OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: THE CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION AT TYRANNUS HALL
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Acts, ponders why Paul “walked away” from the synagogue in Ephesus…
Removal of Sunday penalty rates a “backward step”, says Australian Christian Lobby
A decision to reduce some Sunday penalty rates – handed down by the Australian Fair Work Commission this week – is a “backward step” and removes an important signal that Australians want to keep at least one day a week free, says the Australian Christian Lobby. The commission handed down a decision on Thursday reducing […]
ON THE SCREEN: FENCES, AN ACTOR’S SHOWCASE
LAUREN MUSCAT finds Fences a worthy, if over-drawn out, film…
MONASTIC LIFE: CALIFORNIAN HERMITAGE SEES SURGE IN LAY PEOPLE SEEKING CONNECTION
KATE OLSON, in a story published by Religion News Service, looks into the growing trend for lay people to connect with monastic communities in the US…
Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan awarded Niwano Peace Prize
Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land has been awarded the Niwano Peace Prize – which it has been said aspires to be seen as the “spiritual equivalent” of the Nobel Peace Prize – for his work toward encouraging dialogue among Christians, Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem and […]
ESSAY: US EVANGELICALS CAN NO LONGER SPEAK AS ONE VOICE
In an article first published by Religion News Service, JOHN FEA, who teaches American history at Messiah College in the US, says the current divide in views among Americans evangelicals is nothing new but adds that the split over President Trump’s immigration policies does reveal some “serious problems”…