Central African Republic foes sign church-mediated peace accord
RNS/Reuters Armed militia fighters display weapons in the town of Koui, Central African Republic, on 27th April. PICTURE: Reuters/Baz Ratner The government of the Central African Republic and 13 of the 14 armed groups in the country signed an accord aimed at ending an ethnic and religious conflict that has killed thousands of people. […]
FOREST AND TREES
After Jesus rose from the dead, He is said to have revealed to the disciples how Scripture shows the Messiah must suffer and die and rise again on the third day. What does Scripture say about Christ? PICTURE: Josh Applegate/Unsplash But when one goes hunting for this evidence, there isn’t much to find. Isaiah 53, […]
Australia a ‘bludger’ in terms of aiding refugees, says World Vision Australia’s Tim Costello
Australia is a “bludger” in terms of the assistance it offers refugees, according to World Vision Australia chief advocate Tim Costello. Speaking as World Refugee Day is marked across the globe, Mr Costelllo said that while Australia postured as a good international citizen, “the reality is that we are bludgers compared to what we could be […]
LIFESTORY: AGED FOUR AND SCARRED FOR LIFE – THE CHILDREN WHO SURVIVED AN INDONESIAN CHURCH ATTACK
World Watch Monitor reports on the lives of children caught up in a bomb attack on a church in Indonesia last November…
Christians among faith leaders joining with Indigenous people in new global initiative to tackle rainforest deforestation
Metropolitan Emmanuel, right, of the Orthodox Church of France gives a speech during a meeting with religious leaders on ways to protect tropical rainforests from threats in Oslo on Monday. PICTURE: Reuters/Alister Doyle (via Religion News Service) Christians from across denominations were among religious leaders who joined with Indigenous peoples in launching a new global […]