What is the biblical response to refugees?
(God) defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. — Deuteronomy 10:18 (NIV) Refugees. That word causes arguments, stirs feelings of hopelessness, and makes people uncomfortable. The...
3 ways to be a neighbor to refugees
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a beautiful picture of what it means to be a neighbor. Jesus shows us that instead of asking if someone is our neighbor, we ought to ask how we can be neighbors to hurting people. Technology has expanded our ability to be a...
The Good Samaritan and the global refugee crisis
“‘Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among robbers?’ He said, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’ And Jesus said, ‘You go, and do likewise.’” — Luke 10:36-37 (ESV) We tend to think of our neighbor as the person who lives next...
Urgent: Maria pummels Puerto Rico
One to four months — that’s how long Puerto Ricans are preparing to live without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Maria. With screeching 150 mph winds, Maria is the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in almost a century. And debris left by Hurricane Irma could...
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