In farewell, US President Obama urges faith and political engagement
RNS In his final speech as president of the United States, President Barack Obama spoke of his faith in American democracy and warned his supporters not to retreat into despair. President Obama had returned to his adopted hometown of Chicago for his farewell address Tuesday night at McCormick Place. President Obama delivers his farewell address […]
ON THE SCREEN: ‘PASSENGERS’ A FUTURISTIC LOOK AT WHAT’S ESSENTIAL TO LIFE
DAVID ADAMS watches the futuristic Passengers…
PERSECUTION: AT LEAST 215 MILLION CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCING “HIGH LEVELS” OF PERSECUTION, SAYS OPEN DOORS
DAVID ADAMS reports on the 2017 release of Open Door’s annual World Watch List highlighting the 50 countries where persecution of Christians is worst…
Growing conflict in Afghanistan key driver of significant rise in humanitarian aid needs, says UN report
Growing numbers of people in Afghanistan will be in need of humanitarian aid this year as the conflict there “deepens and spreads”, according to a UN assessment. Released early this week, the assessment by representatives of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs shows that 9.3 million of the country’s 29 million population […]
CHOOK!
I grew up with chooks. We would name them and have our favourites, spending hours playing with them. PICTURE: Elly Kellner/www.freeimages.com I remember once, sitting on the back step holding my chicken as we contemplated life together. Suddenly my hen relaxed. She turned her head and looked me in the eye. Wow, this was […]