Does Jesus Want Me To Be Poor?

Materialism, asceticism, and social justice. In supplement to TIME magazine’s question posed in the previous article here is a question pondered by Carol R. Cool, a middle-class Christian seeking to understand how to live in a needy world.

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Does God Want You To Be Rich?

Health, wealth, and social justice. The cover story of this month’s TIME magazine investigates the prosperity gospel and it’s critics in the mainstream social justice movement. The significance of the fact that this issue has become TIME magazine cover material should not be lost on anyone.

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Agents of Change: The Amazing Change

In conjunction with the release of the film Amazing Grace Walden Media is launching an integrated social justice campaign to carry on William Wilberforce’s vision of mercy and justice called The Amazing Change aimed at:

Increasing literacy about the historical issue of slavery and the abolitionist movement;
Raising awareness about modern day slavery and other forms of oppression;
Motivating people to get involved to abolish slavery;
Raising a new generation of youth who care about suffering in the world and become abolitionists;
Engaging new activists in a life-long journey to invest their time, influence and resources back in the world;
Providing much-needed funding to organizations that are working to abolish slavery.

Learn from them and sign the petition to abolish slavery “www.TheAmazingChange.com” they are trying to get 390k signatures by February.

Inversion continued…

Read on to follow the thoughts of a friend, theologian, family man, and pastor as he wrestles with Jesus’ example and what it might mean to live a just life.
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September 21st is Peace One Day

In 2001, United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/Res/55/282) was unanimously adopted by UN member states, formally establishing an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace, fixed in the global calendar on 21 September – Peace Day.

Last year on 21 September, 27.6 million people from 200 countries did something for Peace Day.

Learn more here: www.peaceoneday.org

Agents of Change: International Justice Mission

International Justice Mission is committed to helping local churches embrace God’s call to “Seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan and plead for the widow.” Christians around the world are experiencing the joy of partnering with IJM to bring freedom to victims of oppression. Their faith is being buoyed as they pray daily for the work of IJM and see the results of their intercession.

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