Richer or Poorer?...

The cover story of Christianity Today this month is about how the prosperity gospel has swept through the churches of Africa. I believe this is fascinating, as it seems to be coinciding with a newfound interest in embracing poverty among American evangelicals. It's ironic that we are beginning to realize how our wealth has blinded us to the plight of the global poor, only to find that the global poor are clinging to a gospel of wealth that we have exported to them.