“It's very difficult to know what to do. This has definitely added to the sense of fear and uncertainty”, Christian organisation in Nepal says. At least 65 people dead and more than 2,000 injured. 

That was the message to the graduating class of New Orleans' Dillard University. “Everything I have is by the grace of God. Understand that. It’s a gift”, he said.

Luther's critique is not confined to his contemporary experience of the Papacy, but draws on historical and theological arguments. 

Country faces the threat of disease and child trafficking. Many Christian churches and organisations helping. Government confirms that more than 7,500 people lost their lives.

In her famous Album “Easter” (1978), she focuses on the figure of Christ. Back then she said that “the myth of Christ is still exciting and stimulating to me”. 

Thirty-nine year old Zivic, working with Athletes for Christ in Nepal: “There is a lot of news coming out but I ask you to pray for the many people who have lost everything.”

Four-months-old Sonit Awal was recued after his father heard him crying. In hospital, the baby was found free of severe injuries. 

Government fears 10,000 have lost their lives. Many still sleep on the streets. Access to rural areas is very difficult.

A 13-year-old boy armed with a crossbow and a machete killed a teacher in Barcelona. Christian educators and psychologists: it is a mistake to look for quick answers.

Number of victims keep rising, 6,500 injured. Country tries to recover from chaos, international help strats coming in. Aftershock on Sunday caused more avalanches.

Alien supercivilizations absent from 100,000 nearby galaxies. The most far-seeing search ever performed for “Dyson spheres” and other artifacts of “astroengineering” comes up empty.

A good part of what we do in front of the mirror and in front of others as well, is to put on makeup and cover-up whatever we’re unable to accept. Something similar happens in our day to day life as well, in front of the mirror of the Word.

His father was a fairly liberal reformed pastor. He spoke of Christ more as an example, than a substitute for sinners.

It is on the cross that the character of Christ reaches its greatest splendour. During the hours of deepest darkness, his words shine like radiant gold.  

Spanish evangelical psychiatrist Pablo Martínez talks about Andreas Lubitz’s behaviour and the mourning of the families.

The piece that doesn’t fit is called God and it gives meaning and perspective to all the other pieces.

In Christianity, accessing a new way of life, the eternal life, implies swapping one type of slavery for another, although these types of slavery are worlds apart in form and intention.

The story of “The Crucible” reveals a dark side to the United States, where many people are still trying to build a New Jerusalem. 

‘Love never ends’ (1 Cor 13:8). Building a kind of love that puts out divorce.

One thing I dislike is how Michelangelo depicts God as leaving man to fend for himself on earth. Once Adam awakens from his drowsy snooze, the Father is hidden behind a reddish veil whereby only His hand can be seen.

On the fourth anniversary of the Fukushima quake-tsunami, there are still many people and places affected.

The fact is that we are essentially consuming experiences and our thirst doesn’t seem to go away, but to increase. 

How do Protestants differ from non-Protestants in their behaviour? Are their communities more democratic, horizontal or concerned by their neighbours? Do they have less corruption and abuse?

Many churches worldwide prayed for the persecuted Church in their Sunday services the 22nd February, following the 21martyrs.com initiative.

In this second article I am focusing on the growth of Pentecostalism and the so called prosperity gospel.