Christians should avoid materialism and first seek the Kingdom of God. This doesn't mean just waiting for the life to come. They also have a responsibility in this world. How should a Christian deal with money and wealth?

“An Gottes Segen, ist alles gelegen” (Everything depends on God's blessing). When walking through one of the best-preserved medieval towns of Germany, you come across this saying. Or: “Wer auf Gott vertrawt, der hat woll gebowt” (Who trusts in God, acts wisely). Where do these religious texts come from?

Growing up in post-communist Romania, a country where the Christian population still fears the government, I believed that Christians were kind but lacked the backbone to stand up for themselves.

She leans in, and her wrinkly hand shoots forward. Roughly, she closes her hand around my throat. I flinch and recoil. Her eyes are dull, and she stares at me sadly, slowly withdrawing her hand.

As people, we tend to plan our lives ahead carefully. However, when it becomes war, this changes very much, Oleksii Blyzniuk from Ukraine writes.