Tag Archives: poor

You are the rich person Jesus was talking about

Hillary Clinton is running for president.  She tells us that she relates to and will fight for us in the middle class.  She says that she and President Clinton were broke when they left the White House.  That was obviously … Continue reading

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Lucky are the unlucky

If the poor, humble, and hungry were in charge of churches, the decisions made on behalf of the church would be much different. Continue reading

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Offer them Jesus – What I love about Samaritan’s Purse

Social justice without Jesus is only putting a band-aid on a person that is bleeding to death. Continue reading

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Not everyone lives like you do.

I heard Pastor Matt Chandler say once that the church has never handled prosperity well. We in the American church are living in comfort and prosperity. Continue reading

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People get mad over this?

Pittsburgh Steelers All-World football player Troy Polamalu posted this on Facebook recently: “The bellies of the poor are much safer storerooms than barns.” Augustine on Luke 12.  This led to the predictable parade of people bashing Polamalu for posting something … Continue reading

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Social Justice

People cannot love Jesus and want to serve Him without helping the poor and defending the marginalized. However, people can help the poor and defend the marginalized without involving Jesus. Continue reading

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