Chris Eyte

International Correspondent

Chris Eyte serves as International Correspondent for CDI, covering Europe, the United States & Canada, the Caribbean and Oceania. He has worked in journalism and copywriting for some 17 years, mostly for Christian media publications in the UK, the US and Australia. He is an English graduate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was President of the St Andrews Literary Society. In his free time, he enjoys writing devotionals and runs his own blog (hislovefrees.life). Chris has traveled extensively, living briefly in South Africa and Belgium, and now resides in South Wales in the UK with his wife and children.

Articles by Chris Eyte

3 Jul, 2024 08:07 EDT

US & Canada Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

Evangelical groups join UN expert’s damnation of prostitution as a system of violence and exploitation, following gruesome report

By Chris Eyte

Following a United Nations rapporteur's report on the atrocities that accompany prostitution, evangelical groups call on nation states to stop normalizing sex services and instead officially recognise prostitution and its related variations as systematically linked to violence and the exploitation of women and girls. "Prostitution is a system of exploitation and an aggregated form of male violence against women and girls that intersects with other forms of structural discrimination."
3 Jul, 2024 05:07 EDT

Europe Society & Culture

UEFA Euro 24 footballers open up about their faith, "only defining performance is Jesus"

By Chris Eyte

The excitement and furore surrounding the ongoing European Championships, the UEFA Euro 24, is providing a platform for Christian football players to share their testimonies about Jesus Christ. Ruben Vargas, 25, who plays in the midfield position for Switzerland, and also Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, pointed to his faith after his team's victory over Italy in round 16 of the tournament on Saturday (June 29).
2 Jul, 2024 06:07 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture

US State Superintendent orders Bibles to be studied in every Oklahoma classroom due to historical importance

By Chris Eyte

Every school classroom in Oklahoma will teach about the Bible under a new directive by the State’s Superintendent, who pledges that he is ready to fight any legal challenges from opponents against his plan. Walters outlined his reasoning in a video recorded during a State Board of Education meeting, published on X. He said his staff had been looking at the statute and academic standards in Oklahoma, and came to a “crystal clear” conclusion about the importance of the Bible.
1 Jul, 2024 10:07 EDT

Europe Society & Culture

Nine out of ten evangelicals intend to vote in UK election, as Evangelical Alliance encourages prayer

By Chris Eyte

With the U.K.’s General Election taking place on Thursday (July 4), evangelicals are being encouraged to both pray and vote for the future of their nation. Research by the Evangelical Alliance (EA) of the U.K. suggests nine out of ten evangelicals in the country intends to vote.
1 Jul, 2024 08:07 EDT

Middle East Society & Culture

Assyrian military camp recorded in the Bible discovered

By Chris Eyte

Archaeological detective work has seemingly uncovered King Sennacherib's military camp utilized in the siege of Jerusalem in 702BC and mentioned in the first three books of the Bible. Popular Archaeology reported the exciting hilltop site discovery, by independent scholar and writer Stephen Compton, referencing a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Near Eastern Archaeology and revealing the first known discovery of military camps in ancient Assyria.
1 Jul, 2024 06:07 EDT

Europe Society & Culture

‘Hear my cry’: Russia evangelical leader calls for united prayer for peace, ‘Queen Esthers’ to stand up

By Chris Eyte

As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, a leading Russian evangelical leader renews his call for evangelicals globally to join together in praying for peace, even as he admits his struggles with feelings of hopelessness and helplessness amid the unending reports of suffering and death. In an interview with Christian Daily International, Vitaly Vlasenko, a Baptist minister in Moscow and the head of the Russian Evangelical Alliance, opens up about the impact the war has had on evangelicals in the
29 Jun, 2024 08:06 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

Evangelistic booklet for Olympics highlights Eric Liddell who honored God and won gold in Paris 100 years ago

By Chris Eyte

100 years ago, spectators at the Paris Olympics 1924 witnessed a breathtaking sight as Scottish runner Eric Liddell powered down the 400 meters race track and broke both Olympic and world records, leaving the other runners way behind. The centenary of that event in 2024 sees the Olympics return again to Paris this summer, alongside the Paralympics.
28 Jun, 2024 07:06 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

Oxford University Professor John Lennox pledges to mentor next generation of evangelist-apologists in new role

By Chris Eyte

Math academic and apologist Professor John Lennox has set his mind on stepping-up training for the next generation of young Christians called to engage with the world through apologetics. Lennox, 80, known for his public debates with atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Peter Singer and the late Christopher Hitchens - who once conceded defeat after a debate - has recently taken on the mantle of presidency at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA).
27 Jun, 2024 19:06 EDT

Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

Survey shows Swiss evangelical churches have better public image in 2024 than 2016, yet 'not very well known'

By Chris Eyte

Evangelical churches in Switzerland have a better image with the general public and are seen as less moralizing now compared to eight years ago. This according to a survey conducted by the gfs-zürich research institute [sic], which involved market and social researchers contacting both German and French-speaking Swiss adults aged 18-and-above by telephone.
27 Jun, 2024 14:06 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

Gen Z and Gen Alpha open to the gospel, as Franklin Graham tours England and Scotland

By Chris Eyte

Hundreds of people responded to a gospel call by evangelist Franklin Graham, son of the late Billy Graham, at two ‘God Loves You Tour’ events held in the UK. Graham went to the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on June 15 and then the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 22.
26 Jun, 2024 17:06 EDT

US & Canada Society & Culture

Majority of US churchgoers believe public perception of Christians declining, research reveals

By Chris Eyte

Most churchgoers believe that the wider public’s perceptions of Christians in the U.S is declining, according to a major study collecting the views of more than 1,000 American Protestant believers. Lifeway Research released results from the study conducted last September yesterday (June 25), with figures showing that 69 percent of people attending church believe that public perspectives of believers in the U.S. are getting worse.
26 Jun, 2024 12:33 EDT

Europe Religious Freedom

Opposition to Christian conference in Germany slammed

By Chris Eyte

A rights group slammed a Munich official’s opposition to a Christian faith conference in Germany as a “direct attack on religious freedom.”

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