| The
Bible speaks about poverty: Psalms 69:30-33 – 30 I
will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving. 31 This
will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. 32 Let
the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive. 33 For
the Lord hears the needy, and does not despise his own that are in bonds.
Poverty datebook for today:
"Rural Advocacy Day," Great Falls, Montana.
Sponsored by the Montana
Association of Churches and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, featuring ELCA
Rural Specialist Sandra La Blanc to speak on National Farm Legislation and Local
Agriculturalists to address local commodity issues. Info.
Schenectady Inner City Ministry's Save and Share Co-op
will have monthly distribution of discounted groceries. The program sells packages
of perishable food and fresh meats and produce at wholesale prices. Participants sign up
at the beginning of the month, when they receive Food Stamps and monthly checks, and pick
up the food at the end of the month, when money tends to be tight. Info: Marianne Comfort,(518) 374-2683, sicm@knick.net
"Children at Risk: Hope for the Future,"
a conference for pastors, counselors, teachers and child advocates, March 22-23 at
Louisville Seminary. The Rev. Dr. Eileen W. Lindner, NCC Associate General Secretary
for Research and Planning, and Dr. John M. Mulder, keynote speakers. Contact Laura
March, 1-800-264-1839.
Good works that 'work':
Michael Mulqueen, chief of the Greater Chicago Food
Depository, largest food bank in America, has a new plan to feed the
poor. He's a retired brigardier general, but the war he's fighting now is
fought with chili, cereal, and tons of other life-giving food. |
Poverty
by the numbers: 
In 2000 in the United States, 22.1 percent of African Americans lived in poverty, and 21.2
percent of Hispanics. (U.S. Census)
Preaching about poverty:
"Taking Seriously the Least of These:
Reflections on Youth Ministry in a Global Context." Dr. Tony
Campolo, professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids,
Pennsylvania, and founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education. |
