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When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, the newly independent nation of Ukraine faced numerous challenges: Between 1991 and 1997,…

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Is wealth creation godly or greedy? The Bible teaches that the creation of wealth is both a godly gift and…

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Recently, while speaking at a college, I asked students if world poverty was on the rise or on the decline….

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Apparently, only 19 percent of the adult workforce can claim they are extremely satisfied by their work (Barna Group research…

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Did you know that working is one way that we bear the image of God? We were indeed created for…

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What if someone prefers a temporary productive loan as a means to work their way out of poverty—a loan that…

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Over the past few years there has been much discussion about reducing poverty and increasing income mobility (also referred to…

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• Theology 101

One component of Old Testament (OT) economic social justice was providing interest-free loans for the Israelite working poor. But does…

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I recently watched a compelling documentary film called Poverty, Inc. by Michael Matheson Miller. Poverty, Inc. challenges the current institutional…

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In our recent discussion of the Old Testament (OT) teaching on lending, we’ve explored some of the key questions as well as…