Lord David Alton, a veteran Christian human rights campaigner, has urged European governments to act after a United Nations committee raised concerns about reports of forced abortions and sterilisation of women with disabilities in some European Union member states.
Gone are the days of searching for true wisdom or sidling up to a parent to ask for help. Teens may now inhabit a world where feeling is primary and where, in times of difficulty, they can simply create the remedy with the assistance of artificial companions. If parents do not counteract this, the consequences will be severe.
Parents can too easily experience continual frustration and marital conflict because of their children’s lack of obedience. Homes lack joy. Instead, they are filled with angry voices and aggravated cries, as parents try their best to do a job they have no training for and few (if any) healthy role models.
After a miraculous healing and turning to Jesus, an Indian family has faced persistent persecution. Recently it became so fierce they were forced to flee. Nevertheless, a powerful witness to faith in Christ remains in their village that we pray will one day bear much fruit. Here is their first-hand story.
The suicide rate in the USA among 10-14-year-old children had nearly tripled in the last decade, while the rate for older teens increased by 76%. Children and teens worldwide can experience social isolation, health fears, and the uncertainty all around them, realizing that their parents don’t always know how to deal with difficult circumstances. All these can easily lead to depression. But we can provide real hope by helping them to rest in God.
Dr. James C. Dobson, the influential conservative Christian psychologist, author and broadcaster who founded Focus on the Family and became one of the most prominent evangelical voices in American culture, died Aug. 21 at the age of 89.
It was a moment both powerful and extraordinary: a convicted child killer kneeling in prayer and receiving Holy Communion inside a maximum-security prison in Australia. At his side, almost shoulder to shoulder, stood the father of the children he killed, quietly partaking of the sacrament as well. The two men then recited the Lord’s Prayer together before embracing in the presence of a priest.
Pornography has silently infiltrated the pews of churches worldwide, leaving behind deep scars on individuals, marriages, and ministries. In this second of three articles, Covenant Eyes’ Director of Life Change Education, Sam Black, reflects on the spiritual, relational, and neurological impact of pornography, why it thrives in secrecy, and how accountability can transform lives. He says the conversation must shift from shame and silence to one of healing, discipleship, and hope.
The Solomon Islands Government has begun reviewing its child-marriage law, with plans to consider raising the legal age to 18 — a move welcomed by Christian aid agencies, including World Vision New Zealand, which called the step “thrilling” after years of advocacy.
In an exclusive interview with Christian Daily International, author and recovery educator Sam Black warned that pornography is quietly eroding the spiritual health of congregations worldwide and undermining every ministry in the local church—from children’s programs to marriage counseling.
Filming has begun in London, England, for the much-anticipated adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis, in a Netflix movie written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Gerwig, known for directing the 2023 fantasy comedy “Barbie,” is bringing the Narnia prequel to the big screen, with the movie set for release in late 2026. The film will debut in IMAX theaters for four weeks starting on Thanksgiving Day.
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.
