| Article Title: | Morals and money
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| Edition | One, 2009
The global financial crisis and the poor |
| Article Summary: | Since the 1970s, there has been a deliberate failure to recognise economics as a sub-system both of the eco-system and of humanity’s moral framework. In driving the money-changers from the temple, Christ asserted clearly that moral and spiritual considerations prevail over monetary ones. |
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| Article Title: | Recognising and strengthening our assets
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| Edition | Two, 2009
Child health: Generating the will |
| Article Summary: | So often we start with what is wrong: millions of children dying every year of preventable causes. But assets are present even in the most desperate and needy contexts. Bringing people together to identify these assets can shift the dynamic and bring new energy to address the needs. |
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| Article Title: | Good Samaritans on climate adaptation
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| Edition | Three, 2009
Climate change and poverty |
| Article Summary: | Knowing that climate change will hit the poor in poor countries hardest, and not doing what we can to help overcome their plight, is like passing by on the other side. We must be like the Good Samaritan, argues Jim Ball. |
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| Edition | One, 2008
Improving sanitation for the world's poor |
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| Article Title: | God in the garbage
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| Edition | One, 2008
Improving sanitation for the world's poor |
| Article Summary: | We are made for interdependence. We must respond compassionately to the needs of our sisters and brothers. The gap between those who have a healthy living environment, clean water and sanitation and those who have not is evidence of our failure to carry out our God-given mandate. |
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| Article Title: | “I will not forget you”
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| Edition | Two, 2008
Neglected emergencies: Forgotten but not gone |
| Article Summary: | All people are made in the image of God yet we also carry the brokenness of humanity. No person should be forgotten or denied the dignity that God accords to all human beings. |
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| Article Title: | An earth that nurtures and sustains all life
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| Edition | Three, 2008
The global food price crisis: Ensuring food security for all |
| Article Summary: | The food crisis reminds us to re-visit our biblical understanding of humanity’s relationship with nature: to co-exist with nature, not exploit it; to share the earth’s resources; to meet the basic needs of all of us. It is an utter scandal that millions starve in a world of plenty. |
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| Article Title: | Wisdom, stature and grace
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| Edition | One, 2007
Children's health in crisis: community, national and international responses |
| Article Summary: | Latin America and the Caribbean is a region characterised by the greatest socio-economic inequity in the world. World Vision has joined with more than 700,000 sponsored children to advocate a wholistic development agenda that gives priority to children. |
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| Article Title: | Learning on the front lines
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| Edition | Two, 2007
Can we close the education gap? |
| Article Summary: | We can learn much from the rhythm of Jesus’ work and ministry, finding answers in the natural language of the community. |
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| Article Title: | Another world is possible
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| Edition | One, 2006
Prioritising children in the global response to HIV and AIDS |
| Article Summary: | The prophet Isaiah envisioned a world where no child would die young or live in misfortune. In stark contrast is the current unparalleled crisis of children orphaned and otherwise made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. Yet there are small signs of hope that the "Isaiah agenda" can become reality. |
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| Article Title: | Is God a humanitarian?
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| Edition | Two, 2006
Humanitarianism revisited: issues for the 21st century |
| Article Summary: | A reflection on our understanding of humanity and God, and how this relates to humanitarianism today |
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| Article Title: | From violence to love
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| Edition | Three, 2006
Pro-poor governance: the role of civil society |
| Article Summary: | A reflection on some ways that people of faith in Brazil are asserting an alternative, new humanity in contexts of oppressive power relations. |
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| Article Title: | The Golden Rule as conflict prevention
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| Edition | One, 2005
Preventing violent conflict - can humanity move beyond band-aid solutions? |
| Article Summary: | Sustainable conflict prevention and conflict transformation call for deep reflection within people. A commitment to pursue the most basic and universal of values, the Golden Rule, could prevent many conflicts from escalating, and contribute to peaceful and just relationships. |
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| Article Title: | Your personal response to 2005?
