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23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/nearly-half-of-americans-dont-attend-church-at-christmas-report

Christmas is the season… to be doing something else rather than attend church for nearly half of Americans, according to a Lifeway Research study. Released statistics show that 47 percent usually attend church during the Christmas celebrations but 48 percent do not, with five percent unsure.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/take-advantage-of-advent-as-a-time-to-reconnect-with-awe

When were you last captivated by wonder? The experience of awe is an uplifting one, available to all who take the time to notice the awesomeness around us. This advent, open your imagination to look for awe in the Christmas narrative and marvel at the Creator's works around us.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/practicing-peace-as-an-advent-discipline-and-beyond

Last Sunday, the second Sunday of Advent, and throughout this week has been an opportunity to reflect on peace. In this contribution, discover how it fits into the Advent season, some history, a relevant scripture, and practices that can help you cultivate personal peace in an uncertain world.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/helping-those-we-love-to-find-hope

Hope is always available, but not always accessible. When people we know and love walk away from religion, we can still help them develop a belief system that offers sources of hope, strength, and meaning. This article will help us help them find hope again. As we do so, we are living out love.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/first-rapprochement-between-sheinbaum-government-and-evangelical

In recent days, the Mexican Ministry of the Interior (Segob) held a working meeting with 16 denominational leaders from the Evangelical Fellowship of Mexico (Conemex) to discuss key issues related to the current needs of religious associations in the country. According to Conemex, the dialogue focus...

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/caribbean-council-for-ethical-and-financial-accountability-launch

Humanitarian projects by Jamaican churches could benefit from international funding after the inauguration of the Caribbean Council for Ethical and Financial Accountability (CCEFA) yesterday, Dec. 4. Global Trust Partners (GTP) based in the U.S., working with the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance and the...

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/australia-to-enact-social-media-ban-for-children-under-16

Australia has passed legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media, a move that will enforce the world’s strictest regulations on platform usage by minors. The ban, which will not come into effect for at least 12 months, allows for penalties of up to A$50 million ($32.5 million; £2...

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/eea-general-secretary-shares-lausanne-4-initial-thoughts

The Rev. Jan C. Wessels, who serves as Co-General Secretary of the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) alongside Co-General Secretary Connie Main Duarte, recently shared some of his reflections with Christian Daily International about his personal experience at the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World....

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/church-council-tells-kenyan-politicians-lies-must-stop

The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has urged Kenyans to exercise their democratic right to recall underperforming Members of Parliament, expose and reject corrupt leaders and demand for people-focused reforms.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/december-becomes-officially-christian-heritage-month-in-toronto

Once known as the “city of churches” with 90 church buildings listed in the inner zone during the year 1893, the Canadian city of Toronto today has become known as a multicultural metropolis with diverse faiths and beliefs. While nowadays only just under half of the population identify as Christ...

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/converge-oceania-listening-to-young-people-via-your-story-project

The wider Church has been good at talking to young people but arguably not so good at listening to them – an underlying focus for three Converge/Your Story conferences attended by 200 people and 86 organizations in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane in Australia early last month, November 2024.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/forcibly-converted-christian-girl-escapes-captors-in-pakistan

A Catholic couple in Pakistan received the best Christmas gift they could imagine this week – the return of their kidnapped daughter after she escaped from a Muslim who forcibly converted/married her, sources said.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/former-archbishop-of-canterbury-george-carey-resigns-as-priest

The 103rd former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey of Clifton, has resigned as a priest following allegations by the BBC that he allowed a s*x abusing priest to return to ministry many years ago. The news follows only a day after Christian Daily International reported on calls for the curr...

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/keith-getty-urges-worship-artists-to-prioritize-depth-over-trends

In an age when worship music trends come and go, modern hymnwriter Keith Getty is making a different appeal to artists and congregations alike: prioritize depth and scriptural soundness over popularity.

23/12/2024

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/german-church-leaders-express-shock-following-christmas-market-attack

The chairwoman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, and the chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, expressed their shock at the "inhuman attack" at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. In a joint press release, they said: "Many peop...