I hope you’ll join me for a conversation about how we can move forward in the fight against poverty on April 14, 7:00-8:30.

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Clergy Network | TurnOutSunday TURNOUT Sunday coordinates civic engagement and public policy information sharing among denominational and independent church leaders facilitated through the Skinner Leadership Institute and the Natio...

I encourage faith leaders, especially in AZ, GA, MI, NC, OH, PA, TX, VA, and WI, to sign up for the 2026 Poll Chaplain/Peacekeeper training through Faiths United to Save Democracy.

Register here: www.turnoutsunday.com?blm_aid=2618...

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I recently met with fellow World Food Prize Laureate, Heidi Kuhn of Roots of Peace. She’s leading Pax Agricultura, a global effort to promote peace through agriculture. I was glad to share an advance copy of "Poverty Abolitionists" with her.

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How Can We Best Alleviate Poverty? David Beckmann joins Dr. Rob Harter for a conversation on poverty alleviation, public policy, and the practical steps nonprofit leaders can take to reduce hunger and hardship in the United States and…

I appreciated the chance to talk with Dr. Rob Harter on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. We discuss what I’ve learned from 50+ years working to reduce poverty. Please listen.

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“No Kings” is a Biblical Theme Millions of Americans will again gather tomorrow in “No Kings” demonstrations.  Resistance to kings and emperors has roots in the Bible. It was Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, who resisted God’s call thro...

Millions of Americans will again gather tomorrow in “No Kings” demonstrations.  #Resistance to kings and emperors has roots in the Bible. 

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Eugene Cho and Rick Steves talk about ending hunger Rick Steves and Eugene Cho discussed the fight against hunger on Rick's March 23 edition of Monday Night Travel. The entire 90-minute program is worth watching. I especially appreciated Eugene's repor...

Did you catch #MondayNightTravel with @ricksteves.bsky.social and @bread4theworld.bsky.social's EugeneCho? It was an informative conversation about hunger—and I was thrilled they talked about my forthcoming book: #PovertyAbolitionists

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Voting matters—especially to regain progress against poverty.

Primaries have already begun in many states and we cannot stay home at any stage of these elections.

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MAGA’s hard-heartedness may be pushing some believers to rethink what it really means to follow Jesus.

Read how "Recent Christian Pushback Against MAGA" on the blog here: www.davidbeckmann.net/post/recent-...

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Are you a poverty abolitionist? I’ve started a newsletter to share insights from my forthcoming book "Poverty Abolitionists" and other reflections. If you care about justice, democracy, and ending poverty, I hope you’ll subscribe: Davidbeckmann.net/newsletter

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Pope Leo and Moral Leadership Pope Leo XIV responded this week to the joint U.S. and Israel attack on Iran and the growing violence in the Middle East with a call to all parties involved “to assume the moral responsibility to stop...

MAGA politics uses moral language to divide the world into heroes and enemies. Christian morality looks different. Pope Leo's call to stop the spiral of violence shows what moral leadership can sound like.

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Poverty is a problem we can solve.

#PovertyAbolitionists is available for pre-order now www.amazon.com/Poverty-Abol...

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Abigail Spanberger’s Brief and Genial Response to SOTU Even if you persevered through the longest State of the Union address in history, you may have missed Governor Spanberger’s reply.  She asked us to reflect on three questions:Is the President working ...

Did you catch Gov. Spanberger's SOTU response? She posed three important questions that I think we all need to be asking right now.

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Today, the Circle of Protection thanked members of the appropriations committees for advancing this month’s bipartisan funding bill and urged stronger oversight of international aid and guardrails for ICE.

Read the letter here: circleofprotection.us/wp-content/u...

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Leaders like @jamestalarico.bsky.social are helping to push back against dangerous MAGA policies and reclaiming a message of God's love. These are the types of candidates we should be supporting with donations and advocacy.

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Rick Steves and the Defense of American Democracy Rick Steves recently delivered a powerful address in defense of American democracy in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington.  We’ve all been thinking and reading about this topic a lot, but I think Rick...

My friend @ricksteves.bsky.social calls out MAGA’s lies and policies that are eroding democratic norms, including how federal budget choices are shifting wealth from working people to the rich.

Watch in the link below.

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