Asian authorities are forcing Christians to abandon their faith to obtain humanitarian aid
According to numerous international reports, authorities in Southeast Asian countries have ordered Christians to renounce their faith in order not to lose emergency aid during the current pandemic.Countries such as Bangladesh, India, Sudan and Malaysia are the most affected.Jan Vermeer,
J.I. Packer Was the Robin Hood of Evangelicalism
J. I. Packer was my teacher at Regent College when I was a young graduate student. Some years later, he became my colleague and next-door neighbor in the hallways at the college and a fellow church member at St. John’s
False Report Against Pastor Draws Police Investigation Into Church in India
Photo Credit: Artem Beliaikin/Pexels ANDHRA PRADESH (International Christian Concern) – On July 5, an unidentified man, believed to be a Hindu nationalist, filed a false police report against a pastor in Andhra Pradesh alleging forcible conversion activities. The accusation was made
Through the Eyes of a Woman: What I’ve Learned Over the Past 15 Years on Gender, Leadership, and the Church, Part 1 | The Exchange
I remember the conversation like it was yesterday. I was two weeks into my new job working at an evangelical organization and I was sitting down with my boss. Up to this point, my background was in the secular marketplace—I was
Pastor in India’s Karnataka State Forced to Vacate Home After Conversion Accusation
(Voice of the Martyrs) — An independent church pastor in India’s Karnataka state has been told to vacate his rented home, which was being used for worship gatherings. The pastor has to leave the house because radical Hindu nationalists have
From N.T. Wright to J.D. Greear: How J.I. Packer Shaped My Faith and Work
On July 17, J. I. Packer passed away at the age of 93. He was “one of the most famous and influential evangelical leaders of our time,” according to Leland Ryken, professor emeritus of English at Wheaton College and author