Evangelical Focus

21/08/2024

21/08/2024

🇩🇪🥇👏🏿With a voice that doesn't sound just amateurish, Ogunleye elicited silence, while the silver and bronze medalists (M. Wesche and J. Song) listened attentively and applauded her with a broad smile at the end.

The gospel goes:
God’s mercy kept me, so I wouldn’t let go
So I’m here today because God kept me
I’m alive today only because of His grace
Oh, He kept me, God kept me
God’s mercies kept me so I wouldn’t let go

Ogunleye is neither a professional evangelist nor a church leader, yet she has a mature faith that has grasped that the Christian faith shapes her personal identity, affects her profession and life journey. And furthermore, that the gospel is beautiful and good enough to be shared without fear even in very secularised contexts.

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21/08/2024

The joyful and courageous way in which the German Olympic gold medalist in the shot put has publicly expressed her faith is a lesson for all European Christians. Editorial by Joel Forster:

The joyful and courageous way in which the German Olympic gold medalist in the shot put has publicly expressed her faith is a lesson for all European Christians.

21/08/2024

“Due to the threats, many Christians refused to stand as witnesses in court”, says one of the residents who filed a complaint. 11 more persons accused of blasphemy have lost their lives in the past 18 months.

21/08/2024

You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity. When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. Psalm 75: 2-3,

20/08/2024

👨🏼‍💻🎒🪙By Joel Swanson. Increasingly since the 20th century, people assume economics is an arcane mathematical discipline with few deep connections to Christianity and the church.

After all, what does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? Quite a lot, it turns out.

The last week of July, I attended two back-to-back bitcoin conferences in Nashville, Tennessee: the two-day Christian "Thank God For Bitcoin" (TGFB) conference, and the much larger two-day mainstream conference, Bitcoin 2024, where former president Donald Trump had recently been announced as the headline speaker.

I wanted to learn how Christian and non-Christian audiences think about the latest innovative monetary technology, bitcoin.

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20/08/2024

In five years, the percentage of Catholics in Spain has fallen from 67% to 54%, while atheists, agnostics and indifferent people have risen from 27% to 41%. Believers in other religions are at over 3%.

In five years, the percentage of Catholics has fallen from 67% to 54%, while atheists, agnostics and indifferent people have risen from 27% to 41%. Believers in other religions are at over 3%.

20/08/2024

In July, I attended two back-to-back bitcoin conferences in Nashville. I wanted to learn how Christian and non-Christian audiences think about the latest innovative monetary technology, bitcoin. By Joel Swanson:

In July, I attended two back-to-back bitcoin conferences in Nashville. I wanted to learn how Christian and non-Christian audiences think about the latest innovative monetary technology, bitcoin.

20/08/2024

We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds. Psalm 75: 1,

19/08/2024

🇨🇿🙌🏽✝️The event was a follow-up to a similar gathering in November 2023, which was attended by 1,000 people.

This year, participation grew, with approximately 2,000 people from various churches and congregations in the Czech Republic joining in.

The march began at 4 pm on Hradčany Square, near the Prague Castle, with several songs led by musicians from the Open Church Prague.

The participants moved to Klárov, near the seat of the Czech government.

From the stage, colourful testimonies from young people about how they met Jesus could be heard, interspersed with modern songs and dance creations.

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19/08/2024

Testimonies, music and baptisms in the city centre, during a JesusMarch that brought together believers from many churches and Christian organisations. From Prague:

Testimonies, music and baptisms in the city centre, during a Jesus March that brought together believers from many churches and Christian organisations.

19/08/2024

While some worldviews may be closer to a biblical understanding of reality than others, they are still the wrong map. By Jeff Fountain:

While some worldviews may be closer to a biblical understanding of reality than others, they are still the wrong map.

19/08/2024

Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.Psalm 74: 21,

18/08/2024

One day in heaven we will meet people like David's brave warriors, who weren't frightened of obeying their king, even if it meant losing their lives. By Jaime Fernández:

One day in heaven we will meet people like David's brave warriors, who weren't frightened of obeying their king, even if it meant losing their lives.

18/08/2024

There will come a time when the whole natural world, with all the living things it comprises, will be restored to their condition before the fall. By Antonio Cruz :

There will come a time when the whole natural world, with all the living things it comprises, will be restored to their condition before the fall.

18/08/2024

It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. Psalm 74: 17,

16/08/2024

‘In order to plan for a better life, we must stop and listen to the voice of God’, says Ilsen Canizares, a Christian doctor specialising in healthy ageing.

16/08/2024

Six new schools will open this autumn, reports the German association of Protestant schools. Christian education is also growing in other European countries.

16/08/2024

The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon. Psalm 74: 16,

15/08/2024

The Swiss Federal Court rejected the appeal of the evangelical church of Cologny. “It confirms the decline in religious freedom in Geneva”, evangelicals say.

15/08/2024

Looking back, it is clear that we are already extravagantly loved as God’s children. Looking forward, we discover that our revelation as the bride of Christ is still to come. By Peter Mead:

Looking back, it is clear that we are already extravagantly loved as God’s children.  Looking forward, we discover that our revelation as the bride of Christ is still to come.

15/08/2024

But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth. Psalm 74: 12.

14/08/2024

The missional flourishing in the Majority World or Global South should not be seen as missional privilege but the positioning of all God’s people to be servant partners. By Everton Jackson :

The missional flourishing in the Majority World or Global South should not be seen as missional privilege but the positioning of all God’s people to be servant partners.

14/08/2024

After 13 years of work, one of the largest indigenous communities in Colombia will be able to read the entire Bible in their native language.