Erasing Racism
In kindergarten, racism was not part of my vocabulary. My friends had skin of all kinds of colors in our somewhat urban environment. We were brothers and sisters, friends and buddies. Whether learning...
View ArticleFrom Handouts to Empowerment
The Christian Post recently announced an innovative strategy by my friends at Food for the Poor to both help those in need and create jobs for those in need. An excerpt is below. My question to...
View ArticleShould Christians Be Environmentalists?
I recently read an article that asked if Christians can be environmentalists. Blow by blow, each side produced its reasons for and against this question, as if the issue was up for debate. But here is...
View ArticleChanging Haiti from the Inside Out
Big news from Activist Faith co-founder Dan King and friends from HelpOneNow.org... +++ You're reading about the #Help1Haiti Bloggers Trip. Read more: here we go... @helponenow haiti bloggers 2012...
View ArticleLa Importancia de la Libertad Religiosa
El Señor le ordenó a Moisés: «Ve a advertirle al faraón que así dice el Señor: “Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me rinda culto". -Éxodo 08:01 ¿Por qué le dio Dios a su pueblo la libertad? Así que ellos...
View ArticleHow to Stand Against Human Trafficking
When I speak about stopping human trafficking, people often ask, “How?” I don’t have all of the answers, but in our book and DVD Not in My Town, Charles Powell and I include a chapter that shares many...
View Article5 Quotes on Showing Compassion
For your reflection, here are five of my favorite quotes on the issue of compassion. Enjoy and be inspired. Feel free to share! "Go and do likewise." -Jesus "Wherever there is a human being, there is...
View ArticleThe Right Kind of Activism
I once spoke with a group of college students about modern slavery and human trafficking in America. After my presentation, a friend of mine asked how it turned out. I told him, "The women were all...
View ArticleSave the Girls!
It's an unbelievable claim: 163 millions female babies aborted by women seeking sons. This is the information shared in Mara Hvistendahl's book Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls and the...
View ArticleThe Adventure of Advent
Many Americans are aware of Advent, but are unfamiliar with what it is and means. The word means "arrival" or "appearing" and celebrates the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Day. While this...
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