In the days and weeks that followed, I tried to contact them but the mail I sent to them was returned to me as the flat was no longer occupied. Puzzled, I made enquiries with their neighbors, but bizarrely, no-one seemed to have ever come across them..

They have also found Philistine pottery, lending credence to the biblical account of them living in the city until being vanquished by King David.

God’s Secret Agent... (still on active service!)

To Jesus alone the glory; His amazing power is only equalled by his tenderness... And today, he still is the same.

There is something even stronger than prayer: Listening to God!

I rained prayer upon prayer against the walls present in my own life, its injustices, recurrent struggles and other adversities.

The whys and wherefores don’t matter, I just need God

They beg for a few cents’ worth of affection each day, without realizing they’re sitting on a huge seam of unconditional love…

At birth, little does it matter to us whether we are disadvantaged or favoured. The only thing that matters is the love of those close to us.

French Minister of the Interior Cazeneuve guarantees the protection of worship places. The CNEF, concerned after second similar incident in just two months.

Those who overtake me treat me to an amazing mime show featuring a whole range of whiners and complainers. It’s too funny for words (and cheaper than going to the movies!)

Swiss cartoonist Alain Auderset on how his ‘Willy Grunch’ animation video went viral on Facebook. His new project, a “book without words” to share the gospel.

According to the American Library Association its appearance on the 'black list' is due to “its religious viewpoint.”

To tell you the truth, my prayers sometimes sound as hollow as that banal ‘How are you?’ two passers-by in a hurry to get home might exchange.

Without a daily session sunning themselves by His side, my fruits would be seriously lacking in vitamins...

Cases of conversion in Malaysia have been plagued by official dissension and charges of apostasy by Muslim authorities challenging verdicts by secular courts in Sharia tribunals.

A delegation, all wearing ties, is waiting for me at the entrance and welcomes me, just like the technical team of a Formula One racing driver.

For, if I don’t understand anything either about what is happening to me, I know at least that, for sure, God is not far away.

The Evangelical Alliance estimates there are more than 40,000 churches in Guatemala, 96 evangelical churches for each Roman Catholic parish.

So I think up a story without words which sums up, exclusively in pictures, the heart of the Bible’s message. I set to work...

“Refugees need to learn the language, and how to survive in the society to which they arrived”, says Vimal Vimalasekaran, a former Tamil refugee. He now works among asylum seekers in Germany.

How should we integrate asylum seekers coming to Europe? Vimal Vimalasekaran (European Christian Mission) shares his story as a former refugee and gives answers.

The situation inside the ‘jungle’ of Calais is “chaotic”, admits Paul Sydnor (IAFR). Churches should understand the need to “offer a platform” for reconciliation between Christian and Muslim asylum seekers.

“In the camp I started a prayer meeting, and preached the gospel – a kind of refugee church with a lot of young people began.” Vimal Vimalasekaran now serves among asylum seekers in Germany. 

Faithfulness in encouraging someone with a phone call, a prayer, a visit, a kind look, is the equivalent of watering in the case of plants (that also takes time but it’s even prettier).