HourChallenge

I am giving myself a new little challenge. I plan to make “responsible” clothing purchases for the next year. This is a small but necessary step to moving toward total responsibility in my purchasing habits. Merriam-Webster defines responsible as: 1) liable to be called on to answer 2) able to answer for one’s conduct and [...]

[Read more →]

My good friend has a blog that is worth reading.  It’s especially interesting to those of us who wish we could figure how to live more simply.  Check it out when you have a minute. He recently posted an article that is relevant to this discussion – More Opportunities to be Charitable Another charitable organization [...]

[Read more →]

  The podcast is still in progress, but, in the interim I’ve posted up a 2-part lecture by George N. Monsma titled What Does the Bible Say About Economic Justice?  George is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Calvin College. To answer the question “What does the Bible say about Economic Justice?” one should first turn [...]

[Read more →]

PRESS RELEASE Record Breaking News!!!!! Want to participate in breaking a Guiness World  Record and fight extreme poverty? Then come to the Stand Up Event at  Escondido City Hall (corner of Valley Parkway and Broadway) at 5:30 PM on Tuesday October 16th. Haven’t heard of Stand Up?  Stand Up is the growing global movement of [...]

[Read more →]

Ok, I mentioned that I had pitched an idea to friend the other day that benefit The Christian Orphanage and Agriculture Program (COAP) in Liberia. As some of you know I have acquired a deep and nagging concern for Liberia that doesn’t seem to be going away. Here’s some background on this project in case [...]

[Read more →]

Stand Up and Speak Out is an event for people no longer prepared to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and inequality.  Here in North County we will StandUp at the corner of Valley Parkway and Broadway in Escondido, outside City Hall.  We invite you to join us on Tuesday October 16th [...]

[Read more →]

CEP member Hank Kraus wrote a stellar press release for our alternative gift market. Please float this to anyone you know – including media types. We need as much press as we can get!! For Immediate Release: Give a Gift that Goes on Giving All Around the World Alternative Gift Market Saturday, November 17th 1 [...]

[Read more →]

I am pretty amped up right now. I just extended my first small business loan of $25 to Ruhid Aliyev of Saatli town, Azerbaijan. Aliyev rents a sandwich bar in the local bazaar of Saatli town selling sandwiches to local customers and vendors. The business is going well but he needs some investment capitol to [...]

[Read more →]

I am often criticized by people who believe that we should not ask our government to give more assistance to other countries. Don’t we do enough already? Don’t we give more than other countries? Isn’t the money just wasted? Shouldn’t individuals and not our government give money to help the poor? The church should do [...]

[Read more →]

The Children of COAP are pictured above. Here’s something new and exciting. We have decided to partner with God’s Kids to help with an orphanage in Liberia. This project has been in the works for some time. We very recently received a packet of information from Mark Leonard, the Director of Ministry Connections at God’s [...]

[Read more →]