Comments on: Disconnection is Mates with Poverty http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/2009/04/disconnection-is-mates-with-poverty/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Grant Dexter http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/2009/04/disconnection-is-mates-with-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-2956 Grant Dexter Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:27:11 +0000 http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/?p=1075#comment-2956 Frank can't live with his millions because there are poor people? ... He could give it all to me. I'd have no problem with living with it :) Frank can’t live with his millions because there are poor people?

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He could give it all to me. I’d have no problem with living with it :)

]]> By: Carl http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/2009/04/disconnection-is-mates-with-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-2942 Carl Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:50:29 +0000 http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/?p=1075#comment-2942 Thanks crew for your kind comments. Many streams of influence went into this article, Rob bell, World banks poverty survey of 60000 people and especially Franks (jedi of social justice!) article on 'Tension' i think thats the name? this article really impacted me. Frank brought to light the tension he faces every day living in the west with an abundance and yet having knowledge of extremely impoverished people which became almost too overwhelming. he also commented on how intrinsically he knew it was right to give to the poor but the tension that followed - am I doing this for the right reason or just to feel good and get those warm fuzzies. 'Real life friction meets faith...' I challenge you reader do something radical for the poor this year, give what you can and help restore lives, Jesus did it why can't we :) SORRY FRANK IF I HAVE MIS QUOTED YOU - CARL :) Thanks crew for your kind comments. Many streams of influence went into this article, Rob bell, World banks poverty survey of 60000 people and especially Franks (jedi of social justice!) article on ‘Tension’ i think thats the name? this article really impacted me. Frank brought to light the tension he faces every day living in the west with an abundance and yet having knowledge of extremely impoverished people which became almost too overwhelming. he also commented on how intrinsically he knew it was right to give to the poor but the tension that followed – am I doing this for the right reason or just to feel good and get those warm fuzzies. ‘Real life friction meets faith…’ I challenge you reader do something radical for the poor this year, give what you can and help restore lives, Jesus did it why can’t we :) SORRY FRANK IF I HAVE MIS QUOTED YOU – CARL :)

]]> By: Darren http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/2009/04/disconnection-is-mates-with-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 Darren Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:51:23 +0000 http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/?p=1075#comment-2902 I'll do my bit to reconnect with creation tomorrow, and paddle down a river. Seriously i think it's vital to get away into creation as often as we can as it's a powerful place to connect with God. However their is a danger in isolation as well, before i spend time in creation i need to ensure i am informed of global issues, so while connecting with God in his amazing creation i have questions to ask him and things to think about I’ll do my bit to reconnect with creation tomorrow, and paddle down a river.
Seriously i think it’s vital to get away into creation as often as we can as it’s a powerful place to connect with God.

However their is a danger in isolation as well, before i spend time in creation i need to ensure i am informed of global issues, so while connecting with God in his amazing creation i have questions to ask him and things to think about

]]> By: Beth http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/2009/04/disconnection-is-mates-with-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-2901 Beth Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:25:05 +0000 http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/?p=1075#comment-2901 Go hard Carl. And to stay connected with God and with each other we need to take on the needs of our brother. Is this not what "True religion" is? To help the widow and the orphan in their distress? James 1:27 We have been given the examination question that will be asked of us on judgement day; "what did we do with the poor?" Matt 25 Afterall this is where we will find Jesus. "Jesus is with the poor and he is with us if we are with them!" Not my words but Bono's. How serious are we about being followers of Jesus? Go hard Carl. And to stay connected with God and with each other we need to take on the needs of our brother. Is this not what “True religion” is? To help the widow and the orphan in their distress? James 1:27 We have been given the examination question that will be asked of us on judgement day; “what did we do with the poor?” Matt 25

Afterall this is where we will find Jesus. “Jesus is with the poor and he is with us if we are with them!” Not my words but Bono’s. How serious are we about being followers of Jesus?

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