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Jun 29, 2023Development, Disasters, Refugees & Immigration, Research

Her Body is a Border: We Need to Better Protect and Provide For Women and Girls
Women migrants and refugees face additional challenges, both from individual interactions with others and from lack of structural support.

Esther Kocka
Jun 6, 2023Development, Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Refugees & Immigration

Understand, Pray, and Give: One Humanitarian’s Response as Her Home Country Faces Increasing Violence and Hunger
Haiti's problems seem intractable and discouraging. But people are suffering, so we can’t turn away.

Djougine St-Hilaire
May 18, 2023Disasters, Leadership, Mental Health, Refugees & Immigration, Research

5 Lessons Humanitarian Leaders Can Learn from Improv
Improv and humanitarian work may seem like two different worlds, but there’s more overlap than you might think.

Katie Fuhs
May 10, 2023Development, Disasters, Mental Health, Refugees & Immigration

I Pray for Peace: A World Vision Staffer Reports From Sudan
As conflict rages, one humanitarian worker takes shelter with his family and prays for an end to the violence.
Apr 21, 2023Development, Devotional, Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Leadership, Refugees & Immigration

Moving From Indifference to Love
Change like this can’t be fulfilled by any political ideology, government, social agenda, or cultural shift. Change like this starts in the heart.

Prasanta Verma
Apr 18, 2023Development, Disasters, Leadership, Research

The Last of Us: How an Abandoned Hospital Prompted Us to Remember Those Left Behind
When we explored an abandoned hospital in Gary, Indiana, we saw the devastation of deindustrialization. But our greatest lesson was to remember the people who still live in the community.

Benjamin Norquist and Henrik Norquist
Apr 6, 2023Development, Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Leadership, Research

A Witness for the Creator (Part Two): Ideas and Resources to Help You Care for Creation
Stewardship of the Earth can be a winsome witness to both unbelievers and the next generation of Christians. Here are ways to take action.

Christi Huizenga Renaud and Lynne Marian
Apr 5, 2023Development, Disasters, Leadership

A Witness for the Creator (Part One): Creation Care as Stewardship
Taking care of our planet can be a winsome witness to unbelievers and the next generation of Christians. Here are simple ways to get started.

Christi Huizenga Renaud and Lynne Marian
Mar 31, 2023Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Leadership

5 Ways Churches Can Help Communities Impacted by the Recent Tornado Outbreaks
Churches can play a vital role in helping to heal and rebuild the lives of those affected by the recent tornadoes.

Jamie Aten and Kent Annan
Mar 29, 2023Development, Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Refugees & Immigration

A Year After Invasion, Russia Still Hasn’t Destroyed Ukraine’s Most Precious Asset: Its Families
Russian aggression cannot, and will not, destroy what matters most. It’s time to rally around families.

Heather Dyer
Mar 28, 2023Disasters, Mental Health

How to Talk to Your Kids About the Nashville Elementary School Shooting
Traumatic events can leave children feeling frightened, confused, and insecure. Here are six practical ways (plus a free downloadable e-book) to help.

Jamie Aten and Kent Annan
Mar 13, 2023Disasters, Leadership, Mental Health

Breaking the Fourth Wall: Building Faith and Resilience After Crisis
Identifying with Christ is essential to serving others in an authentic, resilient, and sustained way.

Matt Marietta
Feb 28, 2023Disasters, Interviews, Mental Health, Refugees & Immigration

One Year Later: What Are the Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine?
A Q&A with Medical Teams International President and CEO, Martha Newsome

Jamie Aten and Kent Annan
Feb 24, 2023Development, Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Leadership, Reconciliation

4 Ways Your Church Can Help After the Turkey and Syria Earthquakes
As a Christian community, we have a responsibility to respond with compassion and solidarity to those who have been impacted by the earthquakes.

Jamie Aten and Kent Annan
Feb 7, 2023Devotional, Disasters, Leadership

Coral Reefs, Creation Care, and the Hope of Resurrection
When I consider science and scripture, I unexpectedly find renewed hope in corals' recovery and restoration.

Ciara Reyes-Ton
Jan 17, 2023Development, Disasters, Research

To Whom Much Is Given, Much Will Be Required: On Christians and Climate Change
The data in the new Pew Research Center study on Christians and the environment is conflicting. How can we best respond?

Christi Huizenga Renaud
Jan 12, 2023Development, Devotional, Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Human Trafficking, Leadership, Mental Health, Reconciliation, Refugees & Immigration, Research

The Better Samaritan’s Top Ten Blog Posts of 2022
To celebrate our second anniversary, we're featuring the ten most-read articles from last year.
Jan 5, 2023Disasters, Giving & Philanthropy, Leadership, Research

The Organized Kindness of Strangers: Why We All Rely on It, and Why It's in Danger
As church membership continue to decline, the important charitable work done by congregations is in danger.

Bob Smietana
Dec 19, 2022Development, Disasters

We Dare Not Look Away from the Urgent Situation in Somalia
More than 7 million Somalis need life-saving aid to prevent another famine.

Gwayi Patrick
Oct 19, 2022Development, Disasters

8 Takeaways From the Accord Network’s Conference on Christian Relief and Development
MA in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership students share what inspired and challenged them most during the annual event.

Dena Dyer

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