US & Canada

  • Navigating Canada's adoption system is complicated, Christian think tank's new resource offers help

    By Chris Eyte US & Canada

    More than 30,000 children are currently waiting to be adopted in Canada, according to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada. Yet, public misconceptions, financial hurdles and a complex legal landscape are posing challenges for potential adoptive parents. A new resource seeks to offer help navigating the various systems and access government support, such as tax credits and parental leave, while the efforts to correct common misunderstandings continues.

  • 'Christian nationalism' label emerges from ignorance and intimidation, panelists warn

    By The Christian Post US & Canada

    How should American Christians respond as accusations of "Christian nationalism" increasingly fly toward people of faith who try to participate in politics? During a multi-panel event this week moderated by Christian Post reporter and podcaster Ian Giatti as an extension of CP's "Politics in the Pews" podcast and article series, Lt. Col. Allen West (Ret.), Christians Engaged founder Bunni Pounds and theologian James Spencer, Ph.D., weighed in on the hot-button issue, which they believe to be

  • Outsize number of migrants globally are Christians, with Mexico top country of origin

    By Chris Eyte Latin America US & Canada

    The largest share of migrants worldwide are Christians, the country of origin for the highest number of Christian migrants is Mexico (11.3 Million or 9%), and Christian migrants' destination country of choice is the USA followed by Germany and Russia, according to latest Pew Research Center data, published on August 19. The findings reinforce the importance of migration and diaspora ministry, an issue that will likely get attention at the upcoming Lausanne Congress in Seoul next month.

  • We need to realign our priorities with missio Dei

    By Ken Anderson US & Canada

    Missio Dei is a formal theological term, latin for "God’s mission". The term means just what is says: mission belongs to God. God defines the mission’s purposes and strategies, means and methods, timing and pacing. The mission scope is all encompassing—multi-national, multi-ethnic, multi-resourced. Our participation in God's mission requires that we keep our priorities straight, and Abraham shows us how.

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