We are experiencing ‘the greatest assault on religious freedom’
Brad Dacus, an attorney who founded the Pacific Justice Institute to defend religious liberties and parental rights, discusses the troubles we currently face in America.
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Why keeping siblings together in adoption matters
Please remember that when siblings enter foster care, they are the “family” that the system should work hard to keep connected; all they have is each other. When that tie is broken, they are forever robbed of a life they could share together.
6 ways to avoid worship leader burnout
Burnout in the worship leader community is not unusual. In fact, it’s almost the norm. We need a paradigm shift.
Ask Chuck: Should I participate in Giving Tuesday?
Dear Chuck, my company is encouraging us to participate in Giving Tuesday How can I give more if I m on a limited budget
Why Thanksgiving?
These victims fleeing from religious persecution set out consciously to achieve what President Lincoln would later describe as government “of the people, by the people, for the people.”
3 reminders for cultivating gratitude
It's easy to give thanks for things we perceive as good. But it's not so easy to give thanks for what we perceive as bad. But God, in His sovereign wisdom, works all things together for the good of those who are called according to his purpose.
400 years of Thanksgiving in America
The hymn “We Gather Together” has a later line that observes, “So from the beginning, the fight we were winning, Thou, Lord, wast at our side, all glory be Thine.” Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanking the Dutch for liberty and Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving let’s thank the Dutch, who gave refuge to the Pilgrims before they came to America, and who transmitted their own spirit of liberty to America.
Finding sincere gratitude amid a hard year
The Bible makes it really clear that there is a direct correlation between gratitude and generosity. Before Jesus fed the multitude, he gave thanks for the five loaves of bread and two fish that he had in his possession (John 6:11). He modeled what it looks like to give thanks to the Father and give generously from a place of faith.
Could this be someone’s first Thanksgiving being thankful?
Joseph is like many Los Angeles residents who have never experienced a holiday surrounded by loved ones, with food on the table, or even a roof over their heads. For most, they may even look back at the holidays as a time filled with turmoil or depression.
