Religious identity is shrinking across much of the world, typically beginning when younger generations stop attending worship services, according to new research that traces how disaffiliation with faith unfolds over time.
The United States is a nation gripped afresh by violence. Many of its people are struggling to feel, to understand, to see a way forward. US peace and reconciliation advocate, Jim Eaton, calls Christians to a better way, the way of Jesus; a way that is not partisan but peaceful, not livid but loving.
The recent assertion by Israel's President Netanyahu, that his country is the sole thriving sanctuary for Christians in the Middle East, is a myth. Christianity has long thrived in the Middle East since the time of Jesus, and indigenous Christians continue to play significant roles in nations surrounding Israel. Within Israel, however, indigenous Evangelicals are treated like second-class citizens, even as Evangelicals outside of Israel are courted to support Netanyahu's purposes. This situation
When a war threatens to destabilize the world because of the narcissistic ego of a powerful person, the narcissism of a leader pursuing peace is often the only antidote. In this insightful opinion, leadership expert Les Csorba encourages us to hope for peace via President Donald Trump as one in a long history of leaders whose narcissism has been of benefit to their nation and to the world.
The Tall Poppy Syndrome has been popularized and exported from Australia but it is endemic in us all and it literally makes us unwell. An antidote can be found throughout Scripture. Rather than drawing others to join us wallowing in misery, we can repent from the Tall Poppy Syndrome and flourish alongside the flourishing.
