The UN claims that 12 million girls a year are married off before they turn 18. A 2018 report before the pandemic noted that Africa had one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies in the world before the virus arrived. In Uganda, Covid’s impact has spiked this reality on the impoverished. Victory Care Center in Kabale municipality has documented 2,618 young teens pregnant due … [Read more...] about Covid spikes child marriages and teen pregnancies in Uganda
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor served as a missionary for 18 years in Kenya and as a pastor of a multi-cultural church in Vancouver for 23 years. He is the founder of New Hope Community Services Society and currently works as the academic coordinator between Trinity Western University and Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions in Rwanda. He is the author of 23 books (see some at jackataylor.com). He is also a credentialed marriage coach (1heartcoaching.com). He has been married to Gayle for 48 years.
A taste of heaven: celebrating cultural diversity and spiritual unity
The 20th annual Circle of Nations Day at FFBC (Faith Fellowship Baptist Church) brought friends from at least 50 nations together to celebrate. The flags of 60 nations, representing the usual congregants, paraded around the sanctuary. Songs in French, Korean and Tagalog were featured and congregants then sang Amazing Grace in their own languages. Scripture in Arabic, Farsi, … [Read more...] about A taste of heaven: celebrating cultural diversity and spiritual unity
Personal reflections on Critical Race Theory
Samuel Sey, A Ghanian-Canadian, writes thoughtfully and extensively on issues significant to our culture. He heard the gospel truth at the age of 19 and became a passionate proponent of truth through his blog (Slowtowrite.com). He is concerned that the white church is more concerned about the ideology of Critical Race Theory (CRT) than about actually doing justice to help the … [Read more...] about Personal reflections on Critical Race Theory
How far can we agree with Critical Race Theory?
When anyone advocates against injustice, oppression or evil then followers of Jesus find plenty in Scripture to support this direction. Followers of Critical Race Theory are focused on eliminating oppression as evil. God identifies with the suffering and oppressed and calls us to right the wrongs. He calls us to advocate for the powerless and vulnerable. He calls out states and … [Read more...] about How far can we agree with Critical Race Theory?
Is Critical Race Theory of concern in Canada?
On May 22, the State Senate for Texas passed a bill prohibiting the teaching of a quasi-Marxist ideology in public and open-enrollment charter schools. The prohibition against teaching that one race is inherently superior or that individuals are inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive by virtue of their race or sex seems to be a stab at Critical Race Theory (CRT). Canadian … [Read more...] about Is Critical Race Theory of concern in Canada?