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Tag Archives: Poverty
What Makes Development Happen?
When I first began working for a relief and development organization, I began to wrestle with the question “Why are some nations rich and some poor?” I came to realize that poverty is not caused by a lack of resources. … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Economic Development, Imago Dei, Resources, Worldview & Development Resources
Tagged Development, human, Poverty, Worldview
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Social Justice Requires Both a Warm Heart and a Clear Head
Social justice (aka compassion) arises from a warm heart and matures in a clear head. In a recent post we highlighted two of seven principles of compassion (Affiliation and Bonding) identified by Marvin Olasky in The Tragedy of American Compassion. … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Social justice
Tagged compassion, Poverty, social justice, tough love
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Tchaikovsky From the Trash: Classical Music for Paraguay’s Poor Kids!
Recently my daughter, Maryrose Young, sent me a short video of the LandFill Harmonic orchestra. The inspirational video powerful depicts the imago Dei humanity of the poorest of the poor. Men, women, and children who live and work in a garbage dump discover … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Music
Tagged classical music, Development, imago dei, Poverty
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CREATING WEALTH is Better Than Curing Poverty
When I worked for a relief and development organization, I became convinced that lack of resources was not the primary cause of poverty. I came to see that the root cause of poverty–and the cure of poverty–lies in a peoples’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Development, Poverty, redistribution, wealth creation
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CULTURE Still Matters!
As most of our readers know, the Disciple Nations Alliance was born at the intersection of two seemingly unrelated issues: the more “philosophical” concept of worldview and the very practical world of poverty. We also have argued that culture matters … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Development, Resources
Tagged Culture, Development, Poverty, Victor Davis Hanson
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PEOPLE, not Governments, Are Responsible for Social Justice
Recently I came across the following pithy quote from our friend, Udo Middelmann, of the Francis A Schaeffer Foundation. I share it here in view of our recent discussion on Social Justice: Social Justice is not a euphemism for Socialism … Continue reading
One Courageous Response to Gendercide – The War Against Females, Part 2 of 2
In the previous post we introduced you to Ana Santos, a dear friend. Here is more of her story in her own words. The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim … Continue reading
A Response to a Reader … Why So Much Heat?
My recent post Why So Much Heat About Social Justice? Part 2 generated such a thoughtful comment from a reader that I want to use a new post to respond. Thanks, Steve, for taking the time to write. Your remarks suggest that we have a … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Poverty, Worldview
Tagged Olasky, Poverty, reader response, When Helping Hurts
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Tim Keller, Young Leaders, and the Mission of the Church
A vigorous conversation is happening today around the question, “What is the mission of the church?” A few weeks ago, Tim Keller addressed the topic in this blog post on the Redeemer City to City website. In the article Keller … Continue reading
What Exactly Do You Mean By “Social Justice?”
The phrase “social justice” has made a surprising comeback within Evangelical circles in the past few years. But what exactly do people mean when they use this phrase? For some, it simply means helping the poor in general, but I’ve found that … Continue reading
