Bans on Baptist churches surge in Russia
Russian courts intensified civil bans on Baptist churches for meeting without state permission in the past year, according to rights group Forum 18.
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The grace-filled significance of Lent
Lent can sound sombre, restrictive, even joyless. And yet, year after year, I return to it with fresh gratitude. Lent is God, in his kindness, giving us time. Lent can sound sombre, restrictive, even joyless. And yet, year after year, I return to it with fresh gratitude. Lent is God, in his kindness, giving us time. Here are four reasons why it remains one of the most life-giving seasons of the Christian year.
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Spiritual practices are leading people to Jesus
Helping people explore things like fasting, gratitude, and silence is an evangelistic opportunity we often overlook. As Lent approaches for 2026, here's some fresh thinking about how this can be a prime evangelistic opportunity for the Church.
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What is real love actually
Valentine’s Day arrives every year with remarkable self-confidence. It assumes love should be obvious, effortless, and permanently exciting. Real love, actually, is nothing like that.
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What is the bigger threat to Europe: migration or nationalism?
Loud voices still proclaim that Europe’s decline is demographic and religious, driven by migration and the erosion of a once-Christian civilization. But the evidence simply does not support this narrative. Secularism and nationalism pose the far greater threat. The Church must stand against it and seek the common good of all.
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Mission to Seafarers prepares global outreach to bring Christmas cheer to sailors far from home
By Chris EyteThe Mission to Seafarers (MtS) is preparing major outreach efforts to support sailors spending Christmas far from home. Founded in 1856, the Christian welfare charity provides practical, emotional, and spiritual care to maritime workers. More than 1.89 million seafarers transport 90 percent of the world’s trade, often enduring long months away from family.
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Construction begins for U.K.’s Eternal Wall of Answered prayer
By Chris EyteConstruction to build a monument claimed to be the largest Christian landmark in the U.K. — the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer — is going ahead this week. The Eternal Wall design is a giant white infinity ribbon loop known as a Möbius strip, comprised of a million bricks. It has neither a beginning or end and reaches 51.5 meters [169 feet] upwards into the sky, with a diameter of 80 meters [262 feet].
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Christian leaders call for prayer after mass train stabbing in UK
By Chris EyteChristian leaders in the United Kingdom have called for prayer after a knife attack left 11 people injured aboard a moving train in England on Saturday evening, Nov. 1.
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WEA advocacy team urges ‘faithful presence’ as ‘ambassadors of hope’ at the United Nations
By CDI StaffThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) advocacy team serving at the United Nations urged national alliances to represent Christ with courage, humility, and hope in global policymaking spaces during a panel discussion Wednesday morning at the WEA General Assembly in Seoul.
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'How blessed is the finger that sends Good News': A vision for digital evangelism highlighted at WEA General Assembly
By CDI StaffIn the third panel session on Monday morning at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, Lord Robert Edmiston and Lady Tracie Edmiston of Christian Vision (CV) shared how their global ministry is using technology to accelerate evangelism and empower believers worldwide.
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UK twin footballers score for Tearfund
By Chris EyteTeenage twin girl footballers in England who are dedicated members of their local church have created a novel method for raising awareness of international Christian aid agency Tearfund. Lily and Bella Wharin, 16, who live near Bristol recently signed to South West Women's League Premier Division team, Frampton Rangers Ladies Football Club. Player sponsorship means that whenever Lily or Bella score a goal, or are named player of the match, Tearfund is mentioned on the team’s social media feeds.
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Benefitting from God's perfect work of patience
In the 1970s Stanford Experiment, children were driven by tangible, temporal reward if they waited before taking a marshmallow. In real life, for the believer, patience is attached to spiritual and eternal hope and truth, even when the waiting is hard. Patience is a work God does rather than a virtue we must apply.
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