When I first witnessed human trafficking, there wasn’t a name for it.
At the time, I was working in Brazil as a missionary and living in its favelas (slums). The conditions that community endured would be foreign to most Americans. ...
In December, a month before President Biden’s visit to the border, I stood in the same spot with Christian leaders from the Church Ambassadors Network, World Relief, and Abara Frontiers. However, while our location may have ...
By nature, Christians have two superpowers. The first is the ability to walk into the unknown without fear. Abraham did this; David did this. It’s what Jesus called all of his disciples to do. It’s what Paul and the early ...
Most people—including us—have difficulty knowing when it’s time to take a break from their helping efforts. If the needs of others take precedence over every other responsibility and activity, including self-care, ...
Today marks the second anniversary of “The Better Samaritan.” We’re grateful to be learning how to “do good, better” alongside you.
To celebrate, we’re sharing quotes and links from the ten most-read ...
While preparing for a New Year’s Day sermon, I realized the lectionary reading was Matthew 25:31-46 (Jesus’s teaching on the sheep and the goats). Having recently co-authored a book on poverty alleviation, I knew this ...
At the end of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” the famed 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, a broken and lost woman named Blanche Dubois is led offstage by a doctor. Her life, which had begun in promise, lay in ruins, her hopes ...
It’s easy to look at those living in poverty and think we can fix it simply by donating money or goods. While the intention may be admirable, that way of thinking will never break the cycle of poverty. At best, it will act as ...
December may have 31 days, but it feels like the shortest month of the year. The desire to accomplish 31 days of work in about 16 days is palpable. Recently, in the midst of my personal chaos, I received a text from a friend which ...
I recently served a six-month deployment in emergency communications for World Vision in Somalia, and nothing could have prepared me for the real-life emergency unfolding before my eyes.
In Somalia, the cycle of disasters—natural ...
