SOUTH AFRICA: ‘IT’S TIME’ – LARGEST PRAYER MEETING EVER HELD IN NATION’S HISTORY
NICO BOUGAS, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, reports from South Africa…
Russia a major violator of religious freedom, says US commission
RNS The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: 2017 Annual Report. PICTURE: USCIRF The US State Department should add Russia to its list of the worst violators of religious freedom, a US commission declared in its annual report. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, founded to advise the Federal Government on the issue, […]
Displaced Iraqi Christians open sweet factory in Erbil
World Watch Monitor Some of the workers at Erbil’s new sweet factory. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor, 2017 In his new factory, surrounded by sesame seeds, pistachios and sugar, Rabeea dips his spatula into a large vat of honey-coloured syrup. He’s checking its consistency to see if it’s ready for the next step in the production […]
STRANGESIGHTS: OF FLYING CARS; PERFECT BOWLING SCORES; AND, JEANS WITH A DIFFERENCE…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
GRAVITY
Gravity is one of those amazing realities that kinda defies logic. If I have an ant walking on a ball, and spin it, the ant goes flying! SPECKS ON A BIG BALL. PICTURE: www.pexels.com Yet here we are, ants walking on a giant ball spinning in space, not being flung into oblivion. Gravity exists because […]
Americans see the Bible as a source of wisdom but most don’t read it, survey finds
RNS “Among Americans: How much of the Bible have you personally read?” Graphic courtesy of LifeWay Research The Bible may be a source of wisdom for many Americans but most don’t read it for themselves, a new survey shows. More than half have read little or none of it, reports LifeWay Research. “Even among […]
HELPING OTHERS: HOPE FOR SYDNEY’S MISSION TO ACTIVATE THE LOCAL CHURCH
Since 2012, Hope for Sydney has been helping Christians get involved in helping others. DAVID ADAMS reports on a movement aimed at putting willing hands to the work of the Gospel…
THE WORD: KINGDOM
LLOYD HARKNESS looks at the Biblical meaning of ‘kingdom’…