The theme set out in this month’s Divine Service Guide is interaction in the spirit and mind of Christ—a very topical and fascinating subject that is examined from various perspectives.

“Prejudice” by definition is a preconceived opinion. More often than not it is disparaging, stigmatizing, or discriminating. Prejudices tend to have negative character and are, mostly, unreflected. And yet everybody has them, these treasures that are buried in the dim recesses of our feelings.

Information is everywhere, whether on the radio, TV, or in the Internet. And then there are still print products. Does the New Apostolic Church still need magazines in the year 2016?

There are many ways to live open and co-operative partnerships. This goes from extending hospitality to mutual acceptance to working together. And this is demonstrated by congregations and districts right around the world.

You have living Apostles? How can you be sure? It was the Chief Apostle himself who raised these questions. Decisive indications are found in a letter. Answers from a fascinating divine service.

Bread is being distributed in church. No, not Holy Communion, real bread. It is the sheer poverty of the people that is making this necessary. And these scenes were experienced by New Apostolic Christians in Moldova, a country in the eastern part of Europe. The Chief Apostle will be visiting Moldova this weekend.

Life is full of challenges. Following are four examples how some of our congregations around the world deal with them.

God looks at the heart. Motivation is more important than deeds, and love is more important than numbers. Excerpts from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.

Every divine service concludes with a solemn moment: the Priest pronounces the blessing of the triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—on the congregation to accompany them in everyday life. What an assurance!

They weigh only 0.25 grams and yet it takes airplanes and ships to bring them where they are needed—communion wafers. New Apostolic congregations can celebrate Holy Communion only if the logistics work.

The world knows both: joy and sorrow. Following the mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, with fifty dead, the Church has expressed shock and deep sadness. We also take a look at a training programme for correspondents that took place in South America and at the national youth convention in Ukraine.

“Let all things with God begin”, this exhortation from a hymn is probably known to many. But what does that mean in everyday life? How can we implement it? Some practical tips from a recent divine service by the Chief Apostle.

The New Apostolic Church in Nepal just celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary—although our faith has been known there longer. The official celebrations took place a year after the fact. There were good reasons for both of these exceptions.

Appeasing, whitewashing, relativizing … The false prophets that Jeremiah had to deal with told the people only what they wanted to hear. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider saw an image in this for our time.

Candour is his middle name, and the future of the Church is something very close to his heart. In a week from now, the world’s most senior District Apostle will go into retirement. Who exactly is this Wilfried Klingler?

Some of the obstacles in our life of faith seem insurmountable. But with the help of God we can overcome them. How? The people of Israel demonstrated this when they conquered Jericho. Following is a four-step strategy.

It took Toshiyasu Matsuoka just four months to translate the five hundred pages of the Catechism into Japanese. Others need far longer to just read the book. He just presented the first copy to the Chief Apostle.

The content and significance of Holy Communion cannot be fully grasped in rational or doctrinal terms, the Catechism of the New Apostolic Church states. It is a mystery and is closely associated with the mystery of the person of Jesus Christ.