3 ways to live in solidarity

My father was detained last night, and in the process I learnt a few things about solidarity.

Faith/Life, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldFebruary 17, 2015solidarity, poverty, Galatians 5:22

How to be consistently pro-life

What does it mean to uphold the lives of every human being? Even our bitter enemy.

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldFebruary 10, 2015pro-life, abortion, war, militarism, non-violence, peace, Jesus, love your enemies

Would you only work for those who can pay you? Here's why that's a problem.

Jesus said you cannot serve both God and Mammon. But most of us are trying to do both...

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldFebruary 4, 2015fundraising, nonprofit, materialism, money, lobbyists, St Francis

Complicit no matter what we do? So was Jesus.

There's injustice everywhere I turn. Time to go naked? Sew my own clothes? Wear sacks?

Faith/Life, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldJanuary 27, 2015injustice, conflict minerals, Burma, Congo, Cambodia, Jesus

The plank in our own eye: Christians and Islamic violence

Christians, we don't have the moral high ground. We just don't.

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldJanuary 20, 2015violence, militarism, nonviolence, peace, Jesus, islam, ISIS, peacemakers

3 ways we miss the mark in church worship

Church Worship is one of those things that everybody loves to complain about...

Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldJanuary 12, 2015worship, music, justice

A Surprising Lesson about Civil Disobedience from the 3 Wise Men

Many Christians are still unsure about Civil Disobedience. That's why this Christmas season we need to learn wisdom and discernment from some of the first people who sought to worship Jesus: a trio of spiritual gurus from Asia.

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldDecember 17, 2014

3 quick ways to tell if the Charity you support is going to “Change the World”

Its easier than you might realize to gauge whether the charity you support is likely to change the world.

Poverty/Charity, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldNovember 22, 2014

I was hungry and you bought a cool t-shirt: Part 3

I wrote about some of the problems that arise when consumerism undermines the work of charities amongst the poor earlier this year. I got a lot of push-back as well as some folks saying, YES!

Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldNovember 1, 2014

Feeding the 5000 was more subversive than you think

The story of Jesus feeding the 5000 takes aim at some of our favorite ways of engaging the poor... and offers a powerful alternative.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldOctober 12, 2014