“The state of orphans and vulnerable children was improving for decades, then suddenly one crisis hit after another,” says Karmen Friesen, principal coordinator of World Without Orphans (WWO), a global movement that seeks to mobilize the Church to respond to the needs of vulnerable children in every nation.
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Christianity is becoming increasingly and unfortunately polarized. Conservative and progressive perspectives can be harmonized when correctly understood. This is for the benefit of our faith now and in the future. The pastoral perspective in this opinion explains how.
Mothers experience a great deal of change when first becoming a parent. This time in a family's life can provide an open door for exploring spirituality and finding faith within a mothers group. The rest of the family is likely to follow.
Thinking your personality and talents are fixed can inhibit your potential. Willingness to learn something new can lead to great growth but it is not unlimited. God invites us to live with sober judgment towards maturity in Christ.
Mission is an English word that has morphed far beyond its Latin roots. As it transformed it embraced colonial expansionist meaning along the way. It is time Protestants return it to its original usage and pursue God's wider purpose instead.
