Tag: Christianity Today
Lukewarm Faith Shrinks as More Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ or ‘Not at All’
The personal importance of faith is increasing in much of the world, according to a survey of more than 38,000 people across 34 countries spanning 6 continents. In an analysis released this week, the Pew...
London Leads UK in Prayer. But Only 1 in 10 Brits Prayed for Brexit.
The Bible repeatedly teaches the value of regular prayer. “Pray continually,” Paul tells the church in Thessalonica. Pray “in every situation,” he advises the church in Philippi. And to the church in Colossi he says,...
Turkey Keeps American Pastor Behind Bars—At Least for Three More Months: Christianity Today
This story is published in full at Christianity Today. After nearly two years in a Turkish prison, hopes for the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson have been deferred. A Turkish court ordered 50-year-old pastor to remain...
What Young Adults in 100 Countries Think of Religion: Christianity Today
This story is published in full at Christianity Today Despite concerns about secularization, the world’s population may not be losing its religion quite so fast. Like in the US, young adults around the globe are generally less...
Western Europe’s Christians Are as Religious as America’s ‘Nones’
This story is published in full at Christianity Today Religiously unaffiliated Americans are, unsurprisingly, less likely than their Christian countrymen to attend church regularly or say religion is important in their lives. However, on several common measures,...
Judges: ICE Can’t Deport 100 Christians to Indonesia (Yet)
This story is published in full at Christianity Today On February 1, a federal judge put a halt to the deportation of about 50 Indonesian Christians living in New Hampshire. The next day, a different...
US Prepares to Deport Hundreds of Iraqis
This story was published in Christianity Today and can be found here. Nahidh Shaou could be deported any day now. As a Christian and a veteran of the US military, being forcibly returned to Iraq—a homeland he...
Female Pastors Bring Hope to War-Torn Middle East Churches
This story was published in Christianity Today and can be found here. The turnover among Christians in the Middle East, in addition to years of stirring among reformist Arab evangelicals, has made way for female pastors...