A Christian mother and her family are challenging an English judge’s decision to withdraw clinically assisted nutrition and hydration from her 28-year-old son, who has a prolonged disorder of consciousness following a severe brain injury.
After a grueling travel journey we can get to our destination and not actually feel welcome. So it can be with arriving at a church. A sign can welcome people to a building but only people can welcome people into a community. Jesus was extraordinary at making people feel welcome.
The controlled use of fire helped develop our humanity. Gathering around fires for warmth and storytelling, singing, teaching, and spiritual rituals became a metaphor for inspiration, spirit, and knowledge. Fire extended human activity into the night with profound implications for learning, productivity and culture. It is worthy of awe.
When we touch earth, we are touching something deeply ancient, deeply alive. It may seem solid and lifeless, but scoop up a handful of dirt and you have a living substance. And without gravity, nothing would stay in place. Let us not lose the wonder of the free gifts God has given to all the Earth.
One of the saddest things about growing older is not the wrinkles on our faces; it’s the wonder we sometimes lose from our hearts. The same is true the longer we follow Jesus. Familiarity is one of faith’s greatest thieves. For the sake of the gospel and the vitality of our own faith, let us hold on to wonder as we walk in the world that is still full of God.
The Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany said it counted 504 congregations and 40,933 members as of Dec. 31, 2025, and reported a rise in baptisms that it called the clearest change in its recent statistics.
The Rev. Robert Guanco, 41, pastor of Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne, died Friday (Aug. 28) when a sign fell on him and others at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex, England.
A Russian strike on the evening of Friday, Aug. 28, destroyed the warehouse and office used by the humanitarian arm of Ukraine for Christ, a Christian mission that had run the site for four years, the organization said in a statement posted on Facebook.
A man died and at least six others were injured when a sign fell at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex, England, on Friday, and organisers brought the event to a close.
Two U.K. sports governing bodies have changed their eligibility policies to restrict female categories to biological sex, following legal warnings over the inclusion of transgender women.
Two Swiss evangelical bodies have published a joint guide for congregations weighing whether to rent their buildings to international churches, a response to growing demand for worship space and to disputes that have followed some rental arrangements.
Pakistan’s continued access to a lucrative European Union trade preference could be jeopardized if Islamabad fails to demonstrate meaningful progress in protecting human rights, including the rights of religious minorities, the EU ambassador to Pakistan warned.
