The Advent calendars on the shelves are colourful and flashy and are filled with all kinds of treats, from chocolates to mini sausages. Originally, the season was about fasting. So how does this all fit together? 

When a mission becomes a brand and faith becomes a success story, you lose sight of the cross. But Jesus reminds us in an unnerving kind of way that love is not measured by how many people have been exposed to it, but by true discipleship.

An Apostle in prison! And young people went with him. Their mission: pastoral care. The following story from Equatorial Guinea shows how a change of heart can transform someone’s life.

Translation makes the world linguistically borderless. Not everyone realises this. Today is a day dedicated entirely to the art and importance of translation. 

“No one can dry another person’s tears without getting their own hands wet,” a saying goes. Here is how we can help those who have suffered a loss.

She was a wife and mother, and decided over war and more mundane conflicts. Nothing was too much for her. A singular biblical figure tells us about her time, her life, and her heroic deeds. In all modesty.

You don’t have to possess a lot to be able to give. The International Day of Charity on 5 September serves as a reminder of this. A congregation in Denver, Colorado (USA) sets a lasting example. 

Are there still Good Samaritans today? Yes, definitely. On 19 August, the world honours them, as we mark World Humanitarian Day.

On World Kiswahili Language Day: a spiritual plea for understanding, identity, and faith in practice.

Pentecost is considered the birthday of the church. But like a plant that germinates underground before the first shoots emerge, the origins of the church lie deeper and earlier.

First they cheered and welcomed Him, then they hurled insults at Him. This story is older than the event and is still told a thousand times over today. But there is a difference that changes the world. Here is a slightly different look at Palm Sunday.

“Mazel tov! Good luck,” the wedding guests shout after the groom has ceremonially crushed a glass with his right foot. The celebration can begin. Today is a day to be happy. Thoughts on the International Day of Happiness.

Even though things did look good for a year or two, funds are becoming increasingly scarce for non-profit organisations. For this reason, NAK-karitativ favours a specific type of donation.

First comes Mardi Gras—the Tuesday preceding Lent (also known as Shrove Tuesday)—then Ash Wednesday, and then Lent: a period that stretches all the way to Easter on the calendar. It is not about food deprivation per se, but primarily about introspection, a deeper look into one’s own heart.

It is easy to make online friends on social media—or whatever you call them. But this poses risks. Frank words on Safer Internet Day 2025, which will be celebrated tomorrow, 11 February.

Today is a secular day of observance, and yet its name evokes a religious dimension. Here is why we need dialogue and fraternity more than ever before and how this can be achieved.

Sunday School, Religious Instruction, youth seminars, courses for those interested in music and for ministers. All of this is part of everyday life in our congregations. But the Church has much more to offer. Here are some thoughts on the International Day of Education being observed today, 24 January.

When cultures clash. Do Africans have to become more European or Europeans more African? Do those who are more conservative have to become more progressive? Or the other way around? Answers can be found in a recently published doctrinal essay.