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Regaining Clarity on Social Justice
I just ran across this quote from Hans Urs von Balthasar this afternoon, and I thought I would use it to make another plug for When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor or … more →
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Regaining Clarity on Social Justice
Wes wrote 1 month ago: I just ran across this quote from Hans Urs von Balthasar this afternoon, and I thought I would use i … more →
When Helping Hurts (9)
Wes wrote 2 months ago: In the last chapter of When Helping Hurts, Corbett and Fikkert address and evaluate various approach … more →
When Helping Hurts (8)
Wes wrote 2 months ago: Poverty is everywhere. Yes, in the suburbs too. In chapter 8 of When Helping Hurts, Corbett and Fikk … more →
When Helping Hurts (6)
Wes wrote 2 months ago: Chapter 6 of When Helping Hurts is replete with wisdom about working with the poor. First, Fikkert a … more →
When Helping Helps (5): Learning our ABCDs
Wes wrote 2 months ago: The last chapter of When Helping Hurts dealt with knowing how to distinguish between relief, rehabil … more →
When Helping Hurts (4)
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Wes wrote 2 months ago: In chapter 4 of When Helping Hurts, I have identified three main points, all of which deserve a full … more →
When Helping Hurts (3)
Wes wrote 2 months ago: How should the church go about alleviating poverty? If we only believe that poverty is a lack of mat … more →
When Helping Hurts (2)
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Wes wrote 2 months ago: Equipped with a full and comprehensive understanding of the gospel, Corbett and Fikkert set out in c … more →
When Helping Hurts (1)
Wes wrote 2 months ago: I am finally getting around to reading and posting on the new book by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikker … more →
DBQ: Blessed Poor
Wes wrote 2 months ago: In contrast to Matthew’s version of the Beatitudes (“blessed are the poor in spirit … more →
Social Justice and the Poor: A Promising Series
Wes wrote 3 months ago: Kevin DeYoung, pastor of University Reformed Church (RCA), and author of several book (Why We’ … more →
DBQ: Permanence of the Poor
Wes wrote 3 months ago: Mark 14 tells the story of the woman who anoints Jesus’ feet with expensive ointment and who w … more →
DBQ: The poor and eschatological imagination
Wes wrote 3 months ago: “For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish foreve … more →
DBQ: Knowledge of God as Action
Wes wrote 4 months ago: “Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink a … more →
Armonía Band
Steph wrote 5 months ago: A recent joy that I (Steph) have had is working with other volunteers and students in the AIMS progr … more →
Darfur and Next Door
Wes wrote 5 months ago: We have emphasized on this blog that missions is not just what the church does in foreign lands, but … more →
DBQ: Poverty, Oppression, and Creation
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Wes wrote 5 months ago: As I mentioned a few day ago, Proverbs focuses on many causes of poverty, which includes laziness an … more →
DBQ: Laziness and Poverty
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Wes wrote 5 months ago: Proverbs 10:4 is clear that there can be a connection between laziness and poverty: “A slack h … more →
DBQ: Never Poor, Always Poor
Wes wrote 5 months ago: In Deuteronomy 15, we are presented with what seems like a contradiction at face value: Deut 15:4 … more →
