After the recent events in Missouri, Maryland, Texas, and South Carolina, my son commented, “Dad, it doesn’t seem safe to be black in the USA.” YouTube videos and news headlines have shattered our idea that throughout America there is full acceptance that we are all created in the image of God with certain unalienable...
This week is the 75th birthday of Muhammad Yunus, the inspiring leader who asked a question which struck at the root of a paternalistic approach to poverty alleviation: Why do for people what they’re capable of doing for themselves? This question served as the basis of Yunus’ groundbreaking work in the 1970s as he founded...
Recently, my friend Shane Claiborne and I took part in a debate on Christian responses to poverty. To call it a debate might be a bit of a stretch, especially when the prevailing image of a “debate” is rancorous TV personalities angrily shouting over each other. Still, in the midst of our discussion, we...