CLERGY FAMILIES: NEW AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH SHOWS BETTER SEPARATION NEEDED BETWEEN CHURCH AND FAMILY LIFE
DAVID ADAMS reports on the findings of a new study by Australian Clergy Families…
Nabeel Qureshi, who shared conversion from Islam to Christianity, dies at 34
RNS Nabeel Qureshi. PICTURE: McClure/Muntsinger Public Relations Nabeel Qureshi, an author and apologist who wrote about his conversion from Islam to Christianity in several best-selling books, has died. He was 34. Dr Qureshi died on Saturday after a yearlong public battle with stomach cancer, according to a statement by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, where Qureshi was […]
Silence on human rights ‘deafening’ as Turkmenistan hosts Asian Games
World Watch Monitor The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) – and by virtue so too the International Olympic Committee – has come under fierce criticism for allowing Turkmenistan to stage the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, beginning on 17th September in Ashgabat, while making “no visible efforts to urge the Turkmen government to […]
ESSAY: ‘JESUS PEOPLE’ – A MOVEMENT BORN OUT OF THE ‘SUMMER OF LOVE’
As the world marks 50 years since the so-called ‘Summer of Love’, US academic LARRY ESKRIDGE, of Wheaton College in the US state of Illinois, writes, in article first published on The Conversation, about the origins and impact of the Jesus People movement…
India: senior church leaders call on Modi to help “control ideological hatred” in Jharkhand
World Watch Monitor In a strongly worded open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) called on him to intervene and “curb the spread of hate created by the BJP chief minister” of Jharkhand state. The letter follows the burning of a dummy replica of local Jharkhand Archbishop, Cardinal […]
THIS LIFE: WE ARE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS
CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the call for Christians to be the “hands and feet” of Jesus to aid those around them…
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL: THE GROWING TREND OF TAILORING SOLUTIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY
In the second in a special series on the work of Opportunity International Australia and its partner agencies in the Philippines, DAVID ADAMS reports on the changing nature and new innovations in the world of microfinance…
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: Singer-songwriter Craig Ross’ new story-telling mission
Craig Ross. To hear this week’s edition of The TCM Update, simply click on this link…