Radio talkshow host and author Dave Ramsey wrote an open letter to the Occupy Movement in which he argued envy is behind the desire to raise taxes and redistribute wealth. The Huffington Post’s David Dunn, PhD responded, making the case that a Christian who does not back tax-payer funded government assistance to the poor does… 
Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
The Daves On God, Poverty & Government
A Dozen Kisses Later
The first kiss, filled with stomach-knotting passion and newness, was shockingly good. But now, hundreds of kisses later? On the same lips? In the same arms? There’s no retrieving and reliving new.
But in place of new is something else at the heart of the relationship, something she must remind herself is better when discontent whispers…
And The Church Grows
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10
Manuel had been a Christian for only four years when he became Pastor Manuel. “It was the seventies,” he said. “Persecution was great.”
Rocks thrown through church windows. Church members harassed and beaten en route to services. Manuel’s life,…
When What We Plant Together Grows
The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests…
Ecuadorian For Closet
More pics, video and (much better) blog posts from Ecuador at compassionbloggers.com/ecuador…
Just Enough
My friend and fellow traveler Melissa Fitzpatrick writes the most beautiful and challenging words today here and here.
Ten years ago, before transferring to Moody and moving to Chicago ever even entered my mind, I was a little sophomore at Baylor University. One fine central Texas day I went down with a friend to a place…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
