The federal government can now deport abandoned, abused and neglected children even if they have been granted Special Immigrant Juvenile status. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the change June 6, the same day it went into effect. The action…
How can we love Jesus and let the children of Gaza starve?
I have tattoos — several, in fact. The one on the inside of my left forearm, inked in black and printed in Koine Greek, translated says, “According to Matthew 18:3.” The verse? “Truly I tell you, unless you change and…
House Judiciary Committee wants to impose fees on immigrant children
A congressional committee is contemplating steps to end legal assistance and trafficking protections for unaccompanied immigrant children and enacting oppressive regulations such as charging families $8,500 for the release of a youth from U.S. custody, child advocates warned during an…
Trump making good on Project 2025 goal to abolish Head Start
The Trump administration wants to cut early education opportunities for needy children and make them and their families hungrier and unhealthier in the process, critics charge. According to a draft budget document first reported by the Washington Post, President Donald…
Trump attacks the lawyers defending immigrant children
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order April 1 requiring the Trump administration to resume funding legal services for unaccompanied minors with cases in immigration court. This on-again, off-again drama has taken multiple turns in the past month, including…
Trump pledge to protect kids from trafficking at odds with child immigrant policies
The Trump administration’s efforts to deny legal services to unaccompanied migrant children and to target minors for deportation do not line up with the president’s stated concerns about the trafficking of minors, child protection advocates said during a virtual press…
Why the growth of interracial marriage offers hope for America
According to the latest Gallup Poll, 94% of Americans now approve of interracial marriage. The change since 1967, when Loving v. Virginia made interracial marriage legal, is nothing short of spectacular. American support for abortion access, according to Pew Research,…
Now Trump administration is targeting immigrant children
The Trump administration is once again targeting and isolating children in its anti-immigration campaign, this time seeking to expedite the removal of thousands of unaccompanied children. Reuters and other national news outlets reported Feb. 23 on an internal Immigration and…
A ‘Hallmark Holiday’ might be exactly what we need
I haven’t sent a greeting card in at least a decade. A couple of weeks ago, however, a friend from back home contacted me to ask if I would be willing to help out her neighbor’s child with a class…
Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting – a philosopher shares 3 strategies to help you attain the good life
Imagine it’s Monday morning, too cold and too dark, but once that alarm goes off, you know you’ve got to rally. The kids have to get to school.
ABHMS gets $1.25 million Lilly grant
American Baptist Home Mission Societies has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative. Over five years, grant funds will help ABHMS establish and execute its Nurturing Children Initiative, a…
New book brings Baptist heroes to life for children and youth
The Baptist History and Heritage Society has released an e-book designed to bring 14 of history’s greatest Baptists to life for older children and youth. Portraits of Courage: Stories of Baptist Heroes includes curriculum, discussion points and hands-on activities focused…