In a contemporary echo of Christian saints and thinkers through the ages, Shane Claiborne reminds us that: ‘The great tragedy in the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor.’
Posts tagged “poverty”
Overwhelmingly, actual congregations of Christians in Australia are placed in more affluent locations, which makes meeting the poor as people difficult. There is a need to see the poor, again, through the eyes of Christ. When we do so, we begin to do so with ‘awe’.
Tagged: long gully, manna gum, poverty
The Incarnation of Christ into humanity means that Jesus came here to serve in the midst of ambiguity, not to ignore it. That includes loving the deserving as well as the undeserving.
Tagged: poverty, welfare, youth work
