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Introduction to Pov.ology
Pov.ology is a series of 6 videos discussing poverty, theology, the church, and what it all has to do with the individual Christian.
This is our deepest poverty—a broken relationship with God. God created the world and called it good. He created people in his image, breathed his Spirit into us, and called us good. He is our first and deepest relationship. But the Bible tells us that we chose independence over relationship, and through our disobedience, we brought brokenness and pain into the world. But the good news is, reconciliation with God is possible. Through Jesus, we can overcome spiritual poverty.
This is our deepest poverty—a broken relationship with God. Explore reconciliation, poverty theology, and the church.
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We don’t often connect our work in fighting poverty (and economic life more generally) with our worship of the living God. But we should. [ read more ]
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Before the fall of humanity, God established four foundational relationships for each person: a relationship with God, self, others, and creation. [ read more ]
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We pray before we eat a meal together. Often, my three-and-a-half-year-old volunteers to “say grace”. [ read more ]
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“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” [ read more ]
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Luke’s gospel, the third book in the Bible’s New Testament, gives us the most extended version of the Christmas story. [ read more ]
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What is your image of Mary? [ read more ]
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Can we change the world if we’re not powerful, rich, or famous? [ read more ]
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God turned his attention on his servant Mary’s humble state and did something great! [ read more ]
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Don’t know where to start when praying for the global food crisis? Here are some tips based on God’s promises throughout scripture. [ read more ]
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Effective poverty alleviation requires faith in Christ and God’s story of change for the world. Jesus is the only one who can enable such flourishing. [ read more ]
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God, in Christ Jesus, has chosen to accomplish His plans through the church—your church and every other faithful body of believers around the world! [ read more ]
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Despite his drug addiction that destroyed both his lungs, Gordon had a person encounter with Jesus that changed everything. [ read more ]