Yesterday I passed by a fellow ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. He said, “Merry Christmas.” I responded in kind. Those words, while expressing the sentiment of the Season as Christians, did little to help anyone. Money placed in the red kettle will go a long way … Continue reading
Shane Claiborne offers a reminder of this video shot in 2008 for Buy Nothing Day. You won’t find me shopping on Black Friday. At the end of the video there are some options for doing something different, even more constructive for Jesus-y people.
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Healthcare remains in the news. The effects of a lack of insured women prompt many in poverty to consider abortion an option. Many advocates hoping to curb the need for abortion do not spend a great deal of time talking about the effects of poverty. Were more to see … Continue reading
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Follow the Money, Endorsements Are Not Only Revealed in What We Give
Jim Wallis, of Sojourners, has long considered a budget to be a moral document. It reveals what we believe is important as a Country. We may apply this conviction to our own personal budgets and, yes, the budgets of Christian denominations.
Recently Bobby Ross Jr. wrote a … Continue reading
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