living off-center in a self-centered world Blue, Kevin. creator text bibliography Electronic books. ilu Downers Grove, Ill InterVarsity Press c2006 2006 monographic eng

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1 online resource (143 p.) We are well-intended, but stuck in the rut of the everyday. We want to make our lives matter. But we don't know where to start. We wonder about everything from whether to give a dollar to a beggar to how to participate in the political process; from whether to shop at Wal-Mart to how much to spend on a car. Kevin Blue has spent his adult life answering these questions for himself and for others. He lives in the heart of Los Angeles, where these questions can't be set aside. And he has led college students through experiences in urban ministry as well as international treks to the poorest parts of the world. In Practical Justice he combines what he has learned with the experiences of others to answer your questions. Introduction: getting your house in order -- God's forgotten ones -- Should I help? -- Count the cost -- Giving a man a fish : direct relief -- Teaching a man to fish : distributing skills -- Fixing the pond : dealing with the system -- Race and class -- A life of justice -- The coming of trouble -- Not becoming what you hate -- Finishing the race -- A closing word. Kevin Blue. "Likewise"--Prelim. p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-143). Christian life City missions Christianity and justice RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues RELIGION / Christianity / General BV4501.3 .B58 2006 261.8 Blue, Kevin. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2006 (DLC) 2006030080 (OCoLC)71581597 9780830884124 (electronic bk.) 0830884122 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=583040 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=583040 N$T 130828 20200709055836.0 ocn857144804