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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The beautiful thing about the hope of Jesus is that it’s not contingent on what happens in this world. This hope is already ours. [ read more ]
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Have you ever been told to complete an unreasonable undertaking? [ read more ]
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“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." [ read more ]
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I sat among a group of somewhat naïve, eclectic, and reluctant Christ followers serving on an inner-city outreach team. Questions ambushed my mind. [ read more ]
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"Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” [ read more ]
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“ … Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have…” 1 Peter 3:15 [ read more ]
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Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” Luke 12:25 [ read more ]
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What Does the Lord’s Supper Have to Do with Poverty Alleviation? Adapted from Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn’t the Ameri [ read more ]
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Have you been disheartened by someone unable to keep a promise? [ read more ]
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This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. [ read more ]
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“…but the world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me.”– JOHN 14:31 [ read more ]
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“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters." [ read more ]
