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How to Change the World: Read the Bible
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Dillon Burroughs
According to a new research project by Baylor researcher Aaron Franzen, those who read the Bible are found to be more concerned about today’s social change issues, including social and economic justice. As mentioned by David Briggs today at Huffington Post: In many cases, Franzen found frequency of Bible reading was one of the most…
Fair Trade Is Only Fair
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Dillon Burroughs
I’ve been doing a little research lately on Christian involvement in the fair trade movement. Here’s what I’m learning: 1. Christians are woefully lacking in support fair trade efforts: Christians are doing a lot of great things, but fair trade is not really among them from what I can find. Considering the emphasis in Scripture…
Support Hunger Action Month
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Dillon Burroughs
Feeding America wants you to join them in fighting hunger this month. Why? In a time when 1 in 6 American struggle with hunger, our nation’s leaders are considering cuts of over 9% to current national feeding programs. While a balanced budget is important, it cannot take place at the expense of forgetting our nation’s…
Moving Beyond Handouts
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Dillon Burroughs
The Christian Post recently announced an innovative strategy by my friends at Food for the Poor to both help those in need and create jobs for those in need. An excerpt is below. My question to readers: What other ideas are you seeing that go beyond helping the poor but also empowering those in need?…
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