Articles by Harold

Part 3: God as Father of the Fatherless The Bible calls God the father of the fatherless (Psalm 68:5). About forty times, the Old Testament describes orphaned children as fatherless. Perhaps they were called fatherless because the high casualty rates [...]

Sons and Daughters of God Central to our identity as Christians is our claiim to be children of God. He is our Father. We become his daughters. We are reborn as his sons. Yet none of us have a direct [...]

  “Reclaiming our Children's Childhood” Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA Jon Partlow preaches for the Pennyrile Church of Christ in Madisonville, Kentucky. One day, while reading the local paper, he read two unrelated articles about children involved in sexual [...]

  “Baby Pictures  In The Bible” Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA The people of the Old Testament didn’t paint pictures on walls or carve images in stone like the ancient Egyptians or Babylonians, but they did leave snapshots in [...]

  National Day of Prayer Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA The National Day of Prayer for Children among Churches of Christ falls on October 3, 2004. Although such a day may seem more political than biblical, we find rationale [...]

“Meet my foster father, His Royal Highness, the King.” Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA We were at the Memphis City Library. The little boy’s face beamed as he looked up at the businessman who held his hand. “This is [...]

  “Open Our Eyes” Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA An at-risk child plays a key role in Victor Hugo’s, Les Misérables, a story made popular in recent years by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Broadway musical. Fantine, a poverty-stricken [...]

  Orphans by Choice Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA The words used to describe at-risk children provide an insight into the cultures of different times. In an earlier generation, Americans often spoke of “orphans.” That word is used less [...]

“Saying No To Adoption” By Harold Shank, National Spokesperson for CCFSA Many people say “no” to adoption, perhaps not defiantly or thoughtfully but, in terms of the bottom line, their decision is “no.” One of our elders, Dennis Ruch, and [...]

“A Way To Save All The Children” Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA You have seen the startling statistics about children in America: Preteens are the poorest age group in the nation. A child is killed by a gun every [...]

“Back Then I Believed, But Now I Don’t” Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA In the March 1998 issue, Life magazine reported on their visits with 60 kids in six locations around the nation, asking them about God. They chose [...]

    “Poured Out Like Wine” Harold Shank National Spokesperson for CCFSA Stories of service motivate us. Paul aimed to inspire the Philippians to greater commitment when he told how Jesus emptied Himself (Phil. 2:7). He even talked about how [...]