Dignity: Our Measuring Stick
we need to change the way we think about being involved in others lives. Too often we leave the poor feeling like they are a project to cross off our to-do lists rather than people we genuinely care about.
Restoring Dignity in DRC Part 2
The following is the second part of a two-part interview originally posted on First Fruit Inc.’s blog. Click here to read part 1. Camille and Esther Ntoto, founders of Un Jour Nouveau, continue their riveting challenge to the Church as they [...]
Be a Farmer and Friend to a Person in Need
Tucked away in the bowels of Leviticus is a simple law that I feel sheds deep insight in our poverty alleviation strategies today. It is called the law of gleaning. A few months ago I was visiting a farm of [...]
Restoring Dignity in Democratic Republic of Congo
We are excited to share the amazing work of local NGO Un Jour Nouveau (Africa New Day) in Democratic Republic of Congo. The following article originally appeared on First Fruit, Inc.’s blog. It is reposted with permission. In helping to [...]
Love and Dignity Amongst the Differently-Abled
Sitting in my office, I was listening to someone tell me how I need to be distant from others to prove that I had ‘arrived’. Of how I needed to be in control all the time and not show a [...]
The Apple of the Eye
One of the realities of middle-class life in India is relating to people who beg. But there are two kinds of people who beg, just as there are two kinds of people in other parts of society: those with a [...]
Overcoming the 5 Hour Syndrome
Five hours a week. That is how much time the typical family has left to serve others. This statistic came from a pastor friend who did a basic survey in his personal church. (And his name is NOT George Barna) [...]
Dignity- Our Measuring Stick
Last year I wrote a blog challenging us to move from ‘helping the poor’ to ‘loving our neighbor.’ The intention wasn’t that we should stop serving those who are the vulnerable around us. The story of the Good Samaritan makes [...]