Jan 31, 2019
In this talk we go back to George’s book, In the Shadow of Plenty, to discuss more about how to serve the poor in a land that has so much bounty.
To do that, we go back to ancient Israel and discuss their basic societal structure. There, we find that the nation had practices in place which…
Jan 24, 2019
Whereas other nations were find their identity and cohesion in ethnicity, geography, partisan ideology, or cultural tradition, American is different. America was founded on certain ideas—ideas about freedom, about human dignity, and about social responsibility.
George's book, An Experiment in Liberty, threads these...
Jan 17, 2019
There are two kinds of poor…
First, there are people who are poor by choice. That is, they have a chance- and even the means- to move forward in life… they simply refuse to take it.
Proverbs calls these poor “sluggards.” They’re lazy. They’re unrighteous.
Second, there are people who are poor by chance. They...
Jan 10, 2019
The Bible outlines a radical plan for compassion and justice…
In fact, the Scripture gives us an “upside down” plan for just about everything.
It begins with personal responsibility.
Then it moves to the family.
Then it grows to the Church.
And, finally, we move to man-made systems and structures like the...
Jan 3, 2019
Tis the season to… sponsor an angel child, send a shoe box of gifts, volunteer at a soup kitchen, gift blankets and jackets and hats…
That is, it’s the season for charity.
Christmas is a time when we typically thing about people in need. We fill up the red kettles as The Salvation Army bell ringers welcome us to...