Let's Keep "Give" in Thanksgiving
This article originally appeared on November 9th, 2015. It's not Thanksbuying. Or Thanksworking. It's Thanksgiving, a time to rest and feast and reconnect with family and friends, a time to give thanks to the...
This article originally appeared on November 9th, 2015. It's not Thanksbuying. Or Thanksworking. It's Thanksgiving, a time to rest and feast and reconnect with family and friends, a time to give thanks to the...
By Carol R. Cool "Got a dollar?" Pretending I don't see her, I keep walking, a bit more quickly. When I get to the corner, I glance back to see the homeless woman still on the...
By James A. Cates, Jr. "Jake" was a small boy for 15 years of age. It was difficult to imagine the severe emotional disturbance that led to his placement in a residential treatment center,...
By Bryant Myers One sometimes hears Christians, tired with the news of poverty and exploitation around the world, try to deflect the news by reminding us that Jesus said, "The poor will always be...
Simple living and other ideas for putting those good intentions to work by Mark Kramer In working for justice among the poor and oppressed, I am on a lifelong journey to more thoroughly identify...
by Jonathan W. Hancock In 2000, I sat down and calculated how much my wife, Beverly, and I had earned since our marriage in 1986. I found we were approaching a million dollars in...
Join evangelical leaders including Tony Campolo and Chuck Colson, as well as hundreds of others who have supported "A Call for Intergenerational Justice." Write letters to your local paper, blog about the issue, or...
by Heidi Unruh In a nation wracked with depression after the collapse of the stock market and banking system, as millions suffered unemployment, hunger and homelessness, Dorothy Day co-founded the Catholic Worker movement. In...
by Chris Seiple As 2006 approaches, those worth their financial salt engage in the annual ritual of year-end, tax-deductible contributions. For those worth their salt and light, however, the nature of giving is something...
by David O'Hara I came back from Fall Break with shingles. My doctor says that shingles is a recurrence of the chicken pox virus. Its symptoms include blisters and a heaping dose of pain....