Adults pose naked in front of minors for a popular TV programme in Denmark. Mikael Arendt Laursen of the organisation “Church and Media” shares his impressions from a Christian perspective.
We are not free to maximise our own pleasure and happiness at the expense of others; such thinking comes not from Genesis 1 but Genesis 3 – it arose from the Fall. Much of the resistance to the reform of capitalism comes from a faulty anthropology.
Happiness is so simple to find: you just need to pay attention to what God says.
In modern times they have been used therapeutically in very small doses to treat insomnia, rheumatic pain and gout. However, it is a very poisonous plant - an overdose can cause tachycardia, delirium and even death.
A request to reopen places of worship was recently rejected without a justification. The Algerian Protestant Church (EPA) invites Christians worldwide “to join us to pray for Algeria”.
The smaller number create groups that have a higher level of sharing and intimacy, this is seen in the Bible discussions, but also in the conversation afterwards.
The online ministry of pastor José Manuel Sierra’s church in Tenerife grew exponentially as the pandemic hit Spain. “Some have converted while watching the worship services, they have lots of questions”.
“She was apparently killed by the Islamist terrorist organization JNIM", Swiss authorities said in a statement. Beatrice Stöckli had already been abducted and released in 2012.
A bit of ‘hygge’ might come in handy for us all… especially for parents of children with special or additional needs.
On the 500th anniversary of his birth, Andalusian evangelicals and authorities “remember, not only Casiodoro de Reina, but all those who contributed to have the Bible in Spanish”.
“Marchons Enfants!” called to stop a law that, they believe, threatens the dignity and rights of children.
An anonymous online survey is launched in Spain “to get an overview of pornography use within the church and to develop support resources adapted to the needs that may arise”.
When challenging circumstances come, we see how believers find themselves in unique situations to speak of Jesus.
Two former students of Fuller Theological Seminary had sued the institution for violating the LGBT anti-discrimination law. The school has a sexual standards policy that all students have to follow.
Hindu extremists falsely accuse a pastor and four other Christians of eating cow beef.
The complementary and transforming ministry of ‘fresh expressions’. An article by Michael Moynagh.
German author Michael Sommer launches "The Bible to go", a YouTube series to “re-enact the Bible with Playmobil characters”, with the support and theological advice of the EKD.
The future both of Germany and of the EU has no guarantee without a restored transatlantic relationship of trust and cooperation.
The government may present a law that sanctions the owner of the premises “where prostitution is practised”. Spain is one of the countries with the highest figures of sex trafficking.
If we turn back, we will never be anything, neither will we help others, much less serve God.
Consistently choosing to obey God in the small things prepares us to choose his way in the vital decisions of life.
An EU report denounces that “Romani people are subject to persistent antigypsyism, a specific form of racism”. The Roma community asks Europe to “take concrete measures”.
Mercy is more than offering forgiveness, it includes loving-kindness, pity for those who are suffering and being gracious.
Muslim mobs attacked a Christian area of Lahore, Pakistan after false the blasphemy allegation in March 2013.
Late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women who worked in a spa he owned.
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