Headlines
Police help assailants seize Christians’ land in Pakistan
Fulani herdsmen kill 12 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria
Muslim soldiers detain, torture Christians in Sudan
Herdsmen kill at least six Christians in southeast Nigeria
ECWA pastor slain in Kaduna state, Nigeria
Three Christians slain in Benue state, central Nigeria
Pastor in Indonesia accused of blasphemy
Opinion
School education in China: choices among Christian families
Christian school education has a long history in China, going back at least to Robert Morrison’s Anglo-Chinese College in Malacca in 1818. In fact, thirteen of the country’s premier universities were once Christian. That all changed after the current government took power in 1949.
Damaging detachment (by Jay Matenga)
Galatians is widely accepted as Paul’s first epistle. It emerged in response to a radical disruption of the Jewish faith following the resurrection of Jesus. Almost 2,000 years on, we can too easily gloss over the shocking nature of this shift, which became a schism, and then an entirely independent religion with unbroken spiritual roots in the history of Israel and Judaism.
Searching for truth (by Jeff Fountain)
The stubborn myth that science and faith are diametrically opposed gets knocked about in the current exhibition on ‘the creation of science’ in the Catherijne Convent Museum I visited in Utrecht this week. Early scientific instruments, first editions of breakthough publications and arresting art illustrate the essential midwife role of the Christian faith in the evolution of modern science over the past five hundred years.
Regional Highlights
Africa Asia Caribbean Europe Latin America Middle East Oceania US & CanadaAfrica surpasses Middle East as the epicenter of terrorism, according to 2024 global index
Free behind bars: An evangelical prison ministry in Uruguay sees inmates’ transformation in Christ
Korean mission congress: "Is what we convey a gospel polluted by culture or a Biblical gospel?"
Coptic Christians are attacked in two villages in Egypt
Evangelical body publishes resources pack to help Christian voters in upcoming European Parliament elections
Message of global forum recognizes brokenness, points to healing in Christ
Africa's migration trends: an opportunity for the Church
Believer completes three-year journey transcribing the Bible with Chinese brush pen
Facing low birth rates, decline in youth, Korean mission movement strategizes how to raise the next generation of missionaries
Features
Great Commission report executive editor talks methods, findings & his personal hope
[Book review] Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World
[Book review] Telling the truth in China - a book review of Sparks
[Book review] Divided: why we’re living in an age of walls
[Book Review] God Is Not a White Man: and Other Revelations
United Methodist Church drops decades-old ban on ordaining LGBT clergy without debate
“People are living in fear of the future” and “they are thirsty for Jesus”, a conversation about ministering in the Middle East today
UMC moves closer to allowing regions pick own stance on LGBT marriage, ordination
Hundreds of Poles respond to Jesus Christ at Franklin Graham event
Women as agents of transformation in Iran: “They realize their identity in Christ & become fired up for Christ!”
Documentary: Christian students talk self-censorship, death threats & why sharing faith is not optional
On 30th anniversary of genocide, Rwanda's evangelicals envision lasting reconciliation
Africa’s youngest President sworn in, days after leaving prison
Increasing share of young adults say the Bible has transformed their lives: poll
Calls for restraint after Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel; Christians point to underlying spiritual issue
I have seen the raw footage of the October 7 attack - this is what I pray for
Cultivating a spirituality of simplicity
Zelensky’s prayerlist
Only leaders, who first have peace with God, can lead Ghana to experience peace and prosperity
Chinese Pastor John Cao's first-hand testimony upon his release after serving seven years in prison for his faith
How extreme are you? Interpreting the UK's proposed extremism definition