In schools across Northern Ireland, students are finding it more challenging to reveal their Christian faith than their sexual orientation, according to testimony provided during an ongoing inquiry into Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) at Stormont.
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The screen dopamine snare is an epidemic among children who are provided access to smart phones and other portable smart devices. Research suggests numerous negative impacts but it will be some time before we have definitive findings. Much harm could be done in the meantime, however, to children's well-being and to their faith as they enter adulthood. We know enough now to make changes, but will it be too little too late?
It is not unusual to be triggered by an opinion or comments in mainstream or social media that we feel strongly against. The relatively anonymous nature of the internet feeds the urge to respond with a strong corrective. If we think we are representing Christianity well in this way, we do well to pause and think again, informed by these insights from an Evangelical political commentator in the United Kingdom.
Cultural Christians are those who embrace the ethics of Christianity that formed the foundation of Western society, which has brought a great deal of benefit to the world. They are convinced of the Christian message but not committed to the Christian Lord. In his first opinion for Christian Daily International, J.John says that Cultural Christianity provides wonderful opportunities for sharing the gospel.
Reputation is something highly prized by the world and those with a public reputation work hard to protect it. The Lively/Baldoni saga is a case in point. From Hollywood to tribal honor cultures, reputation is highly valued. It is the world's pearl of great price, but Jesus considers us his pearl and sacrificed everything including his reputation to purchase it, setting the bar for his followers to sacrifice similarly so that we may thrive.
The first-ever Global Day of Prayer for Media is being hailed as "a remarkable success" and "a powerful 24-hour live prayer experience" after thousands of Christians around the world engaged in the event on Sunday. More than 2,000 people joined in the live-streamed prayer marathon, logging on from over 25 countries – with the Philippines registering the highest viewership.
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On March 29, Transform Europe Network (TEN) celebrates its diamond anniversary (60 years) of serving God on the continent at a “The Story Continues…” event held from 10am until 4pm in St. Michael’s Centre, Stoke Gifford in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, England. Details here. Before the event, Christian Daily International exclusively interviewed James Vaughton, Chief Executive Officer of TEN, based in the U.K, about the legacy of the “relational” missionary organization and the challenges therein, as
A letter asking the Prime Minister to act to protect freedom of thought and silent prayer has been signed nearly 60,000 times. The letter was launched by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF UK) which is supporting army veteran Adam Smith-Connor who was convicted last week of praying silently within an abortion clinic buffer zone in Bournemouth. He was ordered to pay £9,000 in costs.
There have been calls from evangelicals for the Archbishop of Canterbury to step down after he spoke in support of gay sex. Archbishop Justin Welby told former Labour spokesman Alistair Campbell, in his podcast The Rest is Politics, that his views on sexuality had evolved and that he now believes "that all sexual activity should be within a committed relationship and whether it's straight or gay".
Christian Daily International is pleased to join in praying for Christian professionals working in all forms of media at a first Global Day of Prayer for the Media initiative launching this Sunday, October 27. The event has been organized by the Hollywood Prayer Network in the U.S., Christian Media and Art Australia, the Christian Broadcasting Association of New Zealand and Christians in Media in the U.K.
Russian officials have released a Ukrainian Orthodox priest jailed for 107 days following his conviction on drug charges and a suspended sentence that includes restrictions and monitoring.
Frank Heinrich is stepping down as co-leader of the Evangelische Allianz in Deutschland (Evangelical Alliance in Germany, or EAD) after two and a half years in the role, the national alliance announced following a farewell event Wednesday.
