Ships are part of YWAM’s story. Today the fleet has grown to twenty eight vessels operating on all oceans and continents.

Albania is expected to start accession talks concerning full EU membershis immediately, while North Macedonia will first need to make changes in the constitution.

Some reformers talked of the Book of Words (the Bible) and the Book of Works (creation), both of which were to be explored to reveal more of God’s glory.. 

Without truth there is no trust, no genuine communication, no real community, no true democracy. Only manipulation.

We can glibly confess that He is Lord of all, but do we really believe it? Can we see God’s hand of common grace at work in the public spheres, outside church circles? 

The ministry of hospitality brings comfort, peace and hope to the heart, mind and soul of those who have been uprooted.

The volunteers who chose to stay in Ukraine encounter lines of grateful survivors anxious not only for food but also for Bibles and prayer. 

The hybrid State of Europe Forum’s theme ‘Seeking shalom’ (Paris), was addressed in three bi-lingual plenary sessions, seekingto ‘understand the times’ and ‘to know what God’s people should do’.

Russian historian Andrey Zubov: “Putin says ‘Russia wants this’ or ‘Russia demands that’. No, it’s Putin and the Kremlin making demands — not Russia or Russians”.

Doubts about the new (proposed) laws which cover talking therapy are being expressed from within LGB (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual) circles themselves.

The biography of Columbanus and Robert Schuman, is a unique contribution filling a major gap in literature on the making of Europe.

The story shows no sign of dying. Even here on the streets of Amsterdam, nativity scenes sprout in unlikely locations.

Sometimes we need to risk sticking our heads out over the parapet to look beyond our own church, organisation, neighbourhood or nation. 

Public theology informs the faith community when moving beyond personal discipleship and church life into the public square.

We need others from different backgrounds to help us think outside our own box. We need to hear what God is doing in other parts of Europe.

Europe 2021 is a document which church and mission leaders everywhere should download and study. It is an evangelical rarity.

Evangelical Christians ought to be the first to be committed to seeking truth, standing for truth and spreading truth.

Britten’s direct inspiration was the regal music called Zadok the Priest and the text is based on the opening chapter of I Kings, verses 39 & 40.

Diversity is something believers can affirm within the boundaries of God’s purposes.

British football was shaped by a movement called ‘Muscular Christianity’ encouraging the game for its social and physical benefits and to win young men for the church.

Hers is a story of sheltering Jews, of imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps, a surprise release and of her worldwide mission to spread a message of forgiveness.

Angela Merkel today is recognised as one of the world’s most successful and trusted political leaders. Why?

Exactly how religion and politics relate remains a subject of muddled thinking in evangelical circles on both sides of the Atlantic.

In his own nation, he remains a prophet without honour. In the English-speaking world, a growing following of students, scholars and pastors are discovering Abraham Kuyper as a man of ideas still vitally relevant for the challenges facing Christians the world over today.

Be alert for new opportunities new challenges bring, trusting in God’s sovereignty.