Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, more than 190 world leaders committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help us all end extreme poverty, fight inequality & injustice, and fix climate change. We each have a role to play if we’re going toRead more…

Are You Rich? No Need to Apologize

A ripple of controversy in the world of philanthrocapitalism recently caught my attention. Anand Giridharadas gave a talk at the Aspen Institute in which, in the friendliest possible way, he called on the capitalist plutocrats who pay for such gatherings to reflect onRead more…

Wholly Living: A new perspective on international development

The Christian vision of human flourishing does not simply call for a political response.Rather, it insists that without personal moral responsibility, an active culture ofvoluntarism, personal financial generosity, community participation, the responsible useof natural resources, productive and responsible business ethics,Read more…

The Gift of Pardon (Forgiveness)

  Imagine entering the front door of your home after a long day at work and your answering machine light is blinking.  You begin to scan the message until you arrive at the one.  The one sobering message that immediately garners yourRead more…

Social Justice

“Social Justice” is a code phrase of the left, which believes that such justice can only be achieved by the recognition that capitalism and the economic inequality it produces must be replaced by a “classless” society wherein all differences in wealth andRead more…

Stewardship and Justice: a challenge for Christian consumers

This article is a part of the November 2013 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis. Access other articles from this issue or download the full issue as a free PDF download Our homes, workplaces, shops and markets are full ofRead more…

Merciful Justice – Thankful Response to Christ’s Love

Philippians 4:5 has a significant translation challenge that centers on one word. Versions of the Bible translate this one word differently. This word, however, is to be a characteristic of every believer and is easily recognizable. When this characteristic isRead more…