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If you listen closely to young people today, you’ll hear a hunger for more than the well-padded lives that marketers, technology and even many churches continually try to sell them. They’ll tell you they long to pursue a calling larger than themselves. They want a vision worthy of sacrifice. It’s the absence of such a [...]
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Christian Giving Trends
Christianity Today carries a fascinating article on giving trends among evangelicals—a theme previously noted on this blog. Along with other highlights, it describes the way that adoption and orphan care have risen dramatically in recent years as a vibrant expression of Christian giving. It’s further confirmation of the expanding response to God’s call to care [...]
What’s Your Red Bus?
Few things are more enlivening than seeing students wake to God’s heart for the orphan. They recognize more than just another great need; rather, they begin to sense how the God of the universe cares deeply for the world’s most destitute, and calls His people to do the same. In that sense of God’s heart [...]
The Strength of the King
I recently finished the book, The Strength of the King, which I read like a devotional each morning for several weeks. Day after day, it drew me into Scripture, reflection and prayer that centered on God’s great love for the lonely, vulnerable and destitute…and His call to the church to reflect that heart in action. [...]
Little Things Anyone Can Do for Foster Youth
This week’s Alliance webinar was one of the very best ever. If you desire to better understand the challenges faced by youth in foster care, as well as little things any person can do that make a huge difference for these young people, you won’t want to miss it. The webinar, “Foster Care Ministry – [...]
Why Justice and Mercy Flow from the Gospel
The theme for Summit VIII (May 3-4 at Saddleback Church) is Justice and Mercy Flow from the Gospel. But why is Gospel the fountainhead of justice and mercy? Why not just “goodwill” or “duty” or “idealism”? On one level, because we’re all made in God’s image, every person holds a certain sense of justice and [...]
The Amazing Opportunity Coming in May
Registration for Summit VIII opened today. Amidst the dizzying pace of life, it suddenly struck me: this conference is going to be amazing. I can hardly wait. Sure, the work of the Alliance is my day job. And I love it. But it is my night job, too—the things I think about when I’m “off.” [...]
A Moving Story in 2 1/2 Minutes
This moving story requires no analysis. Just gratitude to God for working in such remarkable ways—as He so often does through those willing to let the unexpected come.
Art with a Mission II: Peder Eide
This week, we’re highlighting the significance of good art to any movement, and the way artists are using their talent to nurture the Christian orphan care movement. Anyone who’s been to a recent Summit remembers singer-songwriter Peder Eide. Peder’s stage presence (really, his presence anywhere) is alternately deep/sober and vivacious/hilarious. Whether in person conversation or [...]
Art with a Mission
As we’ve explored in the past (more than once), any great movement draws upon good art to nourish, spread and inspire the vision of the cause. It’s great to see the way skilled artists rising to fill this role for the Christian orphan care movement. We’ll highlight several this week. One I’m particularly excited about [...]
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