contradictions and contrasts at the seaside town of Whitby
(Photo: Getty/iStock) St Hilda might turn in her grave if she saw the modern Yorkshire town she helped to put on the map in the 7th Century, but there … Read More
Keswick, Brephos, and burning bridges: The necessity of offence
CBR-UK’s education display in Keswick.(Photo: CBR-UK) The interesting thing about the controversy with Keswick is that it centres around the visual presentation of a living baby in the womb, not … Read More
Are You a “Good Advertisement for the Christian Faith”?
In the church’s mission to further the Gospel, Christians’ behavior plays an important role. Knowing this, Paul coached Titus to stress the ways his congregation should be ready to do … Read More
Orthodox churches boomed during pandemic, study finds, but calls growth ‘mixed bag’
(Photo: Getty/iStock) Most American churches navigated the patchwork of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings by periodically closing their doors and broadcasting services online instead. But for almost half … Read More
John Lennon’s inspiration for ‘Strawberry Fields’ bears new fruit for Salvation Army
Mission director Kathy Versfeld at the famous red gates of Strawberry Field in Liverpool, England.(Photo: Catherine Pepinster) Let me take you down to Strawberry Fields— no, not the memorial … Read More
19 Christian Para Athletes to Root For at the Par…
Around 4,400 Para athletes will vie for victory in 22 sports at the summer Paralympics, which run from August 28 to September 8 in Paris. The Paralympics use a system … Read More
Charismatic movements in the 20th and 21st centuries
(Photo: Getty/iStock) The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews reminds Christians that they are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses.” (NRSV) That “cloud” has continued to grow … Read More
Nicaragua Taxes Tithes After Closing 1,500 Churches and Nonprofits
A series of policies recently enacted by the Nicaraguan government will significantly impact the activities of churches and ministries operating in the country. Viewed by religious freedom specialists as an … Read More
South Africa’s Brain Drain Takes Wealthy Tithers from Chur…… | News & Reporting
In the last two decades, over 400,000 South Africans have left their country to set up a new life abroad in the US, Europe, Canada, Australia, and the United Arab … Read More
‘Nightmares and Daydreams’ Fuses Jakarta’s Social Ills With the Supernatural
Indonesia is an enchanted culture full of folklore involving ghosts, demons, and djinns (shape-shifting spirits from Arabian and Muslim mythology). These stories usually involve a moral of some kind: Do … Read More