Tag: poverty

‘Breaking Good’ in Rural America

‘Breaking Good’ in Rural America

Two decades into the 21st century, J. Dana Trent believes that small town churches can collaborate and pool resources to tackle the growing problems rural children face when poverty, addictions and mental illness hit their homes.

What the Christmas Nativity Story is Really About

What the Christmas Nativity Story is Really About

(Featured image: Black Nativity, c. 2000, Xavier University) What the Christmas Nativity Story is Really About From New Dawning Light Advent Devotional, at Hope Rising, Day Twenty Luke’s Gospel account of Jesus’s birth is not a bedtime story that calms boogeyman fears. The Advent narrative is a 

Dependence Upon God: A Christian-Hindu Perspective

Dependence Upon God: A Christian-Hindu Perspective

On Friday, our dear friend and Hindu devotee Gaurangi-priya dasi posted a compelling article on the Harmonist, a Gaudiya Vaishnav online magazine published by the Sri Caitanya Sangha under the inspiration of Swami Tripurari. Gaurangi, whose hot water heater broke last week, was propelled into 

Post-India Mood and Pocketbook

Post-India Mood and Pocketbook

With our recent transition from a two-income household to a one-income and freelance income household, I have renewed my commitment to my post-India mood. Since our plane landed back into the land of the plenty, it’s been easier for me to rid myself of the