“I doubt if we ever come back home,” says Helen, who until recently taught English to second- and third-graders in Mykolaiv, a southern Ukrainian city of several hundred thousand. “Putin wants Mykolaiv,” Helen says. A large majority of Mykolaiv residents speak Russian at home. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Gregory Boyle joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness. Continue Reading »
Religious freedom in the healthcare context is under concerted attack by the political left and liberal politicians. The crisis time for religious pluralism in the United States is fast approaching. Continue Reading »
Giving Tuesday is a project with admirable intentions. But its vision is not the Christian vision of charity. Continue Reading »
Michael Hartmann joins the podcast to discuss the field of philanthropy in America today. Continue Reading »
In an Irish health care system creaking at the seams, human beings still look upon one another with affection, pity, and mercy. Continue Reading »
Poverty cannot be combatted when charity is limited by market considerations. Continue Reading »
By the time of her death this past summer, Elisabeth Elliot—wife, mother, missionary and writer— had become one of the leading Evangelicals of her time.Born Elisabeth Howard in Belgium in 1926, she was the daughter of missionaries, and one of six children. Her family eventually moved back to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity by jeremy beeruniversity of pennsylvania, 134 pages, $19.95 As I sat on the subway car reading Jeremy Beer’s new book The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity, a homeless man entered the . . . . Continue Reading »
Five years ago, Mike Low started Bessie’s House in Kansas City’s Northeast neighborhood, where unemployment is at 16 percent and median household income is $25,000. An average resident has a one-in-twelve chance of being the victim of a violent crime. Any way you measure it, the place is stuck in poverty. But Low sees something different. Continue Reading »
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