OPEN BOOK: THE GOSPEL SPREADS THROUGH MACEDONIA – PART 1
Before kicking off a new series looking at the book of I and II Thessalonians, BRUCE C WEARNE, in the first of a two part article, sets the scene with a look back at what Acts says about Paul’s visit to Thessalonica…
Russian Patriarch and UK archbishop call for greater support for persecuted Christians
World Watch Monitor The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Archbishop of Canterbury have called for more aid to reach Middle Eastern refugees, especially Christians, and for robust safeguards against extremist ideology, which they say has spread “like an epidemic”. Patriarch Kirill and Archbishop Justin Welby released a joint statement thanking God for the opportunity […]
GREENSIGHT: THE ‘LIVNEH’ – OR STORAX
ALVIN JOHNSON takes a look at the tree known as the ‘livneh’…
Anglican Bishop of Harare calls for Zimbabwe to “move forward without vengeance”
The Anglican Bishop of Harare, Chad Gandiya, has told a UK news service that God had given Zimbabwe “a chance” which must be used “profitably for all the people”. Speaking to Premier following news of the resignation of President Robert Mugabe, Bishop Gandiya said there was “great jubilation” among the people of the city as well as […]
World Council of Churches calls for greater protection for Amazon
The World Council of Churches has called for greater protection to be given to the Amazon, saying that the life it sustains is “withering” as forest loss continues and its defenders face increasing “intimidation and violence”. A statement released by the WCC’s executive committee as it meets in Amman, Jordan, this week, stated that: “The Amazon, […]
ESSAY: LUTHER, LUTHER, LUTHER – HE DIDN’T REFORM CHRISTIANITY AS MUCH AS THIS GUY DID
US based pastor and lecturer JIM WEST argues, in an article first published by Religion News Service, that the role played by Huldrych Zwingli should also be recalled in Reformation anniversary commemorations…