CHRISTIANS PROTEST OVER BUILDING OF BUDDHIST STRUCTURES ON CHURCH LAND IN SOUTHERN BURMA
27th October, 2015 Ethnic Karen Christians in Hpa-An, capital of Karen state, are protesting against the construction of a Buddhist pagoda and a stupa in a Baptist Church compound in southern Burma (also known as Myanmar), according to a report on Morning Star News. Led by Myaing Kyee Ngu Sayadaw, a revered Buddhist abbot and […]
MUSIC: ACCOLADES ASIDE, IT’S THE SEARCH FOR A “FRESH PERSPECTIVE” ON GOD WHICH DRIVES HILLSONG WORSHIP
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Hillsong’s Jad Gillies and Hannah Hobbs about the church’s latest worship album, OPEN HEAVEN/River Wild…
WOW! 50,000 “PAY IT FORWARD” CARDS HELP LAUNCH COMMUNITY-WIDE 40 DAYS OF GENEROSITY IN US
DAN WOODING, of ASSIST News Service, reports on a “pay it forward” initiative to share God’s love in a Florida community – a model which the creators hope will be emulated elsewhere in the US and around the world…
BOOKS: A LESSON IN LISTENING
27th October, 2015 DARREN CRONSHAW Lynne M Baab The Power of Listening: Building Skills for Mission and Ministry Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014 ISBN-13: 9781566997119 "Listening is not just part of a good friendship or a ministry skill for the counselling room. It is a mission skill for parish awareness." My local church, AuburnLife, has […]