True Charity
- A Resurgence of Republicanism: Seizing the Opportunity to Reclaim Self-governance
- Partnering with Landlords for Affordable Housing
- Forgotten Faces: A Call for the Church to Engage the Elderly
- What’s Justice Got to Do With It? How Justice Works With Charity to Uplift the Poor
- After The Storm: How to Shape Our Mercy Ministries for Long-term Success
- Second Chances: Helping Returning Citizens Reintegrate
- Is Healing From Childhood Adversity Possible? A Review of the Book Created to Heal.
- Is Your Mission Statement B.I.G. Enough?
- How to Locally Support Refugees
- How Do I Truly Help Panhandlers?
James Whitford: Could government welfare be undermining compassion?
I love our fight for civil society. It’s not just Joplin. Communities throughout the Midwest fight to retain hospitality and restore neighborliness while volunteers care for their community members struggling […]
Why Private funding?
by James Whitford Our Founding Fathers said so. The debate as to whether helping those in need should be a matter of public or private funding is not new. Few […]
Freedom to escape from welfare dependency
By James Whitford, published in the Joplin Globe on July 6th, 2018 In the afterglow of this past week’s Fourth of July celebrations, I remain grateful for those who fought […]
It’s our Christian duty to support work
By James Whitford, published by the Hill on July 1st, 2018 After nearly two decades of service to our neighbors in need, I’ve learned an important lesson: People struggling in […]
Biblical Principles Pay Off
By James Whitford, published in the Christian Post on June 2, 2018 At Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission, I’ve met many men and women who’ve traded the freedom of God-given […]
The Charitable Community
By Marvin Olasky, published by World News Group on April 24th, 2018 James Whitford received a doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, then moved on from rehabbing bodies to […]