God’s word meets us where we are in our slavery, and shows us the way toward responsible stewardship. —David Chilton Poverty and Charity Scripture speaks plainly about the devastation wrought in this world by sin. It also speaks to us ...
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You Won’t Believe How Many Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck
Nearly half of American households are just one paycheck away from financial disaster despite D.C. touting an economic recovery, a new survey indicates. To make matters worse, another survey found that many Americans’ finances have not recovered from the 2008 ...
Read More »Debtors Prison Returns To America
Many Americans are serving weeks or months in jail simply because they are broke, despite a Supreme Court ruling that banned debtors prisons. An investigation by National Public Radio (NPR) found that large numbers of Americans have been incarcerated because ...
Read More »Study Shows That Poverty Rate Is Highest In A Decade In Spite Of Record Spending
A recent study by the Cato Institute shows that the federal government is making little headway in its “war on poverty”. Despite spending hundreds of billions of dollars, the study shows that the national poverty rate has not declined. The ...
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