Evangelical local churches in the Mati area “help with cleaning and rebuilding”. “Pray that their actions talk about the love of Christ, and many could know Him”.

Pastor Oluwole Ilesanmi had his Bible taken away and was arrested. Over 45,000 have signed a petition, asking authorities to protect freedom of speech for preachers.

Church planter Ed Doepel on the meaning of success in ministry according to the Bible.

“The marketplace is the perfect place to build community and to show people who Jesus is, as well as having a positive social and economic impact”, says Mark Plummer.

The two young US citizens were detained while teaching English at a local LDS meetinghouse. Last month, a Jehovah’s Witness was sentenced to six years.

According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom, the perfect Sunday “consists of waking up at 8:30 am to the smell of breakfast, a cuddle and three hours of television”.

What should fill us with hope is that the present order of things won’t always remain the same: everything will be turned upside down and in the end it is not the powerful that will triumph.

I think it would be wise to schedule a break here and there. 

Psychiatrist Pablo Martínez has authored the book ‘Take Care of Yourself’ (Lausanne Library). “Some Christian workers feel guilty when they rest”.

Our generation must speak out for the poor and vulnerable, and the generations to come, and not act as if history ends with us.

We are first and foremost relational beings and the quality of our relationships matters to God.

A team of young people from a local church clean burnt properties “removing items, carrying wood and offering a hope of restoration”.

Sabbath is designed not only to make us more efficient and fruitful in our work, but more fundamentally to challenge our obsession with efficiency and with productivity.

Lessons from the rise, fall, and repentance of Sierra Leone.

Pursuing the flourishing of women through Imago Dei.

“A lot of people are blaming the State, blaming God”, says a Christian in the region. “Please pray for the country”.

Nico Spies, a Christian worker in Athens, gives details about the wildfires in Greece.

Many were trapped in zones of difficult access in East Attica, near Athens. Dozens went into the sea to escape the flames. Christian organisations in the region are offering help.

When the forest burns, soils are exposed to the rain, and erosion becomes a serious problem.

Poland passes a law to almost completely end Sunday shopping by 2020.

Half of the 62 victims died in their cars while trying to escape the flames. As Portugal recovers from the shock, churches in the region offer support.

The best way of resting is to have a personal and private conversation with God.

“You are never going to be a healthy community if you think of the church as a place”, says pastor Connie Duarte in an interview about how to live in community as the Body of Christ.

The Evangelical Church of Castelldefels (Spain) leads “Imperfect”, a new restaurant to help people at risk of social exclusion.

We cannot use time better than when we give it to God, in every sense.