The poor you have with you always, Jesus said. So why would a scientifically trained Christian child development and expert in poverty issues dare to say the church will eradicate extreme poverty in this generation? Is he a crazy heretic? A wishful dreamer? Or is he on to something? Author, speaker and former biomedical scientist, Scott C. Todd, Ph.D., has written Fast Living: How the Church Will End Extreme Poverty (Compassion International, September 2011) to educate readers on how much has already be accomplished in the war against poverty. He?'s also writing to convince readers that the level of extreme poverty can be reduced to zero within the next 25 years.Dr. Todd writes, This generation is the first to look upon the dawn of a staggering possibility. For the first time in human history we are looking at the realistic possibility of ending extreme global poverty. His important book spearheads a dynamic movement of Christians committed to ending extreme poverty. Based on the themes of Isaiah 58, Fast Living presents a theological foundation, hard statistics, and human stories that can motivate a generation of Christians to end extreme global poverty. Scott Todd may be an optimist, but his optimism is backed up by hard facts that reveal how the tyranny of extreme poverty is already being broken: Over the past eight years, the number of kids dying from measles has declined by 78 percent savinghalf a million children every year 22 countries have cut their malaria rate in half! And they did it in only six years. In the 80s, 40,000 children died each day from preventable causes. Now it?'s down to 21,000. The spread of HIV has been curbed by 16 percent globally. In 1981, 52% of the world?'s population lived in extreme poverty (living on less than $1 a day). As of2005 that number is 26%.Dr. Todd puts this final statistic in perspective, We have cut the percentage of people living in extreme poverty in half. And we did it in one generation! He believes that Christians, by God?'s grace and power, will bring an end to extreme poverty in the next twenty-five years. While success rates are positive, many people are overwhelmed by the massive problem that remains. Todd addresses this phenomenon, Many people doubt that the weight can be lifted. Perhaps you doubt it too, thinking it?'s possible in theory, perhaps, but we won t have any success anytime soon. Let me assure youthat it is possible. We even have a plan that will work. But before we can act on that plan, we must first break free from the tyranny of low expectations. I want to lift your expectations of what is possible, of thefuture, yourself, the Church, even your expectations of God.Dr. Todd encourages the Christian Church to take its rightful position in the battle against poverty. By describing how the church is ideally equipped, empowered and positioned to deal a death blow to extreme poverty, he describes a future that is very different from our present. It is a future that will be shaped by sacrifice, commitment, and the heart of God?'s people. Scott Todd personifies the mentality that will make thedifference, I want to look back and see that I temporarily gave up some good things for the sake of the great things. Call it fast living. It?'s time to become good at being hungry. 100% of the proceeds from Fast Living will benefit children in need.

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Book details

• Format Paperback
• Pages203 pages
• LanguageEnglish
• ISBN101936899000
• ISBN139781936899005