Compassion

Susan Isaacs May 20th, 2010

For many years I thought about sponsoring a child. My sister and her husband had sponsored several Compassion kids over the years, and so had other married friends. I saw their photos on their fridges: smiling in their native clothes, holding up the shoes they bought with the birthday money their sponsors had sent. What a great thing to do, I told myself. Once I had a stable income, a husband and kids to share the experience with. At least, I needed my own fridge on which to tape the photos.

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When Helping Hurts - Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert on SBE

Erik Guzman November 6th, 2009

In an effort to help "those less fortunate," many churches and Christians are actually hurting the poor (and themselves) in the process. Join Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert on Steve Brown Etc. for an eye-opening discussion of their book When Helping Hurts.

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Brian Fikkert is Associate Professor of Economics and the founder and Executive Director of the Chalmers Center at Covenant College. He has a … (Read More)

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The Greatest Christmas Gift

John W. Whitehead December 22nd, 2008

When my dad returned to Pulaski, Tennessee, after serving in World War II, he couldn't find a decent-paying job. My birth barely a year later only reinforced what my parents already knew–they had no choice but to leave their home and family and this small southern town behind.

Factory towns were booming in the north. So, like hundreds of other desperate families, my parents packed their meager belongings and we moved to Peoria, Illinois, where my dad got a factory job at Caterpillar … (Read More)

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The Tragedy of American Compassion - Marvin Olasky on SBE

Erik Guzman July 4th, 2008

Dr. Marvin Olasky joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to discuss his book, The Tragedy of American Compassion. Use one of the options below to listen.

Bill Bennett once called The Tragedy of American Compassion “the most important book on welfare and social policy in a decade. Period.” It influenced the Clinton Administration’s welfare reform and deeply affected George W. Bush’s policies. But with the war on terror, the ideas in The Tragedy of American Compassion have taken a … (Read More)

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Bent Hope

Erik Guzman March 14th, 2008

This week on Steve Brown Etc., author and advocate for the homeless, Tim Huff joins us to talk about his two decades of full-time work among poor and marginalized youth. Use one of the options below to listen.

In an age of prosperity and plenty, hundreds of thousands of people continue to find themselves homeless. As one of Canada's leading papers has noted, "Tim Huff is not just another outreach worker, but a tireless activist for the cause of the homeless." Tim has traveled th … (Read More)

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