Be Doers of the Word – for a Europe Without Orphans
- Bible Engagement, NEWS
- May 12, 2021
As part of our overarching communication theme of “Bible Engagement” in the first half of 2021, readers of the EEA Newsletter are being presented with a variety of perspectives on the topic in several issues of the EEA Newsletter. We are very pleased that David McLachlan has agreed to answer some of our questions.
READ MOREThe Bible is a Christians guide for a life with God and many of us are reading this book regularly. In his letter, James writes, that we should be doers of the word, not just hearers, or readers (James 1.22-23). The word of the Lord needs to be applied. A few verses further, he says, that true religion is ‘to care for widows and orphans’. For James to be a doer of the word was to reach out to orphaned children and their mothers.
READ MOREPeople who have been exploited often have a complicated relationship with God. If God is powerful, why didn’t He prevent my abuse? Where was God when all of these bad things were happening? There are vulnerable questions, too: how do I talk to God about rape? Does God condemn me for what I have done?
READ MOREBy Ling Lam, Wycliffe Global Alliance Asia-Pacific Area   What do you do when you finally have God’s Word in your own language? You read it.   Not enough? What
READ MOREThe Bible has much to say about family life and parenting – it’s very real about the challenges, and as a parent myself, I’m quite encouraged that the heroes of faith often struggled to parent well. In my role with World Without Orphans, I’ve seen that in some churches, in some cultures providing parents with advice and support is commonplace, while in others, it’s a subject that church leaders wouldn’t dare go near! For many, COVID-19 has changed that, and it’s also provided yet more evidence to global agencies and NGOs just how essential it is to engage with church leaders.
READ MOREAs part of our overarching communication theme “Bible Engagement” in the first half of 2021, readers of the EEA Newsletter are being presented with a variety of perspectives on this topic in several issues of the EEA Newsletter. We are very pleased that Erzsébet Komlósi, Field Development Director for Europe with Scripture Union International, has agreed to answer some of our questions.
READ MOREThe Evangelical Alliance was originally created in London in 1846. A number of founding members were representing European countries. The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) was founded in 1951. The EEA exists to foster unity and evangelical identity and provide a voice and platform to 23 million European evangelical Christians. The mission of the EEA is to CONNECT for com-mon purpose, EQUIP for integral mission and REPRESENT with a united voice. It is a grassroots movement from all Protestant traditions present in 36 European countries. The Brussels office of the EEA promotes active citizenship of its constituency and represents it to the European Institutions. The EEA is part of the World Evangelical Alliance (www.worldea.org)
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