This edition had the participation of 88 evangelical churches in Catalonia. Well-known Christian singer Kike Pavón attended the event.
All the energy we waste looking outwards should be used more productively looking inwards to check what our failings are and seek to rectify them.
The summer of 2024 has been a unique time, and we thank God for all that he did through this period and also for the fruit he will produce.
At the age of 32, Paris will be the sixth edition in which the Christian swimmer participates. In total she has won 29 medals, 16 of them gold.
The joyful and courageous way in which the German Olympic gold medalist in the shot put has publicly expressed her faith is a lesson for all European Christians.
The greatest sporting competition in the world helps us to reflect on success and failure.
The Christian athlete is the first Dominican to win gold at an Olympic Games. “The power of God is great”, she said after the final.
It is the 6th time she broke her own world record of the 400-meter hurdles. “I have a platform and I want to use it to glorify Him”.
The Australian athlete repeats her triumph in Tokyo 2021. She is very outspoken about her faith:. “My heart for sport is to see revival”.
Trans World Radio features daily one-hour live broadcasts with testimonies of Christian athletes to “convey a message of hope to Arabic-speaking audiences”.
“Jesus invites all of our contemporaries to his table and offers true reconciliation, identity and belonging”, says Erwan Cloarec, president of the CNEF, while acknowledging the “hurt feelings” of many believers.
Gabriel Medina, with the best Olympic shortboard mark (9.90), described what has become a viral image of Paris 2024 using the words of Philippians 4:13.
The South African swimmer wins the 100m breaststroke gold in Paris and shows gratitude to “God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit”.
The ‘Love France’ initiative provides resources to pray for France; the safety and success of the games; the Church and the different evangelistic events in the Olympics.
In Paris, evangelicals are saddened by a gratuitous derision that does not represent the tolerance and diversity of the Olympic Games. Others in Europe point to the Gospels as a reminder that contempt for Christianity has been going on for 2,000 years.
Throughout the centuries, Christianity and the Olympic Games have had an ambivalent relationship. For good reasons. But today Christians have come to see major sports gatherings as God-given opportunities for evangelism.
“We believe the sports activities will provide unparalleled circumstances for evangelism across many cultures”, said Cécile Chan-Janiaud, TWR Director for Digital Media Ministry in Europe .
The French Bible Society launches “More precious than gold”, a special edition of the New Testament that features fifteen testimonies of Christian athletes.
In the 'Olympics' of our spiritual life, materialism stops us from participating and gaining medals.
The French prepare with “anticipation and anxiousness” for Paris 2024. An effort uniting churches and Christian ministries connects with society through sport events, social action, and gospel outreach.
Friendship, faithfulness, forgiveness and acceptance are no more than different faces of true love.
This is third medal of the German athlete. Before the competition, she quoted Proverbs 3:5-6 on her social media.
Great atmosphere in the city of A Coruña, where children, parents and other church members cheered during the 23rd Evangelical Olympiad.
‘Running the Race of Your Life’ retells the victory and testimony a century ago of the Christian athlete. Evangelist J. John hopes to distribute one million copies in Paris 2024.
The 7th edition of the Month of the Bible mobilises over 200 bookshops to “put the Bible in the spotlight” under the theme “When Bible and sport team up”.
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