Eight-year-old Will Lewis wanted to do something special to help the people who lost their homes, pets and schools due to the hurricanes that raged through the Gulf Coast of the United States and the Caribbean islands in August and September.
"I said, 'Is that true? You’re telling people that?!'”
Hurricane Florence is shaping up to be a stronger hurricane than originally anticipated. And with the panic that comes before a big storm is the misinformation about what to do with pets during a disaster.For starters, don’t leave them behind. Even outdoor animals cannot survive a storm surge or damaging winds. At the very least, move [...]
Over one in three women and nearly one in four men have experienced sexual assault at some point in their lives, according to the CDC, and about one in four girls and one in 13 boys experience sexual abuse at some point in childhood. The statistics are staggering, but we may feel paralyzed by our inexperience and unfamiliarity with the topic.
Read through this list and ask the Holy Spirit to work in your heart in each of these ways.
"Help your people to see beyond a budget to the difference their giving is making in a life."
It's important to keep your members excited about online giving which is why timing is everything when it comes to giving their tithes and offering.
The rescued victims of organized animal fighting have suffered enough – they shouldn’t be victimized again by the red tape of the federal forfeiture system.
I write this letter with an aching heart. I have heard the pain in the voices of so many of you, wondering if it is time to “shake the dust off” and leave your local church. As your bishop, I cannot ask you to stay in a place where your soul cannot be at rest. However, I will share with you why I, a
If you stocked up on food in preparation for the hurricanes and didn’t use them, those extra items could be a huge help to pantries.
When a disaster strikes, people everywhere often are inspired to spring into action. But donating good or services rarely is a good idea, experts say, and even cash donations could be better targeted.
Whether from floods or fires or climate change-induced natural disasters, when roads collapse and interstate commerce grinds to a halt, we…
Victims’ advocates caution institutions against plans to “restore” fallen leaders.
How can we begin to explain the Trinity to young children? Jimmy Akin shows us how to make the mystery more accessible while avoiding subtle errors.
Of all the people on earth who should be able to relate to and care for strangers, it ought to be Christians. When you really think about it, the entire story of God’s people is a story of outsider…
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is urging pet owners to include their pets in their hurricane preparedness plans.
You can help stop human trafficking with ZOE International. All you have to do is give up your favorite Starbucks drink or fast food meal one day a week. You...
EVERETT — Harper is a dainty blonde with a heart for service — and chew toys.
Recently, I was asked this question, “Who does your church’s heart break for?” While I think most Christians would say that our hearts break for the poor and the hungry and the si…
In the days following Hurricane Dorian, several shelters in the U.S. have taken in hundreds of evacuated animals from impacted communities in the Bahamas. But before you decide to do a good deed and adopt one of these pets (or six of them), it’s important to understand what exactly you’re getting yourself into, particularly if you happen to be a first-time pet owner.
As we draw near the halfway mark of Lent, it would behoove us to reflect upon which gods we are honoring, admiring and loving more than God who gave us life. And then to show them the door.