Beginning in the USA and expanding then to Europe, we witness the rise of a rampant individualism where “my rights” are the primary interest.
To speak evil of others is the sport practised by 99% of cowards, those who are afraid to solve their own problems face to face.
The Roldan Camacho are a Spanish couple with deafness. They tell us how the whole family experiences everyday life through sign language. A video report by Gabriela Pérez.
The internet, smartphones, social media, instant messaging and other related technologies have had a dramatic impact on the way we communicate over the last 20 years, and therefore fundamentally how we relate to one another.
Sexual immorality really does open a doorway for the devil, not only in one’s own life, but in the whole community.
Barry Richards, on of the best South African cricket players once said: “I would have preferred to make fewer runs and more friends.”
Reconciliation requires sacrifice; it is costly and is humbling. But it is the only way to construct the identity of a nation that fosters peace, generosity and prosperity.
How many people have I seen over the years whose faith has been diluted, even extinguished, say, by a spouse who was not a believer, or by a business partner who did not share the same Christian values.
The Jubilee Centre offers an online programme that “unpacks the biblical vision for society, and introduces the idea of thinking relationally”. European students are welcomed.
Nikos Stefanidis of ‘Helping Hands’ in Athens (Greece) shares the story of an Afghan lady who decided to follow Jesus.
Across Western Europe and the US, those who hold to traditional Christian sexual ethics not only find themselves on the wrong side of popular opinion, but allegedly on the “wrong side of history” too.
In response to television programmes romanticising adultery, one parliamentarian in Netherlands raised sponsorship for roadside adverts stating: ‘Adultery–the family game where everyone loses’.
“We have a lot to learn from Christians from other continents where being in minority is the ordinary way of life for a church”, says parish pastor Haakon Kessel. 15,000 left the Church of Norway after deregistration was made available online.
To forgive requires first to be aware, through God’s light, of the dark hidden corners in our own heart.
We are to forgive first, then either we can bear with, or we need to approach and proactively address the situation.
What has the Bible to say about Christians marrying non-Christians?
The danger of deciding on the basis of narrow personal or national self-interest is to overlook a whole range of possible consequences to the other parties in this set of relationships – which could then rebound on us.
Who wouldn’t want to be tolerant? Raise your hand, please! But what does it mean exactly?
Whatever happens in June, Britain will still be part of Europe; we are not voting for the English Channel to become an ocean.
The way in which Catholicism perceives time - the sense of definitiveness as well as that of a progression - is a solid indicator of its basic theological framework.
Christian volunteers from Korce (Albania) serve in the well-known camp in Greece. In weekly teams of 10 people they work with a Children's Corner. “SD memory Cards which contain the Jesus film and Bible in Arabic” are given to some adults.
Jesus was able to command others to follow him, yet his approach to leading these followers was to build close relationships where he taught in small groups, challenged, mentored, and answered their questions.
Over the last three months, more than 38,000 students have attended a university Christian Union mission week event in the United Kingdom.
To forgive requires first to be aware, through God’s light, of the dark hidden corners in our own heart.
Both men called each other “Mr”, to avoid saying “president” so as not to give legitimacy to each other’s governments.
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