• Scripture engagement and the fight against trafficking and exploitation in Europe

    Scripture engagement and the fight against trafficking and exploitation in Europe0

    People who have been exploited often have a complicated relationship with God. If God is powerful, why didn’t He prevent my abuse? Where was God when all of these bad things were happening? There are vulnerable questions, too: how do I talk to God about rape? Does God condemn me for what I have done?

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  • Reading God’s Word Together

    Reading God’s Word Together0

    By Ling Lam, Wycliffe Global Alliance Asia-Pacific Area   What do you do when you finally have God’s Word in your own language? You read it.   Not enough? What

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  • Join in for World Refugee Sunday 2021

    Join in for World Refugee Sunday 20210

    For the first time in history, the number of people fleeing persecution, conflict and violence has reached 80 million. Many of them are being excluded and refused a welcome in their new environments. Refugee Highway Partnership in cooperation with the World Evangelical Alliance call Christians around the globe to stand by all these people on the run by jointly commemorating World Refugee Sunday on 20 or 27 June 2021.

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  • Covid-19 parenting tips: A guide for church leaders

    Covid-19 parenting tips: A guide for church leaders0

    The Bible has much to say about family life and parenting – it’s very real about the challenges, and as a parent myself, I’m quite encouraged that the heroes of faith often struggled to parent well. In my role with World Without Orphans, I’ve seen that in some churches, in some cultures providing parents with advice and support is commonplace, while in others, it’s a subject that church leaders wouldn’t dare go near! For many, COVID-19 has changed that, and it’s also provided yet more evidence to global agencies and NGOs just how essential it is to engage with church leaders.

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  • Book Recommendation: Accessible Atonement – Disability, Theology, and the Cross of Christ

    Book Recommendation: Accessible Atonement – Disability, Theology, and the Cross of Christ0

    The atonement—where God in Jesus Christ addresses sin and the whole of the human predicament—lies at the heart of the Christian faith and life. Its saving power is for all people, and yet a deep hesitancy has prevented meaningful discussion of the cross’ relevance for people with disabilities. Speaking of disability and the multifaceted concept of the atonement has created an unresolvable tension, not least because sin and disability often seem to be associated within the biblical text.

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  • Book Description:  The Cross and the Shame

    Book Description: The Cross and the Shame0

    By Timo Keskitalo   Descriptions of different cultures and their emphases may be dangerous, and an individual may even feel them to be offensive. On the other hand, generalisations of

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