Why has the example of the first Christians never ceased to fuel renewal and reform?

A constantly re-forming Church is a Church always seeking the face of the Lord. Friendship with Jesus Christ is not only the beginning of the Church, but also the beginning of all authentic reform in the Church.

The early church survived by keeping its eyes on the promise and living by hope – and we can do the same today.

Five hundred years on, is the Protestant Reformation giving way to another tectonic shift in what it means to be church?

The ancient Christian communities within Iraq and Syria, decimated by the Islamic State, are on the brink of extinction. Andreas Knapp, author of The Last Christians, has been working among the uprooted survivors and recording their stories.

Christianity grew despite the opposition of laws and social convention, and its growth was not organized – it simply happened.

It’s an either/or choice in this teaching from the early church.

Now exiled from Syria, Father Jacques has continued his ministry in Iraqi Kurdistan. A former detainee and a refugee among refugees, his testimony creates a closeness, his strength and peace preaches comfort.

Since 2015, the Nicaragua team has given out more than sixteen thousand books, each of which is hand-delivered to a selected school or church.

Using proceeds from donuts and ice cream they make and sell, members of Living Water Mennonite Church buy discounted Plough books to give away free.

Discover Musicambia, an intensive education program that rehabilitates inmates and transforms lives through music, both performance and composition.

In his paintings, Dean Mitchell tries to “elevate the underprivileged so I can convey a sense of their dignity and give them a voice in American society.”

Over five hundred years ago, Martin Luther battled for freedom of faith.

Letters from the latest issue of Plough: on Joe Strummer, the Benedict Option, contemplation and curiosity, and the legacy of Johann Christoph Arnold.