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Face to Face with Darkness

October 9, 2015

Sometimes on this life’s journey, we come face to face with darkness and evil. Yesterday was my day. I saw slavery. Here is what happened: A seemingly trustworthy man offered a job to the dad of an impoverished family. The man gave a cash advance to help move the dad and family to the new…

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Filed Under: Faith, Travelers Tagged With: justice, struggles

Locust Effect of Violence on Poverty

April 27, 2015

In the five-plus decades of my life, little has captured my attention on poverty as the research, personal accounts, and documented cases in the book, The Locust Effect. The book painstakingly details the impact of violence on vulnerable people. Violence is like a swarm of locusts that devours the hope and incremental progress that families make. A…

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Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: justice, poverty

Safe. And you?

February 7, 2014

Keys. I have a key for my desk, my office, my home, my car, my suitcase, my post office box, and even for the lockbox in my home. There are locks on my windows and the gate on my backyard fence. I lock my car doors. Always. No, I’m not a fearful person. It’s just the way…

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Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: justice, poverty

Game Changer in Poverty Dialogue: The Locust Effect

February 3, 2014

The hidden plague of everyday violence is undermining efforts to eradicate extreme poverty worldwide. It’s true.  But I never knew it until I read The Locust Effect. Released today, The Locust Effect offers a gripping description of the common violence that devastates the world’s best efforts to end global poverty. Authors Gary Haugen and Victor Boutros…

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Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: justice, poverty

God’s heart for Justice … but is it mine, too?

December 23, 2013

We all want to live a life that is meaningful. Purposeful. As a Christ-follower, this includes living a life that glorifies God. I long to be salt and light in the world that brings praise and honor to Him alone. A small passage in the Bible summarizes the journey. The Lord requires three things from us…

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Filed Under: Faith, Missions Tagged With: faith, justice

10 Shocking Truths about Personal Wealth

December 9, 2013

You know how you just go about your life…and it all seems normal to you? Then someone starts to point out things and you realize that your normal is not everyone else’s normal?? This has been happening to me lately. Increasing attention is being focused on wealth inequality. Most recently, Dave Ramsey’s interview with Tom…

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: faith, justice

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