Supply Side Jesus

I came across a comic commentary entitled “The Gospel of Supply Side Jesus,” and to be honest, I am not sure what I think about it. “Supply side” refers to supply side economics, and for those who have been around the justice conversation for a while the strip hits a bit close to home. Is what is referred to as “supply side Jesus” the daily practical response to justice issues some are proposing? Does this strip simply take unfair shots from the other side of a political/religious perspective? Can you embrace supply side principles of economic development without buying into a “prosperity gospel?” For that matter, what do you think about a gospel of prosperity? The entire comic is copied below:
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Today Is World Water Day

This Saturday, March 22nd is World Water Day!

In 1992, the UN General Assembly designated March 22 as “World Water Day” to draw international attention to the critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide. More than 1 billion people around the world lack clean, safe drinking water and more than 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation services. The lack of clean water is the root cause of countless other justice issues. This is a solvable problem.

When as little as $1 can provide a year of water for an African , for instance, it’s clear that everyone has something to offer. If we can rally this nation to care about this issue, we will see a dramatic decline in the water crisis. It’s an amazing privilege to enter into the lives and struggles of friends an ocean away.

As Dan Haseltine says, “a huge body of water has kept us apart from Africa, but water is also the very thing that can connect us.
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Go to the World Water Day’s Website (www. worldwaterday. net) to learn more about events near you, including the Walk for Water in cities across America (as well as a virtual walk).

Please visit these Agents of Change from our links list to learn more and find out how you can get involved:

African Well Fund
www.africanwellfund.org

Blood:Water Mission
www.bloodwatermission.com

Lifewater International
www.lifewaterinternational.org

Living Waters for the World
www.livingwatersfortheworld.org

Wateraid
www.wateraid.org.uk

Watercan
www.watercan.org

Charity:water
www.charityis.org

Modified Monopoly: Experiencing Social Class Inequality

Here is an interesting exercise any group can put together to illustrate social inequality using the readily available Monopoly board-game. Read on for the rules — give it a try and let us know what you think and how it went!

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In the News: Ending Famine in Malawi

What does it take to bring an impoverished nation from famine to surplus? An excellent article in the New York Times tells how Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, suffering from famine, drought, poverty, and diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis, with at least 1 million are orphans out of a population of 12 million, has done just that…

Link to the Times article: Ending Famine, Simply be Ignoring the Experts here or for convenience the entire article is copied below:

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October 16th is World Food Day

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. The World Food Day and TeleFood theme for 2007 is “The Right to Food“. Read on for more information…

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Vernon Came Back.

When confronted by a panhandler on the street or even on your own doorstep — what does the LORD require? Shane Bertou, a husband, father, writer, blogger and would-be pastor from Rochester, NY shares with us one such story. Read on and be challenged to consider your own choices and share your own experiences…
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In the News: Africans to Bono: ‘For God’s sake please stop!’

With all of the megastar attention to the needs in Africa, and public awareness reaching all time highs, voices from inside Africa have begun to raise a new concern: STOP flooding Africa with aid. This perspective might come as a surprise. Read on to investigate these viewpoints through two recent articles…

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March 8th is International Women’s Day

Women nurture, lead, provide, and shape the world in irreplaceable ways. Yet a girl born today in a poor community joins the world’s largest group to be denied basic needs and human rights — women.

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Helping the homeless in LA

See how the overwhelming homeless issue in Los Angeles provided an opportunity for one person to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people. Continue reading to see the video…

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Visualizing Human Development Trends

Combating extreme poverty, AIDS, infant death, etc. depends on a clear understanding of the reality of these situations. Unfortunately the statistics involved have been very complex and difficult for the average person to process. Not anymore.

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