Christians in Turkey call for prayer for jailed US pastor
BosNewsLife Christians in Turkey have called for prayer for an imprisoned American pastor after Turkey’s President linked his release to the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, the US-based Muslim cleric accused by Ankara of instigating last year’s failed coup attempt. Pastor Andrew Brunson was detained with his wife in October, 2016, and learned they faced deportation […]
Islamic group vows to help Catholics with Marawi’s rebuilding in Philippines
World Watch Monitor A programme launched by the Catholic Church, aimed at rebuilding the city of Marawi in the southern Philippines after months of fighting between Islamist groups and the military, has received support from the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. According to AsiaNews, the rebel group is to provide security for […]
WOW! COOKING UP A CURRY TO CHANGE LIVES
Microfinance and development organisation Opportunity International Australia are holding hot and spicy fundraiser – the Great Australian Curry campaign – to help address the issue of poverty around the world over the next couple of months. Here, some of the more high profile participants talk about why they’re taking part…
BOOKS: A “FABULOUS TOOL” ON HOW TO ‘GET’ TEENS
JANEY DEMEO, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reviews former troubled teen Josh Shipp’s guide to understanding teenagers…
Syrian girl, who tweeted from Aleppo, documents horrors in new memoir
Thomson Reuters Foundation A Syrian girl, whose tweets from war-torn Aleppo captured a worldwide audience, has written a harrowing memoir of life under siege, recalling her terror of daily bombardments and her sorrow at being kept out of class. In Dear World, to be published on Tuesday, eight-year-old Bana Alabed, who now lives in Turkey, […]
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
The Sermon on the Mount is the greatest moral manifesto in history. In it, Jesus tackles the moral issues of his day: adultery, murder, divorce. In the Biblical account of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lifts the bar “so high we are all below it”, says Paul Clark. PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash Jesus does the […]