The world is hurtling toward being ruled once more by mega empires as autocracies reach a global tipping point and take full control. This outcome was not unexpected even though for many it is lamentable. From his European perspective, regular columnist Jeff Fountain provides insights and hope.
Christianity is becoming increasingly and unfortunately polarized. Conservative and progressive perspectives can be harmonized when correctly understood. This is for the benefit of our faith now and in the future. The pastoral perspective in this opinion explains how.
What does it really mean to love God? We often prioritize our love for Jesus yet he is just one of three persons of the Trinity. Loving is not just knowing about someone, it is about acting on our affections towards them. For the follower of Jesus it is about demonstrating our love through obedience to God's revealed will. We do well to remember that in these challenging times.
Every culture and community has unique ways of expressing the connection between God and a creative life. When cultures intersect and collaborate there is an opportunity to enhance each other's reality with faith and creativity expanding our mutual understanding of the world. We need to lean into the power of difference to create a better world.
We are embodied beings and rarely are we satisfied with the bodies we have, especially so for young people in affluent societies. We need to do all we can to care for our bodies as part of our care for all creation, while growing in our understanding of what God says about our physical being.
We have longings and desires, wishes and wants. But in this article Christians are warned not to confuse those desires with the hope that we have in the promises of God.
This opinion highlights insights from Dr. David Wang's work with leaders. His findings point to what he calls intercultural competence, the ability to appreciate, understand, and respect another person's perspective. Read on and learn three principles to enhance your relationships as a leader.
God has mandated his people to be good stewards of creation, to create resources for the good of society, to love God first and then love our neighbor, and to take the gospel to all nations. Businesses run according to biblical principles have potential to achieve all of those outcomes. Here is an introduction to some of those principles.
Some 4,000 attended the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship gathering in London just days following the 2025 Munich Security Council Conference. A resurgent form of conservative Anglo-American Christendom featured center-stage. Netherlands-based New Zealander Jeff Fountain shares concerns about the dangerous geo-political shifts and the religious dimension supporting it for what it means for our near future.
Children around the world experience all kinds of trauma in their contexts, no more so than those in conflict zones. Help children to heal from trauma is a much needed ministry. Specialist care is best but if it is not available here are some basic practices that can be of great benefit.
The US National Prayer Breakfast is a tradition in Washington, D.C. the first Thursday of every year. This year participants from all over the world were encouraged by the call for a revival of religious fervor. It is good and right to pray for our leaders and this opinion provide sound biblical guidance.
The global pandemic began a decade of tremendous uncertainty, loss, and suffering. It is fruitless to try and fight, control, or ignore grief. Here, we look to Scripture for healthy examples of dealing with the trials of life.
