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UK Churches’ Outreach to Muslim Migrants Scrutinized After Clapham Attack
Evangelical leader: Ministers’ testimonies were never intended to be the “make-or-break” factor in judging asylum applications.
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Confusion, Strategy Shifts, Layoffs: What’s Happening at the American Bible Society?
The historic and well-funded organization has seen two years of turmoil: five CEOs, money fumbles, and a pullback from global work. It is searching for a fresh start.
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Does Naming and Shaming Help the Cause of Indian Christians?
Local and international activists discuss Voice of the Martyrs escalating the country’s religious freedom status to “restricted nation.”
Petra Means Rock Churches: Jordan Permits Site’s First Prayers in 1,400 Years
Religious tourism initiative at ancient city recalls Moab, Byzantium, and Arab tribal Christianity, amid speculation on Paul’s possible first missionary journey.
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Amid Catholic Crackdown, Nicaragua Closes 250 Evangelical Ministries
Mountain Gateway became the latest Christian ministry to run afoul of the Ortega regime.
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Was Carnival Rapture Warning Courageous or Inappropriate? Brazil Debates Eschatology
After pop star’s surprise witness ends with a bang, evangelical leaders discuss whether to axe apocalypse talk as ineffective evangelism.
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​​Trump on Track to Sweep South Carolina
Despite some tension within churches over the candidates, evangelicals mostly side with the former president’s track record over their former governor Nikki Haley.
Gender Difference Is Real, but Too Complex to Spell Out All the Specifics
A theologian articulates an Augustinian alternative to the reigning perspectives on nature and culture.
Can ‘Dirty Money’ Do the Lord’s Work? Indonesian Christians Weigh In
How churches and ministries in Indonesia navigate accepting—and refunding—donations from corruption and other sources that conflict with biblical ethics.
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‘Continue to Remember’ the Suffering in Ukraine
Christians should be known for uplifting the afflicted before a distracted world.
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Alabama Rules that Frozen Embryos Are Children
The first-of-its kind decision affirms life at its earliest stages but complicates the future of IVF.
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Like-Minded, Not Like Me
Birds of a feather might flock together, but Christians must flock to Christ.
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What a Murdered Russian Dissident Can Teach Us About Moral Courage
Alexei Navalny was willing to stand alone—knowing he’d never be alone in the bigger story.
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Report: Iran Arrested 166 Christians in 2023, Targeting Bible Distributors
Four watchdog groups unite to urge UK parliament to hold Tehran accountable for “faceless victims” of Islamic reeducation and other religious freedom violations.
Through Compassion Philippines, Locals Can Now Sponsor Children
Following in the footsteps of South Korea, the most-Christian country in Asia opens its own fundraising office.
Meet the Iranian Christians Crafting an Evangelical Alliance
Introducing 11 of the dozens of diaspora ministries working to unite one of the world’s fastest-growing gospel movements.
The Fault in Our Norms
How do you decide what should be normal in a secularized, fragmented society?
Can Christian Colleges Make the Grade?
An experienced evangelical educator sees challenges ahead—but opportunities too.
Political Homelessness Is a Good Start
We ought to remain pilgrims in a time of partisans.
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The Evil Ideas Behind October 7
The Hamas attacks in Israel have a grotesque ideological history and deserve unflinching moral judgment.
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Top Story April 27, 2024

Where Worship Doesn’t Translate
Where Worship Doesn’t Translate
How groups like Hillsong learned to let go of the literal in favor of creative collaboration.
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