ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — Tensed like a hungry cat watching a mouse emerge from a hole in the floor I watched the string of numbers on my lottery ticket as Anna Anderson read aloud numbers on the ticket she had just drawn at the
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NEW YORK (ABP) -- World leaders voiced deep concern about the impact of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression on international anti-poverty goals at a three-day summit at the United Nations Sept. 20-22.
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Status in society can influence how people read and interpret the Bible—and often how they will act on it, according to some Christian leaders.
Bread for the World is calling on constituents to urge their U.S. senators and representatives to sign on as cosponsors of bills aimed at foreign aid reform (800-828-0498 or www.congress.org).
CBF of Missouri invited a group of ministers and lay leaders to discuss practical ministry implications of the 9th Annual Poverty Summit.
About 500 Missourians were challenged by the five pillars of poverty during the June 9th Poverty Summit in Jefferson City.
More than 1,000 faith leaders and activists are expected to descend on Washington soon in what planners say is one of largest and most diverse coalitions ever to fight against domestic and global poverty.
President Obama’s first proposed budget signals a dramatic shift in prioritizing domestic poverty, centrist and liberal Christian leaders said.