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  Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Give Ukrainians more chances to stay long-term in the UK, says refugee charity

  By Christian Today

  An organisation supporting Ukrainians who fled to the UK after the outbreak of war with Russia is appealing to the UK government to give them more ways to stay long-term. The government recently announced a visa extension programme for Ukrainians, but it only offers an extra 18 months.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Pastor goes viral for video urging repentance amid backlash to 'He Gets Us' Super Bowl ad

  By The Christian Post

  A pastor in the United Kingdom went viral after he posted a video emphasizing repentance in response to the controversial "He Gets Us" Super Bowl ad that many suggested was endorsing sin.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Author shares journey of escaping cult leader's grip, finding healing and forgiveness through faith

  By The Christian Post

  Growing up, Carrie Sheffield witnessed firsthand how religion can be used to justify evil. Her father, a Mormon cult leader, believed he was a prophet destined to become president, and, after being excommunicated from the LDS church, continuously moved his wife and eight children around the country to avoid both religious and state authorities.

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  Global Family & Children Church & Missions

  Forum to address key issues, provide hope amid global crises affecting orphans and vulnerable children

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  “The state of orphans and vulnerable children was improving for decades, then suddenly one crisis hit after another,” says Karmen Friesen, principal coordinator of World Without Orphans (WWO), a global movement that seeks to mobilize the Church to respond to the needs of vulnerable children in every nation.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Preteens rejecting several biblical teachings, survey reveals

  By The Christian Post

  In a statement released last week, the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University shared data about the worldviews held by children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. The Cultural Research Center contrasted the views of the preteens with those of parents of children younger than 13, pastors of Christian churches and teenagers.

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  Oceania Church & Missions

  [Interview] Shifting paradigms: the Great Commission as a promise God will fulfill, not a task we need to achieve

  By CDI Staff

  But when reading Matthew 28, where Jesus said in the gospel of this kingdom will be preached in all nations, to all the earth, I see that as a promise that God will fulfill, not a task that we need to achieve. But many times, we have focused on it as if it were merely a task. The difference there is if we focus on it as a task - this is that whole “industrialized” perspective of missions - then we are required to use our own agency to fulfill it. And as a result, if anything gets in the way or i