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Published in Christianity Today, March 3, 2026 What is God’s heart? What does he value? What relative importance does he place on the different facets of our flourishing? He certainly
A year ago this week on election day, Christianity Today ran the following article that my British political scientist friend and colleague Matt Beech and I wrote on trying to
Bruce Wydick and Nolan Sherwood, University of San Francisco An online tour of prominent impact investing firms reveals some truly spectacular websites with truly spectacular claims. Beautiful infographics herald transformative
by Bruce Wydick and Jeff Bloem We’re approaching an exciting new era in the relationship between development practitioners and development researchers. After decades of academic paternalism, market fundamentalism, and the
Why should a development NGO invest in the modern tools of impact evaluation? I’ve met with many Christian development NGOs who are eager to understand the real effects of their
A number of years ago on a flight from SFO to the East Coast I was seated next to a guy who told me he was returning home after doing
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics was given to David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens for their work in using observational data and natural experiments to help us understand
One of the most popular schools of thought in global ethics today is a movement called Effective Altruism. Founded on the work of Princeton philosopher Peter Singer, it draws heavily
David Levine and Bruce Wydick Americans—and the world—should cheer the government’s news Friday to lift the pause on the distribution of the Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The decision will
(Written for Christianity Today’s Better Samaritan Blog 1/15/21, click here for link to CT’s online post.) What is the role of hope in escaping poverty? A quick glance at the
by Bruce Wydick and Kent Annan, appearing in Christianity Today online 10/23/20 Particularly in this time of global pandemic, we want to know how to care for our local and
This blog appeared as a guest post earlier this month for reopeningthechurch.com, sponsored by the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College and National Association of Evangelicals. Like many churches, the