Dr. Brogdon has created a new rescource about human suffering.
“Jesus announced that the Spirit of the Lord was upon him to proclaim good news to the poor (Luke 4:18). Of the four gospel writings in the New Testament, Luke’s gospel gives special attention to the theme of the gospel as “good news to the poor.” Luke’s emphasis has import for millions of Americans facing stifling poverty rooted in centuries of slavery, legal discrimination, militarism, and economic exploitation. The theme of the gospel as good news to the poor has been peripheral in American Christianity besides sporadic movements and exceptional leaders such as the poor people’s campaign under Martin Luther King, Jr. Given widespread poverty among Americans of all hues, the challenge for churches and its leaders will be to interpret the meaning of the gospel as good news to the poor. Until the gospel is interpreted in such a light, sermons, ministries, theologies, and advocacy work will continue to ignore this central and important issue for our churches and communities, which will continue to feed the decline and irrelevance of Christianity in America.”