I recently listened to the audiobook, Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce, by John Piper, read by Wayne Shepherd. It is a brief overview of William Wilberforce's life and passion to end slavery in the late ...
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Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce
January 1, 2010 by
Modern-day Slavery
December 30, 2009 by
I wrote another post about Love146 a few weeks ago, but I wanted to call attention to a specific area on their website that gives some eye-opening information about modern-day slavery in an interesting and engaging way. It ...
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Overwhelmed
December 29, 2009 by
As I continue researching modern-day slavery and human trafficking, I am feeling overwhelmed again. There is so much information and so many books, websites and organizations about this issue that I don't even know what to ...
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Justice for the Oppressed
December 26, 2009 by
The following Psalm brings to my mind how human traffickers prey upon the poor. They are the wicked who sit in ambush in the villages, watching for the helpless and seizing the poor, thinking that God will never see it. Yet ...
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Abolition in the 21st Century
December 23, 2009 by
I just came across a couple more websites about modern-day slavery that are worth checking out. According to their website, The A21 Campaign "stands for abolishing injustice in the 21st century. Anyone can join - everyone ...
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Top 10 Facts About Modern-day Slavery
December 22, 2009 by
Slavery: forced to work without pay under threat of violence and unable to walk away.
27 million slaves in the world today.
Slavery is not legal anywhere but happens everywhere.
The majority of slaves can be found in India ...
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Modern-day Slavery in America
December 18, 2009 by
Human trafficking is happening all over the world, including America. Click here and here to read two recent articles about this awful tragedy in America. ...
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Oppression, Justice and Abolition
December 15, 2009 by
In his book Not For Sale, David Batstone writes the following:
The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the extraordinary pieces of ancient wisdom literature. The author beautifully expressed the desperation of the powerless: “I ...
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Just Courage
December 11, 2009 by
Just Courage is another inspiring book by Gary Haugen, president of International Justice Mission. He states, "Nothing presents a more compelling and authentic witness of Christian faith in this era than the struggle for ...
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Love146
December 9, 2009 by
Love146 is an organization that is working to abolish child slavery and exploitation through prevention and aftercare. They quote Martin Luther King Jr. as saying, "Justice at its best is love correcting everything that ...
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