Christian leaders in the United Kingdom have responded to the resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Starmer announced Monday he is stepping down as prime minister and Labour Party leader. Standing outside 10 Downing Street in London, he recalled leading Labour to a landslide general election victory two years ago — returning the party to power after 14 years of Conservative government.
Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Monday (June 22) killed more than 20 Christians in an attack in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said.
In Myanmar, the Church is often the strongest surviving institution in an isolated community, destroying it weakens not only worship but the community’s capacity to resist the oppressive control of Myanmar's military junta. Christians are often thought of as collateral damage in Myanmar’s civil war, but they are also being targeted.
Through God's providence, the Creator oversees every event in the universe. There is no such thing as real chance; it’s only apparent. We can get caught up trying to force a scientific reading of the Bible that it was not meant to convey. This understanding helps when it comes to our engagement with science and evolutionary findings and theories.
The process of refining should be central to our understanding of how God works in our lives, to mature us into the full and complete standard of Christ, but it can be tempting to resist this precious process. We need to lean into God during our fiery trials, trusting that his purposes will result in a positive transformation.
Unity, one of Christianity’s most beautiful concepts, is one of its most abused. Throughout Church history, unity has been used to silence criticism, suppress prophetic voices, protect institutions, and preserve existing power structures. But that is not the unity Jesus prayed for.
Eight years after 14-year-old Leah Sharibu was kidnapped by Islamic extremists along with 109 others from a girls’ school in Nigeria’s Yobe state on Feb. 19, 2018, she is the only remaining captive.
Jordan's Cabinet on Wednesday (June 17) approved amendments that would allow Christians to bypass mandatory Sharia inheritance rules for the first time, and to legally adopt Christian children.
