“In the Middle East, the image of a leader is autocratic and authoritative; otherwise, people think he doesn’t know what he’s doing,” says Henri Aoun, a leading evangelical leader in the region.
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Among many of us there is a quiet yet unsettling recognition that the ways we’ve tried to broker good in the world often feel hurried, fragmented, and unsatisfying. A we try to live at a machine pace, the Kingdom moves like seed in soil, quietly, organically, sometimes unseen for a season, yet full of divine potential. To be a true blessing and effective witness it requires wise charity.
AI systems are designed to affirm your pre-existing bias, whether that bias is liberal or conservative, and therein lies the danger. What we actually need are instruments that help us find out when we are wrong. That used to be called education, and was essential to discipleship. We need to be wary of technology tuned to our tribal biases.
An election takes place. A new leader emerges. Promises are made. Expectations rise. Supporters celebrate. Critics complain. Commentators speculate. And for a brief moment, it appears that a new chapter has begun. Then reality arrives.
In South Africa today, scriptural injunctions about welcoming the foreigner confront a present crisis: the persistent reality of xenophobia. On both sides of the issue are strong feelings that have led to violence. But violence will not lead to a better future for all. It requires leadership that affirms human dignity, values that are embodied in Christ.
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape media, ministry and daily life, Christian leaders recently gathered at the NRB 2026 International Christian Media Convention in Nashville to wrestle with a defining question: Can AI accelerate ministry innovation without undermining the human person it seeks to serve?
The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts on Monday announced the launch of a new online Digital Manuscript Collection interface, expanding public access to ancient New Testament manuscripts and related scholarly materials beyond the scope of its previous database.
A team led by Níall McLaughlin Architects has been selected to design a new museum dedicated to the history and theological significance of Christian baptism at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the site widely recognized as the place where Jesus was baptized.
The use of digital platforms for reading Scripture reached unprecedented levels in Latin America in the first quarter of 2026. Far from a fleeting New Year’s surge, the trend has remained steady, coinciding with the first anniversary of the YouVersion app’s regional office in Mexico City, established to strengthen support for Spanish-speaking faith communities, according to the press agency El Mensaje Comunicaciones.
The Italian Evangelical Alliance has raised theological and practical concerns following the signing of a national ecumenical agreement that brings together Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and some Evangelical and Pentecostal churches in Italy.
Building on growing interest across the Arab world, Jordan recently hosted the official local launch of the Arabic-dubbed version of The Chosen, welcoming the series to Amman with public screenings and appearances by actors, producers and church leaders from across the region.
Following attacks on clergy in Sudan’s South Kordofan state last month, another church leader in Heiban town was abducted last week, according to sources.
