Thousand Acre Church

Okay… I admit that the title of this post suggests that I think churches have evil intentions when they address poverty.  That’s not exactly what I intend to say.  But I can’t think of any way to title this post that is shorter (I’m open to suggestions) and still communicates the content of the post.  […]

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We’re reading a book for our JustFaith class by George S. Johnson titled Beyond Guilt: Christian Response to Suffering.  Here is the author’s take on the “give a fish or teach to fish” thing:
There is a saying that helps explain this challenge to work for justice, not just for charity.  It goes like this:  “If people are […]

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There is a danger in talking about injustice in the world.  Sometimes, well intentioned people think that by TALKING about injustices they are actually DOING something about them.  It’s the inverse of “Show me; don’t tell me.”  We become hearers (or speakers) of good words, but not doers of good works.  I’m afraid, by blogging […]

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