The Radical Experiment

Check out what one church in Birmingham, AL, The Church at Brook Hills, is doing after studying through the book of James:

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
— James 1:27

To look after. To visit with great concern. To take responsibility for care. Religion that God accepts involves radical compassion for those in need.

On Sunday, September 6, 2009, our faith family studied this text and decided we were going to put true religion into practice in a unique way. With all that God has entrusted to our faith family, why could we not raise up individuals and families to provide for all of the foster care and adoption needs in our county?

So that's what we're doing. We're not going to rest content, sitting idly by while children are in need of a home to care and provide for their deepest needs in difficult times, whether that is for a short time or for a lifetime. We long to show God's love in metro Birmingham in a way that not only serves the children around us but ultimately honors the Father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5). We are committing, as a faith family, to care for the children in our community.

Visit the link here to read more about how this church intends to live out God's call from the book of James.