“One of the best gifts that we have for the poor and the non-poor is the living word of God. We need to share it with them and let the living word speak for itself.”
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
“Jesus thought he was anointed by God to proclaim the gospel to the poor and to proclaim freedom for prisoners and recovered sight for the blind and to set the oppressed free. This is why he came.”
― One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow
― One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow
“The net result of the fall on the economic, political, and religious systems is that they become the places where people learn to play god in the lives of the poor and the marginalized. When fallen human beings play god in the lives of others, the results are patterns of domination and oppression that mar the image and potential productivity of the poor while alienating the non-poor from their true identity and vocation as well.”
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
“But the coming of the kingdom of God in its fullness awaits the second coming of Christ at the end of history. So the kingdom of God both is, and is coming.”
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
“Capitalism today asks for faith in a god called “the hidden hand” and seems to have forgotten the goal of the original story. Adam Smith, capitalism's original storyteller, “wrote that the ultimate goal of business is not to make a profit. Profit is just the means. The goal is general welfare” (Wink 1992, 68).”
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
― Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
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