EBOLA: SURVIVORS REMEMBER EPIDEMIC AS SAMARITAN’S PURSE RELEASE DOCUMENTARY
Samaritan’s Purse doctor Kent Brantly made headlines around the world when he became the first American diagnosed with Ebola. EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER reports on a new documentary which tells his story against the backdrop of the deadly health crisis in West Africa…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: PUSHING ON TO JERUSALEM
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Acts, discusses a passage which sees Paul travelling toward Jerusalem…
Christians to pray for Australia’s defence forces this weekend
Christians across Australia will join in the National Day of Prayer for Defence this weekend. Held officially on Saturday, 1st April, the day is sponsored by the Military Christian Fellowship of Australia and will see people praying for the Australian Defence Force and its members as well as defence force families, leaders, and government leaders. […]
In the US, Christians protest budget cuts
With ashes on their foreheads, sackcloth draped around their necks and the US Capitol as a backdrop, Christians leaders used the words “evil” and “immoral” to describe the federal budget cuts President Trump has proposed and many Republican lawmakers favor. “It is a time for lamentation,” said Rev David Beckmann, explaining the symbols of grief the […]
Cyclone-affected communities in north Queensland start recovery with warnings for state’s south
Communities in north Queensland have started the process of recovery in the wake of Cyclone Debbie which swept across the Whitsunday Islands and mainland communities including Bowen, Proserpine and Airlie Beach this week. Catholic priest Fr Jose Koyickal told The Catholic Leader that people in Proserpine remained “hopeful” in the wake of the cyclone, despite flooding and damage […]