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| Edition | Two, 2005
MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY |
| Article Summary: | Whether the Global Call to Action Against Poverty will make history in 2005 depends on the response of millions of people around the world. What priority are YOU giving to seizing this moment? |
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| Article Title: | A force against violence, for justice
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| Edition | Three, 2005
Time for action - tackling violence against children |
| Article Summary: | Violence in human relationships at family level can strengthen violent and unjust organisational, community, national and international socio-economic structures. But there is no cause to be fatalistic. We must follow Jesus, the Prince of Peace, in pro-actively resisting all forms of violence. |
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| Article Title: | Dignity and liberation
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| Edition | Four, 2005
Economic development - breaking down the barriers |
| Article Summary: | HOW DO YOU VIEW THE POOR? Are they a liability to be removed? A problem to be fixed? Or are they intrinsically valuable? And a vast untapped resource? How you view the poor affects your choice of solutions to poverty. Liberation and dignity for the world's poor lie at the heart of microfinance. |
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| Article Title: | Faith to reach out
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| Edition | One, 2004
The Millennium Development Goals - more broken promises? |
| Article Summary: | In Jesus' time, people affected by leprosy were feared, excluded and discriminated against. Many people living with AIDS today are treated like this. Do we reach out as Jesus did? |
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| Article Title: | ONE in the Spirit - against global poverty and AIDS
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| Edition | Two, 2004
HIV/AIDS - is there hope? |
| Article Summary: | Whatever our gifts, roles or callings, we need to unite as ONE in conquering the global pandemic. |
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| Article Title: | God's "pro-poor" yardstick
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| Edition | Three, 2004
Revamp or retire? World Bank and IMF at 60 |
| Article Summary: | Jesus taught that how we treat the poorest and most marginalised is the yardstick by which we will be judged. It's a model that the World Bank and IMF would do well to heed. |
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| Article Title: | Neighbours, asylum and xenophilia
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| Edition | Four, 2004
Protection for refugees and the displaced - whose responsibility? |
| Article Summary: | Jesus challenged our limited understanding of what it is to be a neighbour, and of protection and asylum. He claimed that we have all made ourselves outsiders to God's kingdom... and that we all need, and have been offered, asylum. |
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| Article Title: | Our neighbours include all of humanity
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| Edition | One, 2003
Blessed are the peacemakers - human security in 2003 |
| Article Summary: | Love of God and love of neighbour casts out fear and liberates us from the idolatry of security; moves us to understanding, compassion and justice; and can create the peace that we so dearly desire. - Dean Hirsch |
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| Article Title: | Female or male - all alike called to serve
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| Edition | Two, 2003
Gender and development |
| Article Summary: | In Christian teaching there is neither male nor female, but only individuals who are called by Christ to love God and to love their neighbours. Women are to be active participants at the very centre of the process of development. - Alan Whaites |
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| Article Title: | What's love got to do with it?
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| Edition | Three, 2003
Profit and loss - corporations and development |
| Article Summary: | What does Jesus' simple message of 'love God, love one another' have to do with corporate processes in the 21st century? - Jon Chamberlain |
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| Article Title: | Good news for the poor
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| Edition | Four, 2003
Can development work without human rights? |
| Article Summary: | Jesus calls us to participate with Him in creating a society in which the hungry are fed, the naked are clothed, the homeless are cared for and the elderly are treated with dignity. His salvation includes changing this world into what it should be. - Tony Campolo |
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| Article Title: | Sign and model
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| Edition | Two, 2002
Latin America - the struggle for democracy |
| Article Summary: | The 'body' metaphor was not, as is sometimes assumed, a message restricted to the realm of religion. In first-century Asia Minor, its liberating message of equality and participation spoke of broader social renewal. - Harold Segura C. |
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| Article Title: | The impact of our beliefs and choices
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| Edition | Three, 2002
The environment - maintaining our home |
| Article Summary: | If we hope to find any answers to major issues, such as climate change, we must consider our human beliefs. - Peter Harris |
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| Article Title: | Accent on justice
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| Edition | Four, 2002
NGOs & advocacy - a voice for the poor? |
| Article Summary: | The longing to be loved and the desire to love is often more powerful than a yearning for the justice of others. Yet God's loving presence in us becomes the fuel for justice. - Don Posterski |
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| Article Title: | Globalisation: the poor must come first
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| Edition | One, 2001
Globalisation: will it work for the poor? |
| Article Summary: | In a world where national borders count less and less, governments, transnational corporations and global institutions must continually ask the question: "How does what we are doing affect the poor?" |
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| Article Title: | In it for the long haul
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| Edition | Two, 2001
Faith in development |
| Article Summary: | When the church helps the hurting, we're living up to the mandate of Christ, who called us to love people. - Clive Calver |
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| Article Title: | Working toward a world where children are safe
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| Edition | Three, 2001
Ending violence against children |
| Article Summary: | Our challenge, as Christians, is to help children and parents achieve what God intended for them. - Dean Hirsch |
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