Gospel Advanced in Iraq Amid 2019 Tahrir Square Protests
(Christian Aid Mission) — When throngs of Iraqis began converging on Baghdad’s main square in peaceful protest more than a year ago, a highly educated businessman made sure he was there on the first day, Oct. 1, 2019. … The leader
France to Include Religious Views in Police Files of Potential Extremists
(Evangelical Focus) — The government of France will include information about faith and political opinions in the police files of people who could be a threat to national security. The Interior Ministry has issued three decrees that now allow to collect
Field Workers in China Continue to Serve North Korean Christians
Photo Credit: Korea Style/Pixabay North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Despite being the most dangerous country for Christians to live in, North Korea still has tens of thousands Christians (though actual number is impossible to obtain). Some of them remain underground
Two Families Come to Christ in Laos Despite Opposition From Neighbor
Photo Credit: Chris Hilbert/Pixabay (Voice of the Martyrs) — Tensions have deepened in a Khmu village where two families have come to Christ and one lives next door to a high-ranking solider, who despises Christians. Recently, a Christian from another village came
‘Paul and the Gift’ Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving
In an early episode of NBC’s sitcom The Office, corporate America boss-extraordinaire Michael Scott hosts a Secret Santa party for his employees. Each person is supposed to bring a gift of not more than $20 to exchange with another. But
The Majority of American Megachurches Are Now Mul…
American megachurches are more racially and ethnically diverse than ever, according to a new study from sociologists Warren Bird and Scott Thumma. The majority of the country’s roughly 1,750 megachurches are now multiracial (defined as 20 percent or more of
Herman Bavinck’s Balancing Act, and Ours
Who is Herman Bavinck, and why should contemporary Christians care about him? James Eglinton’s penetrating new study, Bavinck: A Critical Biography, goes a long way toward answering these questions. Eglinton, who teaches Reformed theology at the University of Edinburgh, has produced