Economist Andy Sumner recently stated that COVID-19 could greatly increase global poverty, setting the world back 10 years and some regions back 30 years. In talking with our global team, I’m afraid he is right. Poverty has accelerated in the last few months, and we are only beginning to see the long-term impacts of...
This week’s blog post is written by my colleague Phil Smith. In the last few weeks, Congress passed a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package. Over $2 trillion! I’ve worked in the financial services industry for years, but I can’t wrap my head around that much money. The funds, which will be sent to millions...
This week’s blog post is written by my colleague Ashley Dickens. This year, perhaps more than ever before, I feel the ache of Good Friday. I feel the weight of Hope Himself being nailed to a cross, taking shuddering, rasping breaths, wondering why His Father had left him alone. I feel Mary’s helpless anguish...