Skip the eggnog. This Christmas season I invite you to join me and my family to enjoy rice and beans every Wednesday evening in December. Besides avoiding a couple extra holiday pounds, this “fast” allows us to give of ourselves prayerfully and financially and focus our minds on the needs of the world. A meal...
My Blooper of the Year with Shane Claiborne
One of the highlights of this year was “debating” my friend Shane Claiborne. Check out the video and see if I really did invite the audience to take communal cold showers. Despite the awkward moment, the experience—hosted by the American Enterprise Institute—was a highlight for me during this past year. The event was titled...
Why Aren’t Churches More Engaged in Microfinance?
Sitting under a thatched gazebo with a group of friends in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Janet asked me, “Why haven’t churches become more involved in microfinance?” The best answer I could come up with was that too few people really understand microfinance and how it can be a tool to effectively address physical...