God is our Father, so we cannot allow ourselves to be struck down by meaningless things.

We should preach topically. But it shouldn’t be our default. And when we do it, let’s be sure to really let the texts be in charge of the message.

These believers tucked away in a secluded tropical community exhibited good Bible knowledge and a humble determination to apply God’s word to their daily lives.

This Bible is the perfect example of the Renaissance's emergence in the Hispanic world, closely linked to the defence of Roman Catholicism and to the memory of 16th-century Spanish Protestantism.

Let’s read God’s Word and let it lift our eyes and our hearts. We have a God who has stepped into time and history and who will again.

The Supreme Court held a rare oral hearing without asking the Finnish politician any questions. “This is a battle that must be fought to the end”, said Räsänen after the hearing.

Finnish Christian politician, Päivi Räsänen, is about to face her final trial for her writings on Biblical marriage. “I pray the hearing could open up opportunities to present the Gospel”, she says.

The fruit of the grace of God is not merely legal, as amazing as that is, it is relational too.

Are we willing to take risks to help people? To perhaps upset people in order to do what we know in our hearts is right, is God’s will?

The Anglican movement rejects the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. “We have not left the Anglican Communion; we are the Anglican Communion”, they say.

There was no triumphalism, yet no despair either—only a clear sense that leaders must be held to the highest biblical standards and repent where they have failed.

University students from 42 countries took part in the European Student Festival, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the first conference. A report from Jelgava (Latvia).

Pour out all the angst that is built up inside until there is nothing left.  And then ask yourself, is the fire still burning in my heart and shut up in my bones?  

Evangelicals in Spain and Latin America launch an online School of Political Training, to equip Christians who want to participate in public life. Entering politics without adequate preparation, can lead Christians to “major failures” and “significant frustrations”, they say. 

Deciding to run for the prize God offers you, acknowledges the great future that awaits all the children of God.

The Gospels record at least 37 examples of Jesus interacting with, and healing, people who are disabled or unwell; but this example is more significant than it first seems.

Russian police in Eastern Ukraine raided a Baptist church in Sverdlovsk during Sunday service. They filmed those in attendance and photographed books.

Andalusian evangelicals aim to transform one of the symbols of the Spanish Reformation into “a lively, open space with a comprehensive socio-cultural approach”.

According to the United Bible Societies annual report, almost 26 million digital Bibles were distributed, compared to 22 million printed Bibles.

The Japan Bible Society is holding various events to commemorate a century and a half of  “spreading hope, courage, and God’s salvation through the Bible”.

Elisa Garrido left a secure job to start EverGrow, a consultancy focused on raising funds for non-profit organisations.

Some preachers use the text as a launching point – they read the text and then preach an associated thought from their own thinking or theology.

Dr Amy Orr-Ewing reflects on the changes in Europe's questions about God in recent years, as well as the current approach to faith among many young people in countries like the UK.

Let the type of writing influence your type of preaching. Seek to do what it does, as well as say what it says.

In the UK, the Church of England and the Methodist Church prepare to better respond to growing security threats globally.