“Pray that what is really in the hearts of the individual candidates is revealed”, says Oliver Stozek, leader of the Austrian Evangelical Alliance.

The Bible is ultimately about God, it presents itself with characters on the page, and it was written to real people in real situations. 

It is critical that we keep clear the ultimate purpose of Scripture, to reveal the living God, his heart, his plan, his Son.

While some are stronger on the “back then” nature of the text, others are too quick to rush to a “for today” impact. Good Bible handling requires both mindset.

What does the text say?  What does the text mean?  What should the text stir?  This is the Bible study process.

The problem of modern slavery was made visible in Bournemouth, Stuttgart, Valencia, Bern, Innsbruck, Sofia, Copenhagen, and dozens of other cities.

The last time I preached the whole Bible in a single message, what text proved pivotal?  It came from Leviticus.  

Evangelist Franklin Graham was the speaker in the 3 cities. “We are overwhelmed by the engagement of UK churches to help with the follow up”, organisers said.

The tour had been forced to reschedule back in 2020 after mounting opposition, followed by the pandemic.

Persist in everything that God has taught you throughout the years, as there is still so much to discover ahead of us.

“Those seeking refuge need to be included in community life so that love, not fear, will win”, says Welcome Churches. Anglicans deny correlation between conversions and asylum applications.

The U.S. Agency for International Development sent a letter to UN Secretary General, asking “to drop the provision of abortion as a priority to respond to the pandemic”.

The Liverpool FC player was baptised by his teammate Alisson Becker. Half a million react to the video posted on Instagram: “I give you my failures and I will give you my victories as well”.

The Brazilian FC Liverpool goalkeeper won the Yachine Trophy, as the best goalie of the year. “God is good”, he posted on Instagram with a photo with the award.

The German manager of Liverpool FC: “To be a believer, but not to want to talk about it - I do not know how it would work!”

Here is where it gets interesting: they marry. And have kids. And Tim’s father dies.

The 23-month toddler passed away on early Saturday morning. Father Tom Evans: “Together we recognise the strains recent events have put upon us all”.

The U2 singer talks about the Psalms in the Bible, music and life in a Fuller seminary video series. Artists “please God being brutally honest”, he says.

There is a danger that we can all fall into - to do things only for others to admire us.

Experienced Christian leaders will lead free online sessions on topics like discipleship, science or reliability of the Bible. The Forum of Christian Leaders hopes many will “join the global conversation”.

The whys and wherefores don’t matter, I just need God

Should we talk about the ‘Protestant Reformation’ or the ‘Protestant Reformations’?

A closer look at Philip Melanchthon, Matthias Flacius, Martin Bucer, John Knox and William Farel.

Before a what, there has always been a who. As the author of all creation, the Bible insists, God is the only legitimate object of our gratitude for existence.

They had been abducted by the Libyan branch of Islamic State in two different incidents in December and January. Egypt's military reacted by attacking Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday.