14 Oct

When Pam Rady left her inner-city neighborhood at the age of 21, she thought she’d never be back. “I was bitter, because I’ve been through a lot.”   Decades later, when her son became a pastor in Shepherd’s community, Pam became a believer, and God began to change...

20:23 / Stories
21 May

As I think about this Poverty 101 Blog it can sometimes be difficult to know what to talk about.  The reality is that there are so many things to choose from that it can be overwhelming.  Kind of like that kid who walks into a...

10:31 / Poverty 101
08 Jan

In my last post I mentioned that there were two things I want everyone to remember from Poverty 101. The first is that “It’s all about relationships.” The second is that “Poverty is Complex.” Everyone who has lived in poverty, everyone who studies poverty, everyone who...

09:21 / Poverty 101
22 Feb

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. My prayer today is that we always give voice to the voiceless and support to the powerless. May we be Christ to the least and the lost. May...

12:16 / Jay's Journal