Muslim mob halts church roof repairs in Indonesia
Dozens of Muslim residents backed by police and a sub-district official on March 1 forced a halt to a church’s roof repairs.
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World Christianity insists we listen to majority world theology
In a lecture series at China Evangelical Seminary back in April, Alexander Chow, Senior Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity at New College, University of Edinburgh, established the need for Christians worldwide to listen to theologians from the Majority World. The future of the Global Church depends on us having ears to hear.
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Practicing your faith when your culture no longer tolerates it
The anti-Christian realities in India provide ample evidence that a culture can quickly turn against freedom of religion. Sadly, in India, some Christian leaders claim that if there is one place you can go to remain unaware of what is happening, it is in established churches on a Sunday morning! Thankfully the Holy Spirit is not so constrained and Christians continue to multiply in the midst of heightening persecution.
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Four million Christians are facing death and persecution in Myanmar
In Myanmar, the Church is often the strongest surviving institution in an isolated community, destroying it weakens not only worship but the community’s capacity to resist the oppressive control of Myanmar's military junta. Christians are often thought of as collateral damage in Myanmar’s civil war, but they are also being targeted.
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Viral West Papua documentary forces Indonesia to confront what it tried to hide
A documentary about indigenous land dispossession and military violence in West Papua has been watched more than 13.6 million times on YouTube within days, after Indonesian authorities failed to suppress organized screenings in cities throughout the country. More than 107,000 people in April 2026 have been displaced and most of them Christian.
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Christian in Indonesia arrested for comments on Muhammad
A Christian leader in West Kaliman Province was arrested on Feb. 18 for comments he made about Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, sources said.
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Christian boy forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan, sources say
A Muslim landowner in Pakistan forcibly converted to Islam a 14-year-old Christian employee and is holding him in illegal custody.
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Christians most widely distributed faith globally, Pew diversity index finds
By CDI StaffSingapore is the most religiously diverse country in the world, while the United States ranks first in religious diversity among the world’s most populous nations, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center.
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Christian lawmaker in Pakistan proposes bill to safeguard church and minority assets
By A. S. JohnA Christian lawmaker in Punjab province in Pakistan has introduced sweeping legislation aimed at safeguarding properties belonging to Christians and other religious minorities, amid longstanding allegations of land encroachments, disputed titles, unauthorized sales and weak oversight.
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Pakistani Christians renew push for electoral reform on reserved minority seats
By A. S. JohnChristians in Pakistan have renewed calls for reforms to the country’s electoral system for religious minorities, arguing that the current mechanism for filling reserved seats deprives them of meaningful democratic representation in provincial and national legislatures.
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Three Christians, including 15-year-old girl, slain in India
Tribal relatives killed three members of a Christian family in India’s Odisha state last month, leaving three children, including a preteen and a teenager, orphaned and forcing them into hiding, sources said.
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Theological lessons learned from ice cream
What could a melting ice cream possibly teach us about life, gratitude and eternity? More than you might imagine. Ice cream reminds us that some things simply aren’t meant to last. As Jesus used parables to highlight deeper truths so J.John draws meaning for us from his summer fun.
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