In the shadow of the AFC Asian Cup, Sydney teenagers gathered to kick for a cause
Tennis and cricket aside, while much of the sporting world’s attention locally has been focused on the Australian-hosted AFC Asian Cup (and excitement builds towards the final between the Socceroos and South Korea), another less well- known event has been taking place alongside it. Scores of children from across Sydney took part last week in […]
VIETNAMESE PASTORS RECOVERING AFTER ATTACK
28th January, 2015 Two Mennonite church leaders have survived an attack by five men in Vietnam but are still recovering of their injuries, Christians told BosNewsLife. Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and his associate pastor were reportedly assaulted with bricks and rocks and, after collapsing to the ground, kicked relentlessly near their Bible college north of […]
ESSAY: AUSCHWITZ AND THE WISDOM OF CROWDS
Tuesday, 27th January, marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. MAL FLETCHER – writing from London – reflects on lessons learned…
TURKISH COURT RULES GOVERNMENT FAILED TO PROTECT CHRISTIANS KILLED IN MALATYA
28th January, 2015 A Turkish court ruled on 26th January that the government was negligent in its duty to protect three Christians who were tortured and killed in 2007 and ordered it to pay damages to the victims’ families. The Malatya Administrative Court ruled that, nearly nine years ago, the Interior Ministry and the Malatya […]
THE BIBLE: CHURCHES CHALLENGED TO HOLD A ‘TALKING BIBLE SUNDAY’
DAN WOODING, of ASSIST News Service, reports on calls for churches to hold a Talking Bible Sunday…
ON THE SCREEN: AMERICAN SNIPER A REMINDER OF THE CONDITION OF THE HUMAN HEART
NILS VON KALM says American Sniper looks at some big issues through the story of Chris Kyle…