Introduction: Poverty and Wealth In contrast to the affluence of mainstream American culture, poverty is a harsh and painful reality. It can be found in abundance in the urban centers of this country, and in countless other places around the globe. Modern day slavery “more cruel than any beast of prey” (Wright 2005, 136), it… Continue reading What the Bible Says About Poverty: The Book of Proverbs
Category: Bible and Scripture
Ultimately, we come to true self-knowledge once we realize our place in the Good Story of God. To do this, we must read the Bible not as a random collection of stories, but as one overarching story that contains everything in the universe. We must turn to Scripture to learn who God is and what God is up to in the world.