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Field Guide to Becoming Whole

By Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic A companion to our previously-reviewed Becoming Whole, A Field Guide to Becoming Whole offers practical principles for poverty-alleviation ministries as they apply the theories laid out in the former book.  Field Guide explores the commonly-held “stories of change” that both poor people and non-poor people often hold and…

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One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love

If you have not read works by John M. Perkins or listened to him speak, now is the time to do so.  Mr. Perkins is a minister, civil rights activist, community developer, and author, among other things.  The son of Mississippi sharecroppers, he fled to California after his brother was killed by a policeman.  He…

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Understanding Different Cultures

A Beginner’s Guide to Crossing Cultures: Making Friends in a Multicultural World by Patty Lane Patty Lane gives us an excellent resource for understanding the differences in worldviews of different cultural groups. She discusses how different cultures view conflict, values, authority, and time, and much more.  This book also includes a number of appendices about…