OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: HOW MANY TIMES DID IT HAVE TO BE SAID?
BRUCE C WEARNE writes about a passage in Acts recording the ongoing debates faced by the apostles over the acceptance of the Gentiles…
NORTH KOREA: TWO YEARS AFTER UN COMMISSION URGES ACTION ON WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, NEW REPORT SAYS LITTLE HAS CHANGED
DAVID ADAMS reports on a new report from religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide calling for urgent action on human rights violations in North Korea…
Update: Death toll continues to rise in Caribbean in wake of Hurricane Matthew
The death toll from Hurricane Matthew, which swept through several Caribbean nations this week, has reportedly topped 300 as the south coast of the US braces for the Category Four storm’s impact. Thousands have been displaced from their homes in nations such as Haiti, where the majority of the deaths were recorded as what has […]
CASTING THE NET: THE CROSS MUSEUM
DAVID ADAMS looks at a new virtual museum on the journey of the cross-carrying evangelist Arthur Blessitt…
Children twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, report finds
Children are twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty – with almost 385 million children around the world living in that condition, according to a new report from the World Bank Group and UNICEF. Based on data from 89 countries representing 83 per cent of the world’s population, the report shows that […]