Back to Africa!
I am back in Africa! I have not stepped foot on the continent for almost fourteen months, having made it back one day before things …
Aunt Juliana’s Cold Store
Madam Juliana Asabea is an entrepreneur who operates a cold store for selling fish (fresh salmon). Her business name is “Aunty Juliana’s Cold Store.” Her …
BAM and the Church
In this coming week, Discipling Marketplace Leaders will have the opportunity to speak during the BAM (Business as Mission) Global Congress on the role of …
Hurting Spirits and Kindred Spirits
HURTING SPIRITS In January, I wrote a blog on a story of two nurses and a pastor, describing potentially different responses by a church and pastor …
Are you a Stone Catcher?
In John 8, the story is told of the Pharisees bringing a woman caught in adultery (not the man, just the woman) to Jesus to …
100 Million More People in Extreme Poverty and How You Can Help:
The world was on a significant trajectory to eradicating extreme poverty (those living on less than $2/day). As you can see in the graph below, …
Economics of Hope: Does the Bible support one type of economic system?
Last week, DML started teaching a newly developed class, called “Economics of Hope.” This is a take-off of a class that we had taught called …
360°: Gathered, to Scattered, to Gathered
Over the last three weeks, we’ve seen the impact of a quadruple bottom line applied in the workplace through Brian, Patience, and Michael. I’ve been …
Quadruple Bottom Line: Michael, a Mechanic
This is the last of three blogs that I wanted to put out, telling the story of several Christians who are living out a quadruple …
Quadruple Bottom Line: Patience, a Hotel Housecleaner
Patience, a 33-year-old mother of three from Northern Ghana, has been working as a hotel housecleaner for the past four years. “It’s hard work,” she says, …