Africa made significant progress the last 20 years, but there are still significant challenges for the African church to engage with. The infographic that can be downloaded through the website gives an insight into these challenges. Modeling generosity in theRead more…
Health and Wealth Gospel … Is it Biblical?
When it comes to healing or anything else, “What does God’s Word tell us?” Instead of assuming God wants us healthy or wealthy, we need to realize that He may accomplish higher purposes through our sickness and poverty rather thanRead more…
Persecution of Christians in the World Today: Current Trends and their Implications for the Global Church
This article is a part of the September 2013 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis. Access other articles from this issue or download the full issue as a free PDF download November 3rd is the annual International Day of PrayerRead more…
God at Work in North Korea
This article is a part of the September 2013 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis. Access other articles from this issue or download the full issue as a free PDF download For the last 70 years, Christianity has not beenRead more…
The PC Inquirer Blog
A Christian Conservative blog highlighting issues faced by the persecuted church in Pakistan, as well as topics surrounding religious freedom and human rights around the world. Excellent source of first hand news from the Pakistani region.
World Economic Crisis and The Last Days
Have you noticed how countries are financially linked like no other time in history? Are you aware of the calamities inherit to this linkage? The global financial challenge could be one more difficulty associated with the “last days” of TheRead more…
Why Do Christians Suffer in Muslim Majority Countries?
Christians, whether of Muslim background or not, keep on suffering at the hands of Muslims in Muslim majority countries. Here are a few cases: Two brothers, Rahid Emmanuel and Sajjid Emmanuel, were gunned down in July in their native PakistanRead more…
Chinese Lausanne Delegates Issue Open Letter After Being Prevented from Attending Cape Town 2010
(NOTE TO CAPE TOWN DELEGATES: Please, let’s not neglect prayer for our brothers and sisters in China. While my heart is thrilled to be here, it is also so heavy for them. What follows is text and links. I askRead more…
Bearing Witness to the Love of Christ with People of Other Faiths
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Michael Ramsden as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Bearing Witness to the Love of Christ with People of OtherRead more…
I prefer comfort over lordship.
I just finished the book, The Heavenly Man. What struck me about it was Brother Yun’s use of dates. I found myself paralleling his life (not in what I suffered, but what I was going through at the time ofRead more…