Matt Perman offers a very relevant appraisal of the difference between Relief and Development aid, and then provides an important spiritual application as well. In both cases, the goal is to help the person back to self-sufficiency. But the strategies in each case are different — often profoundly so. Relief The goal of relief is …
A couple of related blog posts by David Burke (teacher of theology in Sydney) about the fact that a family holiday in Montreal did not mean a holiday from worship with the family of God at a local church. Very encouraging. And something to think about next time you’re away from home on a Sunday. …
Doug Wolter offers the following wise counsel about supporting others in their suffering. Currently he’s supporting his church through the tragic loss of two high school graduates in a car accident. He’s patterned the advice with a most appropriate acronym: H.E.L.P. The first of these points is very, very important. I’ve been trying to avoid …
A constructive by post Michael Kruger about a constantly challenging subject: when mercy ministry changes from being a means by which the church’s mission is expressed and actually becomes the total of the church’s mission. We must help others. But that help must be Christ-centered. Last year mgpc held an appeal to provide Bibles to …
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