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Robert Massey told a story of Rudyard Kipling, who was one of the most celebrated authors of his day. He became a wealthy man, and a slogan began to go around that his words were worth $100 each. A cynical … Continue reading →

Do you ever have trouble sleeping? Do you wake up in the middle of the night pondering ideas? Certainly, not all of our thoughts are that profound. But every once in awhile, don’t you leave your dreams and wrestle with … Continue reading →

The first day of my new job was one of the most sobering of my life. My first task as president of CRF was to get some children supported who had been waiting for a sponsor. On the top of … Continue reading →

If it is not one bad thing, it can be another. I have been writing so much about the drought in the Horn of Africa. However, I have discovered that the problem is much more than a lack of food. … Continue reading →

I was reading this statement in Poverty News and realized that it is what I really wanted to say. I hope you are convicted as much as I was. I have really been impressed by some donors and friends who … Continue reading →

I’ve always wanted to write a book on economics (one that is easy to understand). When I was in college, I thought economics was so important—but the textbooks were so hard to comprehend. I remember when my children were growing … Continue reading →

Martin Luther King, Jr. summarized the parable of the Good Samaritan in his very last sermon, I’ve Been to the Mountain Top, by the difference in two questions. He described the priest and the Levite as men who asked the … Continue reading →

I have been telling you about the drought in the Horn of Africa. The more I hear, the worse it gets. I blogged about Dadaab in the last post. Now I am told that the refugee camp in Turkana is … Continue reading →

You have probably seen pictures and heard about the tragic situation in Dadaab because of the drought in the Horn of Africa. Nearly a half million refugees from Somalia have risked their lives to get there. But there is not … Continue reading →

I just finished talking to my friend, Brad Gautney. I told him that this drought in Africa is making me go crazy. He agreed. Then we both agreed that what makes us crazier is that other people aren’t going crazy … Continue reading →