If you know one chunk of Micah, it’s probably this one, found in chapter 6, verse 8: He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. This has become the catchcry of Christians […]
Free Range Preaching: Challenge
January 16th, 2011 3 Comments
Tags: Bible · context · free range preaching · Micah · Micah Challenge · Millenium Development Goals · prophet · social justice · St James'
Off Target
October 18th, 2010 1 Comment
In most of Africa, one in every 13 pregnant women dies in childbirth. In New Zealand it’s one in about 4,000 women. Around the developing world, ten million kids die before their fifth birthday each year, and a sixth of those die because of diarrhoea from dirty drinking water and the lack of a toilet. […]
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A Letter to the Prime Minister
October 17th, 2010 1 Comment
17 October 2010 Dear Mr Key, As you know, New Zealand has agreed to support the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals to significantly reduce global poverty. In order to reach these crucial goals, we committed in 2000 to giving 0.7 per cent of gross national income in aid by 2015. I am writing to urge […]
Tags: 0.7 · 7 day faith · government · John Key · lament · letter · Micah Challenge · Millenium Development Goals