jobs for Life ( JfL) discusses how jobs can serve the neediest in our communities. He tells...
Economic freedom may be our world’s most powerful poverty-relief system, but it’s not enough for human flourishing. It is the reason why economists report 80 percent of the...
I sat across from Tony Casson, the founder of the Mission Muffins workforce ministry. We were in a small coffee shop in downtown Washington, D.C. As we jumped...
On August 3, 2017, the Washington Post published an article stating that the majority of Christians (presumably self-professed) believe poverty is “the result of individual failings” or blame...
At first glance, the Bible demonstrates that God cares about the poor and about how they are treated. Scripture clearly warns of the dangers of wealth and has...
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