The Israelites in Moses’ time kept God at a distance and, if we are honest with ourselves, we often struggle with this today. Yet the promise remains: Come near to God and he will come near to you.

The new government reiterated that Christian properties confiscated under the previous regime would be returned.

If we look through the history of the church, we see time and time again that Christians have stood up in the public sphere as agents of change for the good of society. We need such people now.

International director Chris Naylor and his wife Susanna lost their lives in a “horrific car accident” in South Africa, A Rocha said in a statement. Co-founder Miranda Harris also died.

Part 5 of 5.

The two small Evangelical parties (EVP and EDU) celebrate good results and will be represented in the national parliament.

A Manifesto of church unity: Part 4 of 5.

Now the British and European Parliaments will have to back the document.

“The problem of the term is that it seems to suggest a unified translation of the Old Testament”, says researcher Peter J. Williams of Tyndale House (Cambridge).

Conservative and Eurosceptic party Law and Justice (PiS) narrowly retains its majority with 235 seats, but loses it in the Senate.

Mikael Laursen leads the “FrikirkeNet”, a Danish project of free churches. He explains how they have had every third member of Parliament visiting a church.

A Manifesto of Church Unity: Part Three of Five.

The need for transformative pastoral training in the majority world.

A regional deputy of the Lega party proposed to use “women in shop windows” to relaunch tourism.

For some Christians ‘structure’ is a dirty word, being seen in opposition to the spontaneity of the Holy Spirit. Yet there is structure all through the Bible.

A Manifesto of Church Unity: Part Two of Five.

According to the evangelical body, the “legislation is very indulgent due to certain interests”. In 2019, more fires than previous years have been reported.

There is nothing wrong with generous hospitality but sometimes we can overdo it or be so focussed on everything being perfect that we forget the very reason we are doing it at all.

“The government has passed laws that blatantly violate religious freedom”, Swiss Christian NGO HMK says. Christian natives and foreigners have been arrested because of their faith.

The centre-right candidate gets 38% of the vote and has several options to form a coalition government. Prior to the vote, Christians had issued an election guide.

In a major speech in 2016, President Xi Jinping called for the ‘sinicization of religion’. For the Chinese Communist Party, the rise of religion, especially Christianity and Islam, represents an existential threat to its political health.

The US President presents a plan that includes the creation of “a coalition of businesses for the protection of religious freedom”.

Finding the balance between safety and compassion.

Part one of five.

How should we report about Justin Bieber, Kanye West and other cases of well-known personalities who are considering the Christian faith?