A Northern Ireland court on Thursday (May 7) fined a retired Baptist pastor for preaching at a worship service near an abortion clinic, a move the minister called a “dark day for Christian freedom.”
Mother’s Day is a beautiful pause in the calendar when we celebrate one of the clearest reflections of divine love on earth—a love that is enduring, sacrificial, and generous. This Mother's Day let us honor the courageous women who stand faithfully in support of their children.
Hungarians celebrating a change in government last week reminds us that freedom can be recovered through democratic means and that illiberal systems are reversible and autocratic leaders are removable. Yet for followers of Jesus our hope is not in political change. Freedom is an inner reality that we must cultivate.
Islam and Christianity share more common ground than you might expect, but their answers to the deepest question about human value diverge in ways that matter. Living as neighbors provides a great opportunity to share about God's sacrificial love in relation to the dignity that God has given all human beings.
Celebration of the UK's "Quiet Revival" may have suddenly gone quiet but the experience has left the Evangelical Church with valuable lessons to learn—no more so than to be cautious of confirmation bias (believing something is true because you want it to be so). We do well to ensure that what we are celebrating is verifiably accurate.
The International Federation of Journalists warned of worsening conditions for media workers worldwide as the global community marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3, citing increased violence, surveillance and technological threats that it says are undermining the public’s access to reliable information.
The Church of the Nazarene has launched a new church planting and theological education strategy for the island of Ireland, aiming to strengthen ministry efforts across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The Liberal Democrat party in the United Kingdom this month agreed to pay damages of at least £250,000 ($337,250) to former BBC journalist David Campanale for unlawful discrimination against him for his Christian beliefs.
A church in England will launch an appeal on Friday (May 1) after authorities issued a ban to the entire congregation on preaching in a city center.
A Christian refugee resettlement expert has criticized a recent BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims in the United Kingdom, arguing that the report failed to provide sufficient context about people with legitimate protection needs.
A new global study by the Pew Research Center reports that Catholicism has experienced net losses through religious switching in nearly every country surveyed, while Protestantism has recorded gains in several regions, particularly in Latin America.
Moms need to know they’re cared for. They need relationships they can trust, and advice they can use. When moms thrive, children thrive—and the church thrives. Churches as healthy growing communities represent the Body of Christ's most ancient mission: life together, in love.
