Doctors Without Borders is reporting a surge in sexual violence impacting migrants traveling from Latin America to the United States as concerns about securing the southern border continue to loom large in American politics.
Many of our societies appear to be moving back into increased lawlessness as models of justice and equity are being undermined by the powerful, allowing corruption to creep back in to the most stable of nations. This is an opportunity for the Church to preserve and shine as salt and light. But, as this pastoral opinion shows us, it will require intentionality, commitment, and sacrifice.
The global pandemic began a decade of tremendous uncertainty, loss, and suffering. It is fruitless to try and fight, control, or ignore grief. Here, we look to Scripture for healthy examples of dealing with the trials of life.
While some parts of the world experience horrific terrorism and abuse of Christians, churches have the opportunity to make the biggest difference for religious freedom in the world today. In this final part of a series on religious freedom, our attention turns to Latin America.
Christians in Western individualistic cultures can learn much from our collectivist culture brothers and sisters. Learning the value of intergenerational engagement is one of those things, as this camping example from Brazil shows.
