Amid the ashes, beauty stands out.

Escaping Russian missiles, some exiled believers found a new sense of purpose helping refugees.

Among Ukrainian exiles, I found miraculous perseverance in the absence of deliverance.

Possible manufacture of holy oil a signal of declaration of independence from Moscow patriarchate, while still opposing rival breakaway church.

“In the midst of a horrific, diabolical invasion,” Christians celebrate their country's recent victory in the global song competition.

Christian solidarity doesn’t derive from civil religion, but from the church’s role in redemptive history amid world history.

After Russia’s withdrawal from Kyiv suburbs, Irpin evangelical ministries emulate the scattered yet persevering church from Acts 8.

The churches are willing. But the bureaucracy is weak.

In Eastern Europe, the faithful rallied to welcome all, but churches have shifted to focus on fellow Roma who face discrimination as they flee.

Torn between “pro-Putin” and “pro-prayer,” only a minority have spoken out publicly against the invasion. Ukrainian seminary leaders call for repentance.