
Christian faith has always been more than a private conviction; it is a shared life. The apostle Paul’s letters, while foundational, were never meant to replace the depth of face-to-face fellowship. They point instead to a deeper truth: Christianity is lived most fully in community.
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During the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which took place from 6 February to 22 February 2026, Open Doors Italy (Porte Aperte Italia) pointed out that many of the nations represented at the Olympics are also among those where the church faces the most persecution in the world.
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The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have come to an end. Norway topped the medal table, surpassing the United States, the Netherlands, Italy, and Germany with a total of 41 medals. For years, experts have asked what lies behind this remarkable success. Is it simply superior training methods, or does it reflect a fundamentally different sporting culture?
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Over the last year, I have had a tiny thought. It has grown bigger and bigger. It has grown inside me. After more than ten years in the same job and around twenty years in the workplace, I realised that I am halfway through my working life. So maybe I need to pause and ask myself: am I still in the right place? Why am I doing what I am doing, and for whom? Is it relevant to me, to others and to God?
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Europe feels tense. Russia is testing NATO and the fear of war on our continent is no longer an abstract scenario but a daily news item. At the same time, internal polarisation is increasing. Right-wing extremism and violence are becoming bolder—as seen in the riots in The Hague on Saturday, 22 September. The combination of external threats and internal divisions weighs heavily on the hearts of many Europeans. For many, the word “hope” seems fragile, even naïve.
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What the next five years will bring, no one can predict with certainty. Sadly, the clouds of war seem to be gathering once more on the horizon. Re-armament is well underway.
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When I think of relationships, I first think about the first one we read about in the Bible. The relationship between the Godhead. “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…” Genesis 1:26. This relationship is followed quickly by a second relationship in Genesis 2:18, “The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’
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According to the latest Gallup study – a large-scale, ongoing survey that tracks public opinion and well-being across the globe – the greatest need people express today is hope.
Hope is the bridge between present and future. People often feel anxious when they worry about what lies ahead. But hope gives us a different perspective.

Alexander Pope’s line still speaks across the centuries, especially in times like ours—marked by war, upheaval, and deep uncertainty. The truth of it is being tested in Ukraine more than anywhere else in Europe today. What is it that causes Ukrainians—bombed, displaced, bereaved—to continue believing, rebuilding, resisting, and praying? How can hope still survive such devastation?
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Despite the daily threat of shelling, the Kherson Pentecostal Church had a water baptism on the first Sunday of August for those willing proclaim their faith publicly and to enter into a covenant with the Lord. It was not possible to use the Dnipro River, as it was before the war. The ceremony took place in a specially equipped, festively decorated pool located in a churchyard of Kherson safer district.
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When I found a sailboat at my disposal as a teenage boy, I found no greater pleasure in it than to fight alone with the element of wind and water in very rough weather. I really enjoyed sailing as close to the wind as possible. When there was a great gust of wind, it sometimes happened that my boat capsized and I had to try to get the boat back up.
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Pressure in human life arises from internal and external demands. expectations, obligations, or barriers that create a mental, emotional, or physical sense of strain.
For people with disabilities, this pressure often takes on unique dimensions: