New Bible seeks to connect modern and ancient Israel
RNS A new Hebrew-English Bible with a distinctly Israeli flavor will be published in honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary. The anniversary began at sundown on Wednesday and ends at sundown Thursday. Rabbi Tuly Weisz with stacks of The Israel Bible, which he edited. PICTURE: Courtesy of Israel365 The Israel Bible “is the world’s first Bible […]
Australian faith leaders