Rediscovering Our Place in the Story
We are motivated to care for the needs of others because we were once needy, orphaned, spiritually dead, separated from God and without hope in the world. Then Christ came…
How Justice Work Speaks Good News
Caring for vulnerable communities is like putting a billboard up for the gospel. It shouts “something’s wrong here” and “there’s a way to make it right.” If we don’t also…
From the Gospel and For the Gospel
127 Worldwide is committed to gospel-centrality as our primary motivation. It’s our first distinctive and arguably the one that shapes all the rest. We like to say we’re motivated from…
Theology of Caring for the Vulnerable
The book of James has convincingly argues that good works prove the authenticity of our faith. But then we start to realize-- James also prescribes a priority to which good…
Faith Without Works Won’t Work
For as long as 127 Worldwide exists with its current name, our purpose is inseparable from the book of James. Our very identity announces with James 1:27 that “pure and…
What does James 1:27 really mean?
As the name 127 Worldwide suggests, our work is founded in a correct interpretation of James 1:27. “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to…
Biblical Justice
Justice is foundational to the work of caring for the vulnerable. If we have no standard for how human beings should be treated, then we also have no reason to…