PERSECUTION: A PASSION TO RUN IN AID OF THE SUFFERING CHURCH
Next month Carlos Aguilera will run a marathon in Lebanon to raise money to help Syrian Christians living in refugee camps, one of a group of Australians running for the cause. DAVID ADAMS talks to him about why…
World Council of Churches’ head condemns St Petersburg bombing; death toll rises to 14
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches has condemned the deadly bomb attack on a St Petersburg subway in Russia as “cruel and despicable” and called for prayer for the victims and their loved ones. The death toll has now risen to at least 14 people. Almost 50 were injured in the attack […]
300 million living with depression globally, says World Health Organization
Some 300 million people around the world are living with depression – the leading cause of ill health and disability across the globe, according to new figures from the World Health Organization. Released ahead of World Health Day on 7th April, the organisation said the data also showed the number of those living with depression […]
FLIGHT
In life there is this law called gravity. Gravity means that everything falls downward. It is a law of nature that you cannot negate, you cannot reverse or destroy; everything is inescapably drawn down! FLYING FREE. PICTURE: Rob Blissett/www.freeimages.com Of course, there are those pesky things called birds. How do they break this law of […]
LIFESTORY: ESCAPED NORTH KOREAN RISKS HER LIFE TO VISIT FAMILY SHE LEFT BEHIND
A World Watch Monitor correspondent recounts the story of a North Korean woman who found Christ in the most unlikely of circumstances…