Three Approaches to Development
There are three basic approaches to development, but most of the time we only apply the first two—to our own detriment.
...read moreResources for Development from the Old Testament: How do we use Old Testament Law?
The following is a proposal concerning the usage of the large blocks of legal material in the Pentateuch in development work. It will concentrate on Exodus 20-23, Deuteronomy 5-30 (1) and Leviticus 17-26.
...read moreCrowdsourcing and Development
What are some of the ways that you can adapt crowd sourcing in what you do?
...read moreThe Global Campaign against Gender Violence and the Importance for International Development
We will have several blog posts over the next two weeks which will encourage and challenge us to think about violence against women, and what we can do in our own communities to stop this cycle of violence.
...read moreDiscussions of poverty in Africa need to be go beyond mere statistics and economics to the roots of the problems found in human attitudes, behavior, and worldview. If these intrinsic values of human life are not seriously considered, eradication of poverty on the continent will continue to be an impossible task.
...read moreWhat will it take for a society that is not enjoying “good health,” that is engulfed in evil and experiencing the absence of God’s presence, to get to the place where it experiences shalom?
...read moreHow would Genesis 12:1-3, so prominent for our understanding of international development and Kingdom Mission here at WCIU, be understood in the context of Genesis alone?
...read moreThe goal of international development is found in the Hebrew concept of shalom—right standing with God, with other humans, and with God’s creation. According to the biblical story, all of these relationships have been corrupted by hideous intentional evil.
...read moreIn The Goal of International Development: God’s Will on Earth as it is in Heaven, edited by Beth Snodderly, I was gladdened to see the essay by Chris Teague, “Old Testament Law: Three Views,” in which he summarizes the view of the Old Testament Law as presented by Walter Kaiser, Daniel Fuller and John Piper.
...read moreI would like to use some of my detailed exegetical studies, in which Ralph Winter was my mentor, to engage in social discourse on the topic of a theology of disease. My studies start with a biblical explanation for the origin of disorder and evil in this world and why this is emphasized before the account of Creation has even begun.
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