The new political commissioner for the Evangelical Alliance in Germany is an expert on Ukraine. He once made a long train journey with Vladimir Putin, which later became crucial in his missionary work in the Caucasus. Johann Matthies shares the full story in the CNE podcast.

As Europe dials up its armies and defence arsenals, many Christians wonder: should we take up arms and join the fight? Or should we work for another form of peace?

Vitali Alekseenko may be a pacifist, but he is far from passive. For three years, he has been fighting in Ukrainian courts for what he sees as his right: exemption from military service. Last month, on May 6th, the Constitutional Court in Kyiv took up his case.

As a boy, Mark Rutte aspired to become a concert pianist. But as a Prime Minister of the Netherlands, he once preached a sermon on Sunday.

An Evangelical Christian must serve two years and six months in a penal colony because he did not want to fight in Ukraine.