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When the Lord finally intervenes on behalf of Israel, Zechariah predicts that He will seek to "destroy" the nations that had so viciously come against Jerusalem (Zec 12:9). It is as the judgment of God begins to fall on the nations, that I believe the Feast of Tabernacles will find its ultimate prophetic fulfilment.

A Christian influencer in France is dead because he criticised Islam. Ashur Sarnaya was ambushed and then struck in the neck with a machete during a live TikTok broadcast on 10 September.

In late August 2025, Christian farmers in North-Central Nigeria endured renewed violence at the hands of Fulani herdsmen, marking yet another tragic chapter in a long-standing conflict over land and resources.

They stabbed a bishop while he was preaching. They torched churches. They smashed Catholic statues. They sacked Christian workers for quoting Scripture. They banned Christian events from public venues. And still the political class yawns, and the media elite is deafeningly silent.

In the year ending 30 June, 10 militant Islamist groups have been responsible for the death of 22,307 people, a majority of them Christians in West, East, and Central Africa. The groups have intensified their violent, deadly means since 2023, representing a 60% increase from the 2020-2022 period.

Egyptian Christian convert Said Mansour Abdelrazek was arrested on July 15 for a terrorist offence. His 'crime'? Asking the government to change his identification papers to show he was a Christian.

An ISIS-backed jihadist group brutally murdered at least 34 people in an eastern Congo Catholic Church during a worship service on 27 July. 19 of the victims were women, 15 were men, and 9 were children. Most were stabbed to death in the church.

In a world where the persecution of Christians is ramping up, we can know that none of it catches God by surprise. Suffering and tragedy, whether that be Keith Green 42 years ago or the recent case of Dr Jereth Kok, are part of the Christian journey. But we serve a God who turns mourning into dancing.

An ISIS suicide bomber shot his way inside a Syrian Greek Orthodox church before detonating himself, killing at least 25 and injuring an estimated 63 others.

Numerous Iran experts say that there is a massive underground movement of Iranians hoping for the fall of the oppressive Islamist regime. It comes as thousands of Iranians are converting to Christianity, despite intense persecution.

Focus on the Family is set for a legal showdown with the Southern Poverty Law Centre over defamation as a “far-right” extremist hate group. The label is dangerous, with a shooter, motivated by the SPLC, opening fire on the Family Research Council security guard in 2012.

Persecuted Church advocate Elizabeth Kendal can no longer serve her Melbourne Anglican congregation due to new requirements on gender and sexuality. Worldwide, religious freedom experts warn of increasing intolerance towards Christians.

Pope Francis’ papacy left a complex legacy, with controversies over reforms, authority, and his response to global challenges, from persecution to climate change. Some have even called it catastrophic.

Young Catholics in Arcamanik, Indonesia, have peacefully stopped an Islamic mob from ending a Holy Saturday service. Despite direct opposition, Arcamanik’s Indonesian Christian community is thriving.

The attackers destroy everything in their path, looting and setting fire to entire areas in a systematic genocide that the Nigerian government sees but does nothing about. In this latest wave, more than 1,000 Christians have fled or been displaced, and almost 400 homes were annihilated.

Hundreds gathered at the Museum of the Bible for the 2025 National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance (NGPR). Despite the early hour, people came with smiles on their faces as they greeted one another and prepared for a time of unity through prayer.

Abortion advocates speak loftily about preventing harassment, but if they are indeed serious about this, they should prosecute themselves for harassing the only ones who are offering women positive help.

By and large, our secular Western culture doesn’t like to hear about a God who brings judgement and condemnation. Jesus’s teaching on loving your enemies goes down well, but the Bible’s teaching on Hell is harder to swallow.

Is there a link between the blood moons and End Time events? And if so, where does Purim fit into the picture with its focus on the story of Queen Esther?

I do not want to minimise what believers in Syria and elsewhere are now experiencing. But whatever suffering and persecution we go through, we know that it is limited in duration, that Satan has been overcome and Christ’s enemies will be dealt with, and we will live with our Lord forever.