The Christian Ethics of Street-Corner Generosity

About this episode

The episode discusses the ethics of giving to homeless individuals and how to show compassion without causing harm.

As Christians, we are called to be generous, but what does that look like when someone asks for money on the street? Should we give? Is there a better way to help? On the next Faith & Finance Live , Rob West and Dr. David W. Jones explore the ethics of giving to homeless people. They also share how to show compassion without causing harm. Then it’s on to your calls. That’s on Faith & Finance Live, where biblical wisdom meets today’s finances—weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio. Faith & Finance Live is a listener supported program on Moody Radio. To join our team of supporters, click  here . To support the ministry of FaithFi, click  here . To learn more about Rob West, click  here . To learn more about Faith & Finance Live, click  here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Rob West

Guest: Dr. David W. Jones

Topics covered

• generosity
• ethics
• homelessness
• compassion
• Christianity

Keywords

• Christian ethics
• street-corner generosity
• homelessness
• compassion
• financial advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moody Radio

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