Hope

Expert on depression, anxiety explains how struggling Christians can begin to find hope

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(Photo: Unsplash/Samuel Martins) A Christian clinical psychologist stressed the need for churches to better understand depression and anxiety, especially among fellow believers.  Jason Jimenez, the founder of Stand Strong Ministries and faculty member at Summit Ministries, recently spoke with licensed clinical psychologist JoAnna Dias on his “Challenging Conversations” podcast, where she stressed the need to … Read more

Reunification brings hope to Presbyterian Church of Pakistan

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(Photo: Unsplash/Hamid Roshaan) The Presbyterian Church of Pakistan (PCP) has come back together after being split into three groups since 2018. The split was mainly over how long the church leader (moderator) could serve. “Our calling is to proclaim Christ’s love and serve our communities. Divisions hinder that mission while our unity is a testimony … Read more

Seeds of faith and hope in crisis-hit Lebanon

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Tearfund’s church partners are helping to meet people’s needs in Lebanon. (Photo: MERATH/Tearfund) Christian Today speaks to Ali Wood, Tearfund’s country director for Lebanon, about how Christians are responding to the many challenges affecting the crisis-hit country. Lebanon has been struggling with a political and economic crisis, in addition to the long recovery after the 2020 … Read more

These Christmas Gifts from Jerusalem Aim to Keep Hope Alive for Artisans During Israel's War

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JERUSALEM – Zak Mishriky owns a third-generation gift shop here in “the old city” area of Jerusalem. He offers a range of gifts from olive wood nativity sets to ancient coins and oil lamps. “I want to communicate the Biblical truth or the Biblical stories … and the things that were found in our Bible … Read more