Christian leaders join in condemnation of suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan
Christian leaders have joined in condemning the suicide bombing of a hospital in Quetta, south-west Pakistan, in which more than 70 people were killed and more than 120 were injured. Monday’s attack, which has been claimed by both the so-called Islamic State and a faction of the Taliban in Pakistan, targeted those mourning Bilal Anwar […]
OLYMPICS: NSW CHAPLAIN LOOKING FORWARD TO ‘JOURNEYING’ ALONGSIDE ATHLETES IN RIO
DAVID ADAMS speaks with sports chaplain Hannah Johnson, among the many chaplains who are in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games…
Christians across globe to join in prayer for peaceful reunification of Korean Peninsula
Christians across the globe will observe a day of prayer for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula this Sunday, 14th August. This year’s ‘Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula’ comes after a delegation from the National Council of Churches in Korea and the National Council of Churches USA met […]
Unlawfully detained for months, Sudan church leaders finally in court
World Watch Monitor After nearly eight months of legal limbo, a Sudanese court has finally seen three detained Christian leaders, while charges against them remain officially “unknown”. Hassan Abduraheem Taour and Kuwa Shamal, both Sudan Church of Christ (SCC) pastors, and Darfuri convert Abdulmonem Abdumawla Issa Abdumawla, appeared at the Bahri Criminal Court for a […]
THE WORD: ‘SARX’/FLESH
LLOYD HARKNESS looks at what the Bible is talking about when it comes to the Greek word sarx…
Middle East: “We have no voice” – Christians in Jordan speak out two years after fleeing Iraq
ABIGAIL FRYMANN ROUCH reports for World Watch Monitor on the situation facing Christians who had to flee their homes in Iraq and now live as refugees in neighbouring nations such as Jordan…