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3 things Nepal Earthquake donors ought to know

3 things Nepal Earthquake donors ought to know

As our hearts are moved, let our minds also be moved - to think more deeply about the causes and consequences of tragedies like this.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldApril 29, 2015Nepal, earthquake, donation

Travelling while White – ideas for dealing with privilege on the road

Travelling while White – ideas for dealing with privilege on the road

The great challenge of Burmese democracy activist, Aung San Suu Kyi, “Use your liberty to promote ours”...

Faith/Life, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldApril 25, 2015travel, privilege, Paul, citizenship

Why I don't care about the poor this week

Why I don't care about the poor this week

I am thinking less about issues of justice this week. And recent research explains why.

Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldApril 15, 2015poverty, philantrophy, justice, affluence, charity

This gory Bible passage will surprise you with HOPE in a world of violence

This gory Bible passage will surprise you with HOPE in a world of violence

This gory Post-Easter scripture offers much-needed perspective.

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldApril 6, 2015Garissa, Yemen, massacre, violence, Judas, Acts, Luke, hope, prophecy

How to remember the poor this Easter

How to remember the poor this Easter

How do we understand what Jesus did on the cross in relation to the oppressed, the exploited and the enslaved of the world?

Craig GreenfieldMarch 31, 2015Easter, Joel Osteen, prosperity gospel, subversive, Oscar Romero, revolution, cross, poor

9 quick tips for responding to beggars & panhandlers – from someone who knows them

9 quick tips for responding to beggars & panhandlers – from someone who knows them

I’m a friend of beggars. So, here are my "Lessons Learned" - tips for how to respond to that upturned baseball cap:

Poverty/Charity, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldMarch 24, 2015beggar, panhandler, compassion, begging, panhandling, street kids

The key reason Millennials aren’t interested in their parents' faith. And why it's actually good news.

The key reason Millennials aren’t interested in their parents' faith. And why it's actually good news.

God is doing a new thing.

Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldMarch 17, 2015

It takes a spider to repair its own web

It takes a spider to repair its own web

Here's the thing - it's NOT about the web.

Poverty/Charity, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldMarch 9, 2015empowerment, insider, outsider, process, goal

Stop calling it a "Short Term Missions Trip". Here's what you should call it instead.

Stop calling it a "Short Term Missions Trip". Here's what you should call it instead.

There is a BIG problem with the label "short term missions"...

Ministry/Missions, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldMarch 4, 2015Short Term Missions, STM, mission, missionary, vocation, discernment, calling, work, mission trip

Does everyone have to work with the poor?

Does everyone have to work with the poor?

You ask, "Is there some way I can find my own allotted work?”

Faith/Life, Poverty/Charity, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldFebruary 24, 2015vocation, calling, guidance, career, poor