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Would you do something you fear, for this reason?

Would you do something you fear, for this reason?

There was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.

Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldMarch 21, 2016anxiety, fear, suffering, Viktor Frankl, Jesus, discipleship, Alongsiders

It's International Women's Day - I got good news and bad news...

It's International Women's Day - I got good news and bad news...

The world is still a dangerous place for many girls, but here's something to be hopeful about...

Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldMarch 7, 2016International Women's Day, women, girls, United Nations, Alongsiders

The Gospel of Trump

The Gospel of Trump

The only "good news" Trump offers is a perverted kind of unity...the excitement of scapegoating.

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldMarch 1, 2016Donald Trump, scapegoat, Rene Girard, atonement, Jesus, gospel

When confessing Christ with your mouth just isn’t enough

When confessing Christ with your mouth just isn’t enough

It is ironic that those who trumpet their Christian faith most loudly are advocating the least Christ-like positions imaginable.

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldFebruary 22, 2016Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Christian, orthodoxy, orthopraxy, Ted Cruz, violence, fig tree

Why are we still building orphanages?

Why are we still building orphanages?

Christians - we are lagging behind on this one. We should be the ones who are out there supporting families. Instead we are destroying them.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/Charity, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldFebruary 12, 2016orphanage, residential care, children's home, orphan, vulnerable children, children at risk, community-based care, #lostkites

10 reasons why your good intentions to fight poverty backfire

10 reasons why your good intentions to fight poverty backfire

Sometimes helping hurts the “helped”, especially when money is involved. But there is a better way...

Featured, Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldFebruary 2, 2016

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