Trizenia September is the first woman to serve as director on a GBA vessel. She prefers to not dwell on that but instead on that our realities do not define who we are and we need to build resilience. She says, being faithful in following Jesus with our whole heart and serving God well is every Christian's responsibility.
We need churches that take seriously the responsibility to prepare people for the reality of life outside the sanctuary. Jesus said we should love God first, then our neighbor. When that order is softened or reversed, the result is a version of Christianity that feels compassionate but lacks depth and is ultimately diluted.
Hungarians celebrating a change in government last week reminds us that freedom can be recovered through democratic means and that illiberal systems are reversible and autocratic leaders are removable. Yet for followers of Jesus our hope is not in political change. Freedom is an inner reality that we must cultivate.
After failing in a start-up business a Singaporean engineer is met by the Lord who gives strength to eagles and finds new confidence to pursue God's purpose for his life, his family, and those he works with; eventually investing back into God's purposes for the world.
Following the GenZ protests of 2025, the test of a new Nepali government is whether it will resist the growing influence of Hindu nationalism, which has increasingly targeted the country’s small (2%) Christian minority.
Generative artificial intelligence is here, shaping belief and providing advice. Synthetic content is flooding social media. Churches need shepherds able to navigate the new complexity well and guide others through the new territory and its tools with great discernment and faithfulness to God.
Exposed to unrestricted social media, our children can become paralyzed by their fear of all kinds of conflict, and as parents, we can become paralyzed in our own fear of guiding them toward peace. To combat false information, we need to teach our children the skills of critical thinking and media literacy.
Islam and Christianity share more common ground than you might expect, but their answers to the deepest question about human value diverge in ways that matter. Living as neighbors provides a great opportunity to share about God's sacrificial love in relation to the dignity that God has given all human beings.
"Disability isn’t what someone lacks, it’s whether the world makes room for them.” Imagine what it would take in your organization for you to work alongside someone with a disability. Imagine what they might have to overcome in order to thrive. Imagine what they might offer. Reflecting on this has the power to change lives.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s culture wars have morphed from rhetoric into policy and an emboldened ecosystem of vigilantes and ideological enforcers has emerged alongside the state, advancing a vision of an uncompromisingly Hindu India. This presents a growing threat to democracy, religious liberty, and especially a minority Christian population.
For all the fears and frenzy around the emergence of generative AI, best selling author Jerry B. Jenkins maintains that "technology... can’t write from conviction, from the overflow of the passions of the heart." While generative AI is a powerful research tool on their devices, there will always be a place for skilled inspired writers.
In the midst of crisis, when powerful people play war games and masses suffer because of it, it is easy to feel impotent, a victim of circumstance. But there is hope. We need to look for, and recount, alternate stories that evidence hope. The quiet, "widows mite", stories of faithfulness and breakthrough in ordinary everyday living are needed, especially now.
