THE WORD: LADY SOPHIA (WISDOM), PART TWO
In the conclusion to his two part article, LLOYD HARKNESS continues his look at Greek word for wisdom – sophia…
Ethiopian girls in prison for a book ‘countering attacks on Christianity’
World Watch Monitor Three teenage Christian girls appeared in court this week in Babile, some 550 kilometres east of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, charged with inciting religious violence. The girls, aged 15, 14 and 14, and an older girl named Deborah, were arrested in the mainly Muslim region, following the distribution of a Christian […]
Australian Christian Lobby welcomes narrow defeat of euthanasia bill in South Australia
The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed the narrow defeat of a bill in the South Australian Parliament which would have legalised assisted suicide in the state. MPs sat throughout the night before a conscience vote at around 4am saw the ‘Death with Dignity’ bill defeated by just one vote, 24 votes to 23 with Speaker Michael […]
US Roman Catholic bishops urge Trump to promote “humane” policies towards refugees and immigrants
US Roman Catholic bishops have called on President-elect Donald Trump to enact for humane immigration policies towards immigrants and refugees. In a plea made at the start of their annual fall Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Baltimore this week, Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, called on the bishops […]
AFRICA: CHILD MARRIAGE BECOMING A “CLOUD OF CRISIS”, NORTHERN NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN LEADERS WARN PRESIDENT
World Watch Monitor reports on calls to address the situation regarding child marriage in northern Nigeria…
Cliff Barrows, long time associate of Billy Graham, dies at the age of 93
Long-time associate of US evangelist Billy Graham, Cliff Barrows, has died at the age of 93. Rev Barrows, along with the late soloist George Beverly Shea, were the core of a worship team that helped set the stage for Mr Graham’s preaching at his evangelistic gatherings around the world. He first met Mr Graham while on […]