Around the World: Church growth in Haiti, women’s fellowship in Nicaragua and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
Eastern Europe
Iranians serve Ukrainians
POYSDORF, AUSTRIA — Bags stuffed with candy. Foil-wrapped crepes filled with chicken salad. Children’s Bibles full of colorful illustrations. Members of a Church of Christ…
New freedoms, new challenges
SOFIA, BULGARIA — He picked the wrong guy to evangelize. It got him a punch in the stomach — and what likely would have been…
Eastern European Mission president wants America to read the Bible
ARLINGTON, Texas — Bob Burckle wants everyone in Eastern Europe to have the chance to read God’s Word. He also wants everyone in the United…
Around the World: ‘wedding negotiations’ in Kenya, ‘God’s certainity’ in Poland and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
Editorial: Russia’s Christians are not our enemies
‘Thank you for remembering us.” That was the message we received, over and over, as we reached out to Christians in Russia for this month’s…
‘Does God love Russians?’
The question caught Sorina Vintila off guard: “Does God love Russians?” A 5-year-old named Zahar asked it at the end of a Bible lesson about…
From Bucharest to Transylvania, Romanian churches serve Ukraine
ORADEA, Romania — He wears a bright blue-and-yellow sweatshirt, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, over his flak jacket. That’s how Adi Voicu crosses the…
Russia attacks Ukraine: Why some experts insist Putin is motivated by religion
What’s religion got to do with Russia’s attack on Ukraine? A whole lot, according to some experts. At ReligionUnplugged.com, Richard Ostling stresses that journalists shouldn’t…
‘Protect Ukraine, keep her in your care’
Andrew Kelly watched as a boy, no older than 12, finally got through to his mother on the phone, after days of trying. It was…
