“Trump’s time in the White House has impacted many, reaching far beyond the shores of the US”, writes Gavin Calver of the Evangelical Alliance United Kingdom.

“No one should wish to die due to lack of palliative care”, Spanish health workers say, while they denounce their “defencelessness”.

A focus on generating leaders of character without the safeguards of accountability will fail.

The perspective of Sarah Breuel (IFES Europe), a Brazilian Christian worker in Italy.

Traditionalist Catholics in San Cristobal (Mexico) destroyed the houses of 5 evangelical families and arrested two believers.

Whether Covid-19 will lead to a resurgence of faith in Europe will be seen in years to come but, for now, it has forced churches to innovate in their responses to grief and death and share the hope in Christ beyond the walls of the church.

Without commitment, you can't grow in any area, be it sport, work, or relationships, much less in your spiritual life.

From an historical perspective, Christianity is not a European religion. In fact, it was not even a primarily European religion until the end of the first millennium.

A Korean Christian and three nationals have been accused of fraudulent conversion attempts while distributing food to people in need.

A new law aims to control the teaching of radical Islamic groups but evangelicals say it “will have negative consequences for many religious groups”.

Many children with additional needs can struggle with unpredictability and uncertainty, so try to keep a rhythm each day that they can get used to.

As we start a new year that we know won’t be simple, what should we pray about, specifically related to preaching?

The Caffè Biblico, served online on Youtube, “has helped us to continue sharing a fresh message every day when we could not meet”, Italian pastors say.

About 12 cases of Covid-19 were detected, including the centre's medical doctor. “We have been extremely careful, but the circumstances are what they are”.

“We thought Covid-19 was going to minimize the effect of persecution, but it has been the opposite. Persecution has increased”, says the director of Open Doors Spain. The organisation releases its annual World Watch List.

According to a Pew Research survey, young people tend to trust in others less. Italy has the highest rate of mistrust and Denmark the lowest.

In a year shaped by the pandemic, our daily news website continued to offer cultural analysis from a Biblical perspective. Visits grew 22% as people from all over the world accessed Evangelical Focus contents.

New elections are due to be held on 23 March. “It is not so much a division over political ideologies but a referendum on Netanyahu's leadership”, Israeli evangelicals say.

“Philosophical and religious convictions” will be described in records of thousands of people who are seen as a threat to the state. Evangelicals worried about the “fragility” of fundamental rights.

I said: Jesus! / and my eyes were streams / and my hands were palms.

“Christ, Mary and Spain – Get out, Protestant and Lutheran rats”, read one of the signs hanging on the windows of an evangelical church in Santander. The bishop of Cantabria and several parties expressed their condemnation.

Having the right to free speech does not mean you can use it without responsibility.

You never forget what you learned as a child.

Around 40 officials interrupted a Bible study and confiscated religious material. The pastor remains in administrative detention.

The European evangelicals and churches are called to pray and to engage with the Bible from 10 to 17 January.