Jewish leaders and supporters of Israel say this year's International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time to not only remember the victims of the Nazi genocide but also to fight antisemitism in a post-Oct. 7 world that has grown increasingly hostile to Jewish people.
This year’s Open Doors Watch List found that over 360 million Christians are being severely persecuted and discriminated against for their faith. The reports also found 4,998 Christians around the world were killed for their faith.
Christianity has changed the world in so many significant ways, many of which we are probably not even aware of on a daily basis. In his new book "Unimaginable: What our World Would be Like without Christianity," Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston explores the ways in which Christianity has impacted the world for good and also what the world would be like if not for Jesus and the values He instills in every human life. Dr. Johnston looks at the impact Christianity has had--and is having--on the world from a cultural, historical, political, and personal standpoint. Below are excerpts based on Dr. Johnston's new book which draws attention to ten specific ways in which Christianity has influenced and changed the world for the better.
Reflecting on the fact that we cannot know the future consequences of present choices, I found myself asking why an all-knowing, all-loving, all-powerful God created and allows a world that is so chaotic and unpredictable. Then I realized: he didn't.
"They need practical help; they need prayer," Devlin continued. "They need to be blessed by your presence, just as Jesus did for us."
A respiratory virus has been surging in Northern China, primarily affecting children.
Every individual who receives a filter from The Bucket Ministry also hears the Gospel. As a result, the community is being transformed and not only being given generational access to clean water but also eternal life.
