When death takes our loved ones away from us, we forget the little things around us. There’s only one place to find hope when we desperately need it, Carl Trueman writes.

In Germany, elections are coming up. Many are worried about the far-right AfD party that will get a good deal of the votes, according to the polls. Christians are allured by the narrative of the party too, columnist Wolfgang notices.

The official French Protestant voice clearly does not favour Mrs Le Pen, writes our columnist Marc Derœux.

For the German pastor Joachim Kuhs (67), his pastorate and work as an MEP for the radical-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party go well together. "There is no more Christian party program in Germany than ours."

I still remember my first vote. It was for the parliamentary election of 2008, the same year I turned 18. In all honesty, I cannot recall the names of the candidates or the party I voted for. All I do remember is that I was filled with admiration.