“When Helping Hurts” … Hurts
Plenty of people have read the book When Helping Hurts. Has the book helped or hurt the global poor? …
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How to help the working poor – Selling handicrafts
A missionary friend notified me on Facebook that she was selling the handiwork of a local friend of hers. She …
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The Cause of Poverty
A lot of people are trying to figure out the cause of poverty. My town has a homeless camp right downtown. …
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Is STM a Waste of Time? Check the Barometer
If you are wondering is STM a waste of time, you are asking the right question. How do you know if your …
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Why good STM leaders need training and bad leaders don’t
When I tell people I coach people to become good STM leaders (awesome at international mission) I get a few common reactions. …
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Bob Geldof is Pimping the Poor.
“Do they know it’s Christmas?” That is the lyric of the Bob Geldof song. The song he sang with a bunch of …
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Africa is a Country II: people got angry, you’ll never guess why!
Last week I started up a war. I wrote a controversial post about the country of Africa and said that due to …
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Why “Just Send Money” Might Be A Terrible Idea
Shouldn’t we just send money to fix the world? “Why do we waste all that time and effort sending volunteers …
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STM Volunteer: You are the punchline
You are a STM volunteer who wants to change the world. To your friends and family you are one incredibly sexy …
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