Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. In a previous post, we talked about the importance of listening and learning to community members as a key step toward any developmental work to address poverty that lasts over the long haul. Of course, this is not quick work – you can’t rush through this step just to check a box so you can get…
By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from City Gate. This is the fourth in a series. We can be made whole, we can become more and more of who God made us to be. And to do so, we must let go, release and embrace the uninvited embrace. The Liminal Space We talk often of letting go and releasing as part of transformation,…
By Pam Tinsley, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. “Plant your garden. No matter what, plant your garden,” were the wise words that Bob, a devoted father, offered his son as Bob lay dying in the early spring. The son understood Bob’s words literally. After all, his dad was an avid gardener who never failed to plant his garden every spring.…
Reprinted from the Salt & Light Australia Daily Devotional. Isaiah 29:13–14: The Lord says:“These people come near to me with their mouth and honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder;the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the…
By David Gill, reprinted from The 313. Bryan Dik is professor of psychology at Colorado State University, cofounder of “jobZology,” and coauthor of Make Your Job a Calling: How the Psychology of Vocation Can Change Your Life at Work. The purpose of Redeeming Work is “to give practical, actionable advice to Christians seeking to discern their callings and live out their faith within…
By David Williamson. Looking at the website of a business attorney, I noticed how often the word “representative” was listed as the professional qualifications for this person: “represented X…represented Y…represented Z.” A representative begins by adequately understanding the needs and expectations of the client. The representative is an advocate for the entity being represented, and needs to plead their position…
Reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. God’s Presence Calls Us Out As followers of Jesus, we’re called to join in his work in the world rather than just in our safe Christian bubbles – leaving his mark in town halls and factories, fields and offices, markets and schools. “Not Made for the Harbour,” a whole-life worship song by…
Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve elements, download this one-page summary, taken from our EWP vision paper “A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities”: Below is an excerpt from the paper “Twelve Elements of Economic…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Part two of two. n a previous post, we explored the ways that effective poverty alleviation requires faith in Christ and in God’s story of change for the world. Jesus Christ is the only one who can enable such flourishing to happen, for all of us. Among the many implications of this truth is that we…
By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from The Tamim Journey. This is the third in a series. Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already possess. Vocation does not come from a voice out there calling me to be something I am not. It comes from a voice…
The Green Room 