Christian students sell pastries on campus to raise funds for the investigation of childhood cancer. “We, more than anyone, should support these initiatives with hope, because we believe in the true Healer”.

Why is it that, despite feeding on decomposing animal flesh, vultures never catch any diseases?

A couple of years ago a Syrian pastor from Damascus preached at my church and told us a story that I will never forget.

Outside of Genesis, what do we know about the flood?

Henna is only referred to twice in the Song of Songs (chapter 1:14 and 4:13), in relation to beauty, fragrance and love.

Around 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries. “Cancer no longer needs to be a death sentence”, WHO says.

It is very important to answer this question, especially if one wants to argue for the possibility of the existence of a written Torah prior to 1000 BCE.

There is only one verse in the Bible where cotton is mentioned (Esther 1 v 6), although many versions translate it as linen.

Prime Minister could soon sign a law that bans evangelism and religious materials of unregistered groups. Protestants in several European countries send letters to embassies demanding religious freedom.

The term was translated as “cedar”, “poplar” and even “cypress” as it was thought that fir trees did not exist in Biblical lands.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews attacked a meeting centre in Dimona.

As two superpowers left the Levant, a power vacuum was created. Canaan was left alone, ripe for conquest.

The European Association of Economy and Competitiveness recognises the professional career in oral and dental medicine of Betel Dental Social Clinic, an evangelical project.

The author of Ephesians makes the point that in Christ the barriers between God and humanity, and the artificial barriers that people have put up against each other are destroyed.

A living example from the persecuted Christians in Egypt.

How will we react if God calls us to take a step of faith which could have drastic consequences?

It is possible that the unnamed deliverer who saved the kingdom of Israel from the oppression and threat of the Arameans is none other than Adad-Nirari III himself.

Although a postmodern stance toward faith relegates theological issues to the background, they are indispensable for understanding the missionary reality.

Some lessons from Moses' intercessory prayer.

He is one of several Christians in the country who are now publicly asking to be recognised and respected: “We are no aliens, we are Moroccans”.

Films about an empowered orphan, a struggling entertainer, a clumsy bear, a quadriplegic’s wife and a downtrodden boy.

More than 22 killed and 450 arrested in the last days. Authorities blame the “blasphemous minority”.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa participated in a Christmas service in the Evangelical Church of Sintra. “I left spiritually fuller”, he said after the ceremony.

This is the first time that the program is aired on Christmas Day. Around 1,500 people participated in the service.

“In popular usage, the word is nearly synonymous with hypocrite”, writes the well-known pastor in an article for The New Yorker magazine.