• From Vulnerability to Strength

    From Vulnerability to Strength0

    There are two things I have struggled with for as long as I can remember: I never felt fully at home anywhere, and I was never sure I was good enough.
    I was born the early 1980s in Georgia into a mixed Georgian-Ukrainian family. Living through the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rise of nationalist discourse, I was never fully accepted as “purely Georgian.” “Georgia for Georgians” was the driving motto of society. Already in my school years, I would hear from classmates: “Go away, you Russian”—a pejorative at the time. Some teachers would crush my enthusiasm for learning by saying, “You will never think and write like real Georgians.” I remember feeling ashamed of my background, of my mother, and wishing she could be like “all the other moms” at school’s parents meetings.

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  • Faith in Social Action

    Faith in Social Action0

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    • December 11, 2025

    Recently, I was talking to a Christian colleague who works in the world of anti-human trafficking ministry. (I chair the Board of the European Freedom Network). She had been talking with a non-Christian leader in the same field who seemed distinctly suspicious of the faith element of Christians who reach out to serve the most needy.

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  • Interview with an Evangelical in War: Mykhailo Husiev

    Interview with an Evangelical in War: Mykhailo Husiev0

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    • December 11, 2025

    I was recently in Lviv, Ukraine, and had an opportunity to talk with a brother in Christ who was conscripted and now serves as a soldier in the Ukrainian army. Knowing him as a civilian and missionary in the past, and seeing him now in military uniform, moved me deeply. This led us to a more open conversation, presented here in the form of an interview.

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  • Why the Church Must Lean In: Lessons from Doha

    Why the Church Must Lean In: Lessons from Doha0

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    • December 11, 2025

    The world is spinning fast—inequality grows, climate bites, trust erodes, and technology changes everything before we’ve even read the manual. These aren’t just headlines; they shape the communities we serve as churches.

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  • Welcoming the Stranger in Turbulent Times: Whitney Gerdes on Trauma, Terror, and the Great Commission at Europe’s Doorstep

    Welcoming the Stranger in Turbulent Times: Whitney Gerdes on Trauma, Terror, and the Great Commission at Europe’s Doorstep0

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    • December 11, 2025

    Do RHP partners care for illegal migrants, as well as those deserving of refugee status? If so, why?
    Yes, we serve illegal migrants. The Good Samaritan inspires us. Jesus asks His followers to care for the one in need, no matter who they are. RHP does not take any political stance. We respect the law. However, every human being bears God’s image. He loves them. We are to love them.

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  • Mission: Kingdom of God – Swedish Leadership Forum 2025

    Mission: Kingdom of God – Swedish Leadership Forum 20250

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    • December 11, 2025

    Every November, the Swedish Evangelical Alliance invites people from different parts of the denominational spectrum to a conference in Stockholm called Mission: Kingdom of God. Or, as we say in Swedish: Uppdrag: Guds rike. We do this together with a number of organizations, including Christian think tanks, YWAM, Scripture Union, and Sallux. This year, the conference was held on the 14th and 15th of November, assembling about 130 participants.

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