Evangelist Franklin Graham opened the European Congress on Evangelism Monday, May 27, with a passionate call for Christians to preach “the whole gospel” without compromise, warning that a secularized and confused world will not be reached by a watered-down message. “These are our orders,” he told 1,000 evangelical leaders from 56 countries. “Let’s preach it with power.”
As demand for formal theological education drops in the West and non-formal theological education demand rises elsewhere, we ask the question, "why study?" This article reaffirms study as part of loving God with all our minds and essential for our ability to apply God's word to our world for the glory of God in Europe and every other context worldwide.
The internet calls January 9 Quitter’s Day—the day most people officially abandon their New Year’s resolutions. It checks out too. Because, for Peter Lynas, by then the gym bag is back in the cupboard, the prayer journal has exactly three heartfelt entries, and his phone reveals that he Googled “Is quitting bad if you had good intentions?”
We live in an era of unprecedented human migration, but other species, especially birds and butterflies, migrate vast distances regularly without hindrance. Whether welcoming humans or non-humans into our contexts, the bible maintains that we are called to create a welcoming home for all.
Jesus Christ, the Light of the world, has already come and the darkness has not overcome him. Likewise, we can bring the light into the darkness of our worlds by the smallest of loving merciful actions if we have Christ in us, the hope of glory. Let us recommit to sharing this light into the new year.
The World Evangelical Alliance issued a statement Saturday, May 17, on its website in response to a whistleblower report recently published by the Christian Council of Korea, WEA’s former national member body.
The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) has issued a public message of congratulations to the Roman Catholic Church following the election of American Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. The congratulatory message published on Tuesday (May 13) extended “respectful congratulations” and called the new 267th Pope’s affiliation with the Order of Saint Augustine, “notable.” Prevost was ordained an Augustinian priest in 1982, marking the first step in his journey to becoming Pope. “Augustine of H
Churches are seeing twice as many people committing to following Jesus Christ compared to five years ago, according to a latest research report called Changing Church just published by the Evangelical Alliance in the U.K. The findings reinforce related research disclosed recently in The Quiet Revival Report by the Bible Society showing young men especially are becoming Christians.
A U.K.-based Christian rights group has accused the Church of England of promoting “woke indoctrination” through newly revised anti-bullying guidance for its schools, drawing sharp criticism for allegedly replacing biblical principles with progressive ideology. The Church, however, defended the guidance as a biblical call to treat all children with dignity and compassion.
For specialists familiar with the Vatican, the election of American Robert Francis Prevost Martinez as the new pope sends clear political and symbolic signals, both within and outside the Catholic world. This was evident in his first speech, when he spoke in Italian and Spanish—eschewing his native language, English—which some viewed as a clear sign of geopolitical distancing. As always, when the Catholic Church renews its leadership, all eyes are on the new figure who emerges.
Fuller Theological Seminary has paid tribute to Leslie C. Allen, a “globally esteemed scholar” of Old Testament studies and former lecturer at London Bible College, who died April 10 in Alhambra, California. He was 89.
More than 73 million abortions were performed worldwide in 2025, making abortion the leading cause of death last year. The figure draws on World Health Organization estimates compiled by the global data-tracking platform Worldometers.
