OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: DISCIPLES OF APOLLOS AND JOHN THE BAPTIST BAPTISED
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his examination of Acts, looks at how believers came to receive the “baptism of the Holy Spirit” in Ephesus…
Martyred Anglican archbishop remembered in Uganda this week
An Anglican archbishop believed to have been murdered on the orders of former dictator Idi Amin was remembered in services marking the 40th anniversary of his death in Uganda this week. Archbishop Janani Luwum, at the time archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga Zaire, had been a leading voice protesting […]
Kenyan pastors offer young people a token of love
RNS On Valentine’s Day, some Kenyan pastors handed out red roses as a sign of love to HIV-positive youth suffering stigma and discrimination. The gesture was meant as a way to reach out to youth, many of whom feel rejected by the churches. Rev Geoffrey Wanjala Munialo hands a rose and gift to Mary Mutua, […]
THE BIG PICTURE: ALLOW SPACE
See ANN WOJCZUK’s inspirational graphic…
ON THE SCREEN: ‘SILENCE’ A BLEAK BUT POWERFUL PORTRAYAL OF FAITH UNDER PRESSURE
DAVID ADAMS watches Martin Scorsese’s Silence…
Vietnam detains Bible students, expels missionary, says advocacy group
BosNewsLife Rights activists say Christians in Vietnam face increased persecution after a foreign missionary was expelled and Bible students were detained by security forces. In one of the latest known incidents, students gathering for a Bible class in Hanoi were detained by security forces. Advocacy and aid group Open Doors quoted a Pastor Nguyen as […]