The story of the woman with a bleeding ailment encountering Jesus is a lesson to us all. In this gospel narrative, we see Jesus as the one who brings healing in its fullness, not just to our bodies but to our social and eternal well-being also. All it takes is for us to reach out to him in faith.
“God saw it and it was good” should be the starting point for our faith, but too often we begin a couple chapters further on. The Hebrew word for "good" is "tov" and it is a golden thread through the Old Testament that needs to guide our sense of participating with God's purposes for the world: to work all things together for "tov" (Romans 8:28).
The "quiet revival" continues in the United Kingdom, with young and not so young people coming to Jesus in surprising ways. Jo Frost had heard about the phenomenon but had not experienced it herself. A simple prayer to see Jesus moving was answered within weeks.
"Free Church" denominations were once breakaway sects from the mainstream Western Church 500 years ago but they have become the growing mainstream. This established mainstream must learn from their past as indigenous expressions of the Church are rapidly multiplying. It is too easy for established Christians to persecute followers of Jesus who seem to deviate from our norms.
If you have any interest in the well being of the World Christian movement, then it's hard not to care about the 600 million-strong Pentecostal-Charismatic movement. Not only does it constitute a quarter of global Christianity, but in the Global South in particular, mainstream evangelicalism is increasingly adopting a Pentecostal flavor—taking on its practices and ministry ethos. Pentecostals are not simply a part of the story; they are shaping the direction of much of it.
Peace studies students witness locals spitting on a Christian holy site in Jerusalem prompting this response from a respected Christian leader whose family has lived in the city for millennia.
Christians Against Poverty UK has released its 2025 Client Report and declares that there is "no time to lose". The rising cost of living, alongside issues like low incomes and mental health, is fueling a deepening poverty crisis across the UK. But churches can be part of the solution, just as Jolene experienced.
With recent reports celebrating an increase of Gen Z attending churches in the United Kingdom, some Millennials are lamenting the loss of the spotlight to Gen Z. Yet the phenomenon presents a fresh challenge for Millennials to step up into servant leadership.
African farmers work hard to grow whatever the land agrees to yield, while in the Nigerian Plateau Christian farmers face increasing threats from Fulani militias. It is rare that we read from the perspective of a victim of terrorism. This account is both an exception and exceptional. Uren, in her final year of high school, writes with terrifying yet beautiful prose of the death of her siblings and father at the hands of a band of brutal Fulani militias. Read on for a reality check.
We hear a lot of claims these days about "making things great". But what is true greatness? How do we recognize greatness? How will we know when those who promise to "restore greatness" have delivered the goods? What should we be looking for? Jesus shows us the way.
The United Kingdom is fast approaching a tipping point in terms of population diversity, which has influence on church growth and missions. Yet traditional global missions continue to struggle with accepting leadership from the Majority World. And now the question is asked, how influential will be the anti-DEI stance now politically vogue in the United States?
A counselor reflects on her own anxieties in this honest and vulnerable opinion piece. Our lives can be so frantic that we neglect meeting with God for crucial perspective. Only when we do, do we realize how futile are our attempts to fill the void with our busy "doings". The solution to peace and fulfillment is to sit at Jesus' feet.
