How Wealth Shapes Justice
“The opposite of poverty is not wealth… The opposite of poverty is justice.”
Archive October 14, 2010
DVULI – a great training opportunity
Today I am headed home from Orlando, having just spent the last 24 hours at the DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative National Conference. DVULI is a 15 month training program for some of our nation’s sharpest urban leaders; every year, 12 …
Moms – Cycle of Poverty
One of the things that is heartbreaking to me, and I’m guessing you too, is how poverty is such a vicious cycle – so hard to escape.
Not So Merry Christmas
An article in last week’s “New York Times” reveals the effects of our economy, not just on adults but on kids.
Different Kind of Music Tour
I was really encouraged by this article in “Christianity Today” about musicians’ heart for justice. I thought you might be too.
Back in town and encouraged
The good news is that I had a wonderful week away last week with my family (no cell phone, no e.mail). The not-so-good news is that I returned to several hundred e.mails yesterday.
One of them was quite encouraging. Brett …
Our DAILY bread
My kids love summer Wednesdays because my church, Lake Avenue Church, does a Wacky Wednesday series that lives up to its name. This summer, my church is wisely offering Wednesday evening parent training meetings.
A few nights ago, our …
And You Think You Can Give
I can’t stop thinking about this article that was included as part of the Gathering’s E-Update. According to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, America’s poor donate more-in percentage terms (4.3% of income)-of their income than higher-income …
Maybe Bono is Wrong
At least so says Dambisa Moyo, a native Zambian with a Harvard and Oxford education who recently authored the book Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Poor for a Weekend
This past Saturday I joined 30 high school students from my church for a poverty simulation. The kids and adult leaders gathered on Friday night, at which point they were told that they were going to lose all of their …