It’s Thursday, January 22nd, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Chinese-American Christians pray for those in China
Chinese-American Christians are praying for their persecuted brothers and sisters back in China.
Earlier this month, Harvest Chinese Christian Church in Los Angeles held an event called “Fasting Prayer Meeting for Persecuted Churches in China.”
The event comes shortly after Chinese authorities detained the leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church. The congregation, like many “unregistered” churches in China, faces relentless persecution.
International Christian Concern commented, “Please pray for these house church members in China, especially those who have been imprisoned or are missing after the police raids.”
1 Corinthians 12:26 says, “If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.”
China’s birth rate plunged to a record low in 2025
Speaking of China, the country’s birth rates plunged to a record low in 2025.
New data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics found there were 7.92 million births last year, down 17% from 2024. The birth rate in 2025 was 5.63 per 1,000 people. Meanwhile, the death rate rose to 8.04 per 1,000 people.
Despite China’s recent attempts to incentivize families to have children, the population has now fallen for the fourth consecutive year.
In Genesis 1:28, God commanded, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the Earth and subdue it.”
British Christian nurse vindicated for calling a man “Mister”
In the United Kingdom, a National Health Service hospital recently dropped its case against a Christian nurse.
Jennifer Melle worked at St. Helier Hospital in south London. She faced suspension after referring to a man, pretending to be a woman, as “Mister.”
Listen to comments she made after her vindication.
MELLE: “I am deeply relieved and grateful to hear that St Helier [Hospital] has confirmed it would no longer take further action against me. This has been an incredibly long and painful journey.
“Today, I want to give thanks, first and foremost, to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who has sustained me every step of the way.”
Young Canadians are planning to vote conservative
Young adults in Canada are planning to vote conservative in the country’s next election.
A survey by Abacus Data found 50% of Canadians aged 18 to 29 would vote for the Conservative Party. Only 27% of that demographic would vote for the Liberal Party. The strongest support for the Liberals comes from people over 60.
A decade of liberal polices has led to higher living costs, higher inflation, and higher taxes.
Trump: “I will not use force” to get Greenland
Yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Notably, he announced that the United States would not use force to acquire Greenland.
TRUMP: “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won’t do that. Okay. Now everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, good!’
“That’s probably the biggest statement I’ve made because people thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.”
President Trump also announced he will not be imposing tariffs on Denmark over the acquisition of Greenland. He wrote on Truth Social, “We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.”
Arrests coming for Minneapolis leftists who invaded church service
The Trump administration is investigating anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a house of worship in Minneapolis on Sunday.
Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, wrote on X, “Arrests coming. … The First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly – not rioting. … These agitators will be held accountable.”
The Department of Justice is also investigating the incident at Cities Church.
Major snowstorm hits East Coast to Rocky Mountains
The National Weather Service is expecting a significant winter storm to hit a large portion of the U.S. starting Friday.
Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain is forecast all the way from the southern Rockies to the East Coast.
Much of the U.S. is already experiencing dangerously cold weather. Over 40 million people were under cold weather alerts as of Tuesday. Even parts of Florida are under alert.
463rd anniversary of Heidelberg Catechism
And finally, this week marks the 463rd anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism.
The Protestant catechism was commissioned by Frederick III, the ruler of Germany’s most influential province of Palatinate. The purpose of the catechism was for instructing the youth and for guiding pastors and teachers
The catechism was the product of two young Protestant scholars—Zacharius Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus.
The catechism was approved by a church synod in Heidelberg, Germany and published in German on January 19, 1563. It would become the most widely used catechism of the Reformation period.
The catechism’s opening question reads, “What is your only comfort in life and death?” The answer begins, “That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.”
Romans 14:8 says, “For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Thursday, January 22nd, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.