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This is the group MOST affected by freak weather

This is the group MOST affected by freak weather

10 ways the poor get screwed when the climate goes crazy.

Poverty/Charity, Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldJanuary 23, 2016

The 4 Stages of Community: what the church can learn from the slum

The 4 Stages of Community: what the church can learn from the slum

The best place to learn about community is not from the affluent and powerful, but on the margins, among the poor.

Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldJanuary 15, 2016community, M. Scott Peck, A Different Drum, slum, inner city, church, pseudo-community

You say you care about the poor? Then tell me, what are their names?

You say you care about the poor? Then tell me, what are their names?

Something within us instinctively knows that if we truly care about the poor - we cannot hold them at arms length.

Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldJanuary 8, 2016philanthropy, donation, giving, poverty, transformation, mission, incarnation, Kiva, Short Term Missions, Alongsiders

10 New Year Resolutions to live more JUSTLY

10 New Year Resolutions to live more JUSTLY

Here it is - your definitive Bucket List for the coming year.

Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldDecember 31, 2015New Year Resolution, social justice, poverty, injustice, 2016, Donald Trump, faith, Jesus

Here's what you need to know about the REAL war on Christmas

Here's what you need to know about the REAL war on Christmas

It's not what you think...

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldDecember 16, 2015war on Christmas, Christmas, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Empire, military, militarism, economic might, Roman Empire, Jesus, Christian

Don’t make this mistake when giving to charity this Christmas

Don’t make this mistake when giving to charity this Christmas

Debunking the myth that undermines our giving. 3 reasons we keep getting it wrong.

Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldDecember 3, 2015charity, overhead, overhead myth, giving, donor, donations

Oh you thought following Jesus wouldn't cost you everything?

Oh you thought following Jesus wouldn't cost you everything?

This week the needs of the world rudely threatened to break through into our comfortable existence.

Faith/Life, Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldNovember 20, 2015enemy, us and them, Bible, pledge of allegiance, USA, flag, nationalism, Jesus, Luke 4, inclusivity

3 quotes from Aung San Suu Kyi that will ruin you for the ordinary

3 quotes from Aung San Suu Kyi that will ruin you for the ordinary

In this historic week, where Myanmar is on the cusp of massive change, these words will inspire, provoke and challenge you towards justice.

Faith/Life, Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldNovember 13, 2015

There's no such thing as the "deserving poor"

There's no such thing as the "deserving poor"

My interactions with this neighbor got me thinking, why should I help her?

Ministry/Missions, Featured, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldNovember 1, 2015Jesus, poverty, panhandling, homelessness, transformation

Here's why Jesus would be cool with saying #BlackLivesMatter

Here's why Jesus would be cool with saying #BlackLivesMatter

Would Jesus show any sort of special concern for one particular group or another?

I'm pretty sure He would, and here's why:

Featured, Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldOctober 23, 2015#BlackLivesMatter, Obama, Franklin Graham