Archive for the ‘Actions for social justice’ Category
Compassion bloggers in Dominican Rebublic Nov. 2 – 7
It’s almost 11 pm and I’m sitting here crafting my Most Awesome Blog Post Ever (wow! seriously, I am!), and I realized my wisdom will not be ready for today, so I better come up with something else, fast. You know – this whole NaBloPoMo thingy. This is Day 2 and already I’m ready to [...]
November 2, 2008
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Monica Brand · 
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Tags: poverty · Posted in: Actions for social justice, Compassion International
Six things you can do today to help fight poverty
In my previous posts, I talked of the facts of poverty, with images that help make give a human face to the numbers, and I listed many Bible verses that specifically address the Lord’s concern for the poor. Now you may be thinking: Okay, I get it. There is suffering and children are starving and [...]
October 15, 2008
· Monica Brand · No Comments
Tags: Blog Action Day 08, love, poverty, prayer · Posted in: Actions for social justice, Compassion International
Blog Action Day 2008: the Lord speaks on behalf of the poor
I’m going to get out of the way and let these scripture verses speak for themselves. I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. Psalm 140:12 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honor God. Proverbs [...]
October 15, 2008
· Monica Brand · No Comments
Tags: Blog Action Day 2008, poverty, the Bible · Posted in: Actions for social justice, Believing
Blog Action Day: The facts and faces of poverty
Today, 30,000 children will die as a result of living in extreme poverty. 2.8 billion people live on less than $2 per day. More than 1 billion live on less than $1 per day. More than 800 million people go hungry daily. 100 million children around the world are homeless. I don’t like numbers. Too [...]
October 15, 2008
· Monica Brand · 5 Comments
Tags: Blog Action Day 2008, Compassion International, poverty, video · Posted in: Actions for social justice, Blogging, Compassion International
Blog with a purpose: Blog Action Day is next week
There is still time to participate in Blog Action Day. Next Wednesday, October 15, over 7,000 bloggers will focus on one subject – poverty. Please join us and make a difference in the blogosphere. Friends, this is a wonderful opportunity to do something with the platform you have as a blogger. And if you have [...]
October 10, 2008
· Monica Brand · 5 Comments
Tags: Blog Action Day 08, Blogging, poverty, social justice, video · Posted in: Actions for social justice, Blogging
Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Where You Live by Will and Lisa Samson
Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Where You Live by Will and Lisa Samson Leave it to Lisa Samson to make a heavy subject an entertaining read. Justice is a topic I’ve been hearing more and more lately in Christian circles, so it didn’t surprise me when Lisa, with her husband Will, [...]
June 23, 2008
· Monica Brand · 6 Comments
Tags: books, Christianity, Compassion International, justice, non-fiction, Reading · Posted in: Actions for social justice, Believing, Compassion International, Reading, Thinking
