Our Lord never mentions poverty as one of the obstructions to His kingdom, neither has it ever proved as such; riches, cares, and desires He does mention. from Weighed and Wanting
02770 – What Jesus Mentions
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02546 – Measuring Prosperity of Nations
We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can and do read worthwhile books.
02379 – The Prodigal was Always a Son
The prodigal stayed away from his Father's house and endured pigpen poverty because he feared his actions had changed his identity from son to slave, only to return and find his fears had no basis in reality. Fear keeps us in a slave mentality and robs us of our very...
02344 – Easy Enough
It is easy enough to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God's will when you yourself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care and a roof over your head and no worry about the rent. But if you want them to believe you - try to share some of their...
02263 – Fragile God vs. Powerful God
It is quite the fragile god who needs political power to preserve and enforce their will. It is quite the powerful God who partners with peasants, is born in poverty, washes feet, heals the sick, advocates for the oppressed, is unjustly killed, and still changes the...
01933 – The Gate of Heaven is Everywhere
At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God, which is never at our disposal, from which God disposes of our lives, which is inaccessible to the...
01884 – A Drastically Different Way of Living
As you come to know the seriousness of our situation—the war, the racism, the poverty in the world—you come to realize it is not going to be changed just by words or demonstrations. It's a question of risking your life. It's a question of living your life in a...
01811 – Poverty is a Human Issue
Poverty, ultimately, means an early and unjust death. Poverty is not only a social issue. It is a human issue, and consequently a challenge to faith and thus a challenge to theology.
01742 – Talk about Poverty
We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort lose sight of it.
01736 – Poverty is Not an Accident
Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.__________________________Gender-neutral version: Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is human-made and can be removed by...