A House of New Beginnings
The three-bedroom brick house is just a few hundred feet from the church, and families typically stay from two weeks to three months.
Social Justice
Tis the Season to Fight Sex Trafficking
As we approach the holiday season and the Super Bowl, it’s essential to remember that fight sex trafficking doesn’t take a break.
New Report on the Rise of Persecuted Christians Worldwide and Global Displacement
"The persecution of persecuted Christians worldwide continues to grow around the globe. As Americans, we must decide how we'll respond,” said Ryan Brown, president and CEO of Open Doors US. “Our hope is this report not only provides a call to respond, but also helps inform that response."
The Bible and the Civil Rights Movement
Many scholars describe the civil rights movement as a political movement with religious dressinguseful for the movements purposes but not central to the message. But the work of historian David L. Chappell, based on testimonies by civil rights activists and leaders, contradicts this. Their accounts indicate that it was, for them, primarily a religious event, showing the profound influence of the Bible on the civil rights movement.
Reliable Leadership Facing Ethnic Unity Challenges
For the last four hundred years, racism has been ingrained in the founding and fabric of America. What this means is the gravitational pull of our culture is downward into prejudice, discrimination, and racism, making ethnic unity leadership essential.
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Social Issues
While acknowledging hits to the credibility, reputation and psyche of the church's collective witness, they passionately and practically encourage readers to see this not so much as a problem but an opportunity for the church to understand the times and know what is the best course of action to take (1 Chron. 12:32) in pursuit of systemic transformation for the sake of the gospel.
A Disease of the Human Heart
And there is only one cure. It is not another law, though new ones may be needed; it is not a change in policing, though changes may be needed. Those are band-aids—helpful, perhaps, but band-aids. They do not address the disease.
Show Countercultural Compassion in the World
It’s time we show countercultural compassion to those who don’t agree with us. It’s time we show them that the Word of God is not a weapon we wield against them but rather words that move us to show love and kindness to them.
Falling Forward
Resistance and pushback are needed to shape a better outcome, but too much can be destructive.
Being Fully Myself
The message of assimilation makes me uncomfortable because it requires me to celebrate the loss of other people’s culture, traditions, and languages in order to alleviate the fears that white people, including Christians, might have about a diverse society where their position as power brokers of society may be threatened.
