If churches engage in a billboard campaign, it's usually evangelistic. But signs rented by Antioch Bible Church in the Seattle suburb of Redmond ask, "Are adoption agencies in it for love or money?" Pastor Ken Hutcherson (a former Seahawks linebacker) is particularly upset that some agencies often charge different fees based on the race of the child. "The most discriminated-against couples in America today are white couples trying to adopt white children," Hutcherson, who is black, told The Seattle Times. His church runs Antioch Adoptions, which has placed 40 children during the last year one-third to families in the congregation. The families pay nothing, and costs (less than $2,500 each) are paid by donors.
While we pray for peace, we need moral clarity about this war.
We’ve got little information on Jesus’ appearance and personality. But that’s the way God designed it.españolFrançais
Eastern Orthodox poet Scott Cairns reflects on his new collection, his journey of faith, and poetry’s capacity to apprehend inexhaustible realities.
