YouVersion Bible App hits record 798K installations in single day
The YouVersion Bible App saw 798,000 installations on Jan. 5, the largest single day of installs for the phone app in its history.
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To judge or not to judge, now that is a question
Humans have a natural propensity to being judgmental. It is related to the knowledge of good and evil that we acquired. Is there a difference between judging and judgment? Yes there is, and its important that we explore it.
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Theology is the answer, but are we afraid to ask the right questions?
Christians must learn to do theology well in our rapidly changing contexts. Theology is not simply recalling and repeating doctrine or dogma. It is a living context-sensitive way of approaching life’s big questions. We all need to do the hard work of applying our best understanding of God's purposes revealed in the whole of scripture to new contexts in new ways.
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God's intention is for faith and work to mix for kingdom influence
faith-and-work organizations have developed a parallel path alongside the Church, discipling believers to glorify God through their work. However, pastors, church leaders, and denominations have often not been formally engaged. The Church needs a paradigm shift.
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Reminding churches to invest in their missional purpose
What are the chances that churches could devote 50% of their budgets for missions? Some prove that it is possible to grow from giving beyond themselves to see the gospel embedded in places where it currently has little influence.
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Large Christian rally celebrates the beginning of 2025 in the Dominican Republic
On January 1, 2025, New Year's Day, the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, hosted the 61st edition of a rally organized by the La Batalla de la Fe (Battle of Faith) ministry, with over 20,000 attendees.
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2025 Alliance Prayer Week focuses on hope: 'changing perspective away from crises toward Jesus Christ'
By Chris EyteThis year's Alliance Prayer Week revolves around hope and focusing on Jesus Christ, according to the German-speaking evangelical alliances in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Together, they launched a prayer brochure to provide inputs for devotionals during the annual prayer week, held this year from Jan. 12 to 19.
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Reflecting on developments in 2024, Impact France is 'full of hope' for year ahead
By Chris EyteGiving thanks for achievements in 2024, including its involvement in a project seeing a million people pledge to pray for the nation, Impact France is looking ahead at the new year with hope. The mission, based jointly in Paris (France) and Atlanta (USA), mobilizes prayer and facilitates financial giving to French Christian ministries involved in evangelism in France.
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Despite many global issues, Australian Christians more hopeful for the future than non-believers, according to Global Hope Report 2024
By Chris EyteA newly published “Global Hope Report 2024” by international Christian aid agency Tearfund Australia reveals that despite a wide range of issues raising people's anxieties, Australian Christians are overall more hopeful for the future of their country and the wider world compared to their peers living in the country.
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2024’s top stories at Christian Daily International
By CDI StaffThe year 2024 marked the first full year of Christian Daily International’s coverage of events, developments and voices in the global Church. Among the more than 1,000 news articles published this year, here are 12 of the top stories.
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Operation World celebrates 60 years since first edition of prayer guide: 'research that inspires prayer, prayer that changes nations'
By Chris EyteOperation World (OW), dubbed the “definitive volume of prayer information about the world”, celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, 2024. The global editions of the prayer manual that are released every few years have become a familiar resource to inform Christians how to pray for the nations.
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Jordan accelerates preparations for commemoration of 2,000th anniversary of Jesus’ baptism
As Christians worldwide look toward a series of major 2,000-year milestones culminating in 2033, marking the death and Resurrection of Jesus, Jordan is accelerating preparations for the first of them: the 2030 anniversary of Jesus’ baptism at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the UNESCO-recognized site where John baptized Him and Christ’s public ministry began.
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