Analogy
When a sick person goes to the doctor, the doctor could make two critical mistakes: treating symptoms instead of the underlying…
Faith
Fikkert
Quote
Give a Man a Fish
McConnell and McKinley, Church in Hard Places (classic development proverb applied)
“If you give a man a fish, not only will he be back the next day looking for more, but you may also have undercut the local fisherman.” The expanded form of the old proverb warns that well-intentioned relief can harm the very systems and people it means to help. Wise compassion asks what builds capacity rather than only what meets the immediate need.
How you’d preach it
Useful for mercy ministry and short-term missions. Relief without development can create dependence.
- Mercy
Mcconnell · Mckinley