When we look at the brutal, authoritarian regimes which are persecuting Christians today, whether it is ISIL in Iraq, Syria and Libya, or Kim Jong-Un in North Korea, we do not need to fear or lose our confidence.

When I was a teenager in the 1960s I remember the widespread fear that communism would take over the world through the empire of the Soviet Union, which seemed so impregnable in its hostility to Christian faith. Yet in my own lifetime I have witnessed its collapse and disappearance.

God is constantly communicating with us. Are we ready to hear from him in any and every circumstance?

Israeli prime minister pushes plan encouraging Jews to "come home" in wake of deadly attack on Copenhagen synagogue.

In this chapter we find Daniel an old man, probably in his 80s; but we find him as fervent as ever in his commitment to the Lord. What was his secret?

Never-before-showcased clay tablets documenting the first diaspora go on display at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum.

We recently moved house and a couple of apple trees in our garden bore good fruit this year but they had not been pruned for a long time. So a tree surgeon came and cut them right back. He told us that they may well not bear fruit in the next two years; but his pruning will give them 25 more years of fruitfulness. Times of pruning are necessary, but hard.

Are we genuinely interested in seeing the person restored to a correct path, or are we taking the opportunity to put him or her down?

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were delivered from the king’s anger in a miraculous way, as are many Christians today. But thousands each year die for their faith, many more languish in prisons, are tortured, deprived of job and educational opportunities. This world is not worthy of them (Hebrews 11:38).

The Haifa District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment on Sunday, against seven Israeli Arabs, including a lawyer from Nazareth, for their alleged role in attempting to set up a branch of Islamic State in Israel.

Have you asked God which leaders in your country or your continent you should pray for? I am challenging myself as I write these words. The answer we receive may be surprising to us. And do you have confidence that your prayers will make a difference for those leaders?

Sometimes there is something we can do to get out of an uncomfortable situation. But often there is no easy way out, as in the case of, for example, bereavement, financial difficulties or relationship problems. Daniel found himself in precisely one of those no-way-out situations. 

More than 20,000 police officers and other mourners packed Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens for the funeral of NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, killed by a lone gunman with his partner a week ago.

The ‘homely’ ancient rock, discovered in 1993, adds evidence of King David’s existence.

The General Court of the European Union said there is not clear evidence to keep them on the EU's terrorism blacklist

.'We are very positive that these bullae are associated with the Iron Age IIA, which we date to the 10th century BC, and which lends general support to the historical veracity of David and Solomon as recorded in the Hebrew biblical texts.