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October 2016

October 10, 2016

This Mayor Helped the Homeless By Giving Them Jobs

By Joe Carter The scene can be found in almost every major U.S. city: a...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Do We Simply Want to End Poverty, or Do We Want Humans to Flourish?

By Elise Hilton People of good will wish to end poverty. No one who lives...

July 2016

July 12, 2016

McDonald’s as Social Enterprise: Capitalism’s Community Center?

By Joseph Sunde We live, work, and consume within an increasingly grand, globalized economy. Yet...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

When Generosity Transforms a Community

By Joseph Sunde Bishop Hannington longed to see an awakening toward generosity in his town...

January 2016

January 12, 2016

The Trinity and Human Flourishing: A New Ode to Joy

By Charlie Self Followers of Jesus worship a God who is at once the Almighty...

January 11, 2016

Wonder Rush: Coffee, Work, and Showing Up

By Evan Koons I first met Karl Fisher, founder of Alabaster Coffee Roaster + Tea Company,...

December 2015

December 14, 2015

When the Poor Become Generous

By Chris Horst It is more blessed to give than to receive. How many times...

October 2015

October 26, 2015

Life in Exile: Bringing Peace and Prosperity to Rural New York

By Evan Koons We’ve got another testimony for you. This one is from Judilynn Niedercorn...

October 20, 2015

Lester DeKoster’s 3 Dimensions of Work

By Joseph Sunde Lester DeKoster’s short book, Work: The Meaning of Your Life, sets forth a profound...

September 2015

September 14, 2015

Nurture in the Economy of Love: Insights on Parental Discipleship

By Charlie Self The spate of Planned Parenthood videos raises many issues, one of which...

June 2015

June 16, 2015

How an Ex-Convict Learned to Worship Through His Work

By Joseph Sunde Alfonso was looking for a “fast life,” and as a result, he...

June 02, 2015

Pentecost Reimagined: How the Spirit Reveals New Economies

By Charlie Self Pentecost Sunday: The Holy Spirit comes with tongues of fire and an “incendiary community” is...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Risky Business at a Trucking Company

By Chris Horst Trucks fill our highways, rushing goods and gifts from one place to another....

April 2015

April 01, 2015

Why An Urban Church Abandoned Traditional Charity

By Joseph Sunde In the early 2000s, Broadway United Methodist Church had a series of outreach programs,...