Sometimes we can get stuck knowing how to help our friends. One of the most powerful forms of help we can offer is prayer, but we can even get stuck there. Here are some tips to help you help your friends in prayer.
Christian schools plan to seek a Judicial Review over U.K. Government plans to add Value Added Tax (VAT) onto private school fees, which they say risks closing the schools and denying parents the rights to give children an education based on school curriculums prioritizing Christian values and beliefs.
The report found that 19 states saw an increase in the number of children being homeschooled, with increases including small ones like a 2% rise in Georgia, to large growth as seen with the 29% increase in Delaware. Only two of the 21 states analyzed, Vermont and New Hampshire, reported a decrease in the number of students being homeschooled. Although, according to the report, New Hampshire’s decline might not actually reflect a drop in homeschoolers.
South African gospel artist Solomon Molokoane, popularly known as Solly Moholo, has been eulogized as a ‘loving father and a prayerful man’ by hundreds of family, friends and fans that gathered for his funeral service on 8 October 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa.
For years, attending church as a family wasn't possible for the Alstons, whose 6-year-old son has autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. That is until a chance conversation led the family to a Virginia church dedicated to creating a space for individuals with special needs to grow in faith.
Leaders and advocates engaged in ministry with children lament the lack of focus on children at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne 4). While appreciating some expressions of interest in the younger generation, none of the key collaboration groups feature an intentional focus on including children in their strategizing, they say. In response, they wrote brief informational papers highlighting how children are affected by issues related to each of the 25 mission gaps La
In an open letter, child protection and anti-slavery organizations have urged the Australian Government and technology companies to take stronger action to stop ongoing child sex abuse online – meanwhile Christians have been called upon to support the fight for children’s rights to be safe. The open joint letter was sent to Michelle Rowland MP, Minister of Communications for the Australian Government, earlier this month, (September, 2024). It has been sent in time for the government’s review of
A very crucial issue in the church today is how we are to understand our identity. There is not much room for independent thought as we are forced to position ourselves as either individualist or collectivist. The Christian life is neither or those. It is something else altogether. For the sake of God's glory we need to realize this.
Michelle Ntalami, one of Kenya’s young women entrepreneurs and a popular social media personality, announced that she is no longer part of the LGBTQ+ community after her encounter with Christ. Ntalami said she took time to seek God in prayer about her lifestyle that is a “prevalent stronghold in our world today.”
Are your desires and plans aligned? If so, what might it say about what you really want? How aligned is that yearning to God's will? If it is, there you will find your vocation. If it is not, that might be cause for repentance. Read on so you can figure it out before you die.
96 percent of American children and teens use social media on a daily basis and nearly half say they use it “almost constantly”, according to the Pew Research Center (PRC). The situation seems comparable in many other countries around the world. While experts have yet to confirm a direct correlation between social media use and poor mental health, there is growing evidence suggesting a connection to anxiety, depression and loneliness.
The Organizing Committee for the 2025 World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Seoul General Assembly, which will be co-chaired by Rev. Junghyun John Oh and Rev. Younghoon Lee was launched on Friday (Nov. 15th). The thanksgiving service, held at the CCMM Building in Yeouido, Seoul, was led by Pastor Seok-soon Im, President of the Korea Evangelical Fellowship.
