The Complexity of Immigration and the Undeserved Grace of the Gospel
As a scared, vulnerable stranger who has endured a horrific journey with hope for a new life in a new country, how would I want to be treated?
As a scared, vulnerable stranger who has endured a horrific journey with hope for a new life in a new country, how would I want to be treated?
The 49th General Assembly was called to order Tuesday evening, June 21. In attendance were 1,634 teaching elders and 751 ruling elders, for a total of 2,385 commissioners. PCA Stated Clerk Bryan Chapell gave his report to the Assembly. Highlights of that report are given below. John Bise, ruling elder from Providence Presbytery, was elected…
Search Scripture for the words “stranger, “alien,” and “sojourner,” and note God’s attitude and commands concerning interaction with them. Invite your congregation to do this with you.
The coalition represents a variety of minorities across the denomination, including Native Americans/First Nations people, African Americans, immigrant professionals, legally present refugees and asylum seekers, and mixed-status families.
When MTW and MNA bring their experiences together, they create a big-picture view of what God is doing. The Holy Spirit then can work in people’s hearts to prompt them to serve.
For centuries, the church has prayed for the nations to come to know Christ. What if the Lord, by bringing the nations to us, is saying, “Here you go. Here’s your opportunity.”?
For Pat Hatch, the journey toward working with refugees began 35 years ago in an unlikely place: Seoul, South Korea