The evangelical theologian Juan Stam relates an unusual encounter that happened in 2002, in Havana, between a group of Protestant pastors and Fidel Castro.

For years I sat and heard messages that seemed to be targeted at someone else (and often that someone else was not there). What a wasted opportunity.

“Queen of Katwe” is the true story of Phiona Mutesi, an Ugandan girl who became a professional chess player, with the help of a Christian ministry which works with children in Africa.

Here are some favourites that preachers sometimes find themselves repeating.

Evangelist Michael Green talks about the difficulty of preaching about sin in a secularised society. 

Morning always comes. We live in darkness, but we live with hope. And our hope is God Himself.

A controversial amendment to the ‘Loi Sapin II’ was withdrawn this week. “Some ideological groups attempt to reduce the voice of religions in the public space”, explains evangelical representative.

We should take the angst we feel about crowns and rewards and then let that energy drive us into the Bible to explore what God is like. 

John Bunyan’s 15 tips on how to know if you’ve been called to preach.

Is there a Bible school where you could take a single course? Diligently hunt the best books to read, as well as well-informed people to engage with in conversation.

We need to be people who guard hearts in the church environment.  Good music and good preaching is not enough.

We are to forgive first, then either we can bear with, or we need to approach and proactively address the situation.

Too many gospel presentations offer only a ticket to heaven when you die. And too many Christians are walking around with hope of comfort tied exclusively to that end of life anticipation.

Don’t let your homiletical skill get ahead of biblical and theological awareness. People will praise a public speaker, but they need a preacher who is biblically and theologically healthy.

There is “a real appetite for the Bible and for training to communicate it more effectively”, believes Peter Mead.

A closer look at Heinrich Bullinger, Theodore Beza, Thomas Cranmer, William Perkins and Conrad Grebel.

According to a survey in the UK, the majority of Christians wish sermons were shorter. Half of the surveyed feel that “young people are not given enough of a chance to preach in church.”

Ten lessons that Will Graham learned from Ian Paisley's most famous sermon.

Do we give to much importance to emotions in Evangelical praise, preaching and theology?

Thirty-five years after his death, we take a look back at the growing legacy of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.

John Stevens, National Director of FIEC, explained in a FOCL webinar how to deal with Old Testament texts related to violence, in order to answer the apologetic questions that they raise.

“We have the opportunity now to play a key role in ending an institution that for too long has failed to live up to core Christian principles”, thinks Heather Beaudoin.

The heart of Charles Spurgeon's theology summed up in ten points.

Lloyd Jones was persuaded that both theology and passion had to walk hand in hand. A preacher needs both. This, of course, was the primitive biblical pattern.