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Stef Benstead

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Let justice roll like a river, righteousness like a never-ending stream

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    • Jan 10
    • 3 min

    Review: Neither Poverty Nor Riches, Part 1

    This morning I started reading the book Neither Poverty Nor Riches by the American Craig L Blomberg. I can’t tell you how refreshing I fo...

    • Jan 3
    • 4 min

    Types of undeserving poor

    This is the third of three blog posts triggered by the book, The Myth of Undeserving Poor, which I recently finished reading. If you read...

    • Jan 3
    • 4 min

    Grace to the undeserving poor

    In my last blog post I discussed the myth of the undeserving poor, referencing a number of articles which prove the tenacity of the UK wo...

    • Nov 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Not Just (or even?) For the Poor

    II recently picked up the Church of England’s (CofE) 1986 report on the welfare state, Not Just For the Poor. It’s only 138 pages, so it ...

    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    A challenge to rethink what the Old Testament laws mean for Christians today

    Recently I have started listening to the back catalogue of podcasts from the Messiah Matters (previously, I think, the Rob and Caleb Show...

    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    Charity is not enough

    One argument that I sometimes hear from those who are perhaps more right-wing politically, including Christians, is that our response to ...

    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    On All Saints' Day, where are the saints?

    My heart would have been full this week if my body weren’t so weary. My heart would be full because the outpouring of community spirit th...

    • Oct 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is Philanthropy Christian?

    I have been thinking recently about what Christian lending and borrowing would look like if we tried to incorporate Biblical principles, ...