Protestant Christians in Türkiye face opposition, violence
Protestant Christians in Türkiye continued to face opposition for practicing their faith in 2023, according to a rights report.
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A Christian perspective on the Bible, Israel, Christian Zionism, and the myth of holy war
The Hebrew scriptures are easily weaponized when passages are taken out of context of the whole Christian Bible. The advent, death, and resurrection of Jesus changes the entire narrative. Here is an example leveraged by Christian Zionists in favor of Israel's continuing attack on Gaza.
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The Jewish day of Tisha B’Av encourages us to find hope in God through seasons of lament
The Jewish day of Tisha B’Av remains a reminder for everyone that God remains present even in our deepest distress. God never abandons those who trust in him, and our light and momentary troubles are carry the seeds of redemption. Thanks be to God in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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The abuse of unity: a call to truth, justice, and reconciliation in the global Church
Unity, one of Christianity’s most beautiful concepts, is one of its most abused. Throughout Church history, unity has been used to silence criticism, suppress prophetic voices, protect institutions, and preserve existing power structures. But that is not the unity Jesus prayed for.
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Seminary provides practical support for children displaced by war in Lebanon
As Lebanon suffers under yet another war, the campus of a local seminary has become a safe haven for traumatized children; helping them to process their emotions in a healthy way guided by the Bible. Here is a glimpse into the Salt and Light program for children at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Calls for restraint after Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel; Christians point to underlying spiritual issue
By CDI StaffIn the night of Saturday to Sunday local time, Iran launched more than three hundred drones and missiles towards Israel, almost all of which were shot down by air defense systems and aircraft in Israel and Jordan, with support from the U.S. and the U.K.
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Taliban supreme leader vows to stone women to death, promises to bring sharia 'into action'
The Taliban's supreme leader promised in a recent voice message that it will punish adulterous women by stoning them to death in public, declaring that the radical Islamic group is acting in accordance with God while Western officials are of the "devil."
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Women as agents of transformation in Iran: “They realize their identity in Christ and become fired up for Christ!”
By CDI StaffHome to a diverse population of some 84 million people, Iran has often featured in the media as a politically destabilizing force in the region that feeds its proxies and allies in neighboring countries with weapons and financial support, while suppressing dissent at home. There is, however, another story unfolding among the people in the Islamic Republic who have been coming to faith in Jesus Christ in large numbers in recent years, according to reports by different ministries who are active in
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![[Book review] Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World](/media/cache/thumbnail/0/04/466sp_240w_170h_1x_1y.jpg)
[Book review] Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World
This disturbing book is extraordinarily inspiring: within all the painful stories (real stories, full of shame), there’s extraordinary life, hope and redemption.
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“People are living in fear of the future” and “they are thirsty for Jesus”, a conversation about ministering in the Middle East today
By CDI Staff"We've been receiving so many – I can say thousands and thousands – of comments and letters where people express how thirsty and how hungry they are for this Jesus whom we're talking about and for this unconditional love."
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![[Interview] Missions in the digital age: cyber missionaries, attachment theology and why AI does not bring life](/media/cache/thumbnail/0/04/444sp_240w_170h_1x_1y.jpg)
[Interview] Missions in the digital age: cyber missionaries, attachment theology and why AI does not bring life
By CDI StaffWe are there to build relationships. An issue is that so much of what is taking place online tends to be individualist: individual speakers or presenters as representatives of Christianity. But what if we were to come as a group, as a cluster, as a community online, and create a space within spaces rather than trying to create our own space external to these spaces.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham focused on social care over assisted suicide legislation
The new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has indicated that assisted dying legislation should not be debated in Parliament yet, arguing that social care and palliative care need to be “fixed” first.
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