ELCA World Hunger

I was reflecting this last week on Jesus’ parable about the Good Samaritan. The parable is a beautiful and surprising call to act on behalf of those who are in need, irrespective of race or creed. What I especially like...

Tomorrow night my wife is hosting (and participating in) a benefit concert for the Millenium Development Goals (if you live in the Chicago area and are interested in joining us, check out the website here). As we were talking about...

I think I can fairly say that the loss of biodiversity in the world is something the media reports regularly. We hear about polar bears and how many other animals face extinction. We hear about how much rain forest is...

I’ve heard the statistic several times before: about 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger related diseases. I knew that translated into about one death every 3.6 seconds, or about the time it takes an adult to take...

I was planning on posting on water today. While I was perusing the web, I came across this excellent slideshow (with audio) and an accompanying brief article. Both deserve some time. Several points are noteworthy and I will mention two....

While thinking about my third month anniversary of entering the ELCA universe of World Hunger & Disaster Appeal, I am both excited and humbled by my assignment. Never during my entire professional life have I been in such a supportive...

Earlier this year I shared a little bit about my trip to Nicaragua to visit Fair Trade coffee farmers. Tonight at 7PM Central Time–from the comfort of your own home or office–you can hear directly from Lutheran World Relief workers...

For the last couple years, my computer’s home webpage has been www.thehungersite.com. When I log onto the internet, the website’s page opens up with a nice orange button. When I click on that button, 1.1 cups of staple food is...

This week’s New York Times Magazine is all about food (see it here). In the issue, Michael Pollan, one of my favorite food authors, offers several food policy suggestions to the next president. He links health care, energy independence, and...

The following was written by Emily Davila, Assistant Director, Lutheran Office for World Community **** Before you enter a village in Papua New Guinea, you have to be invited in. After taking a power boat 3 hours up the coast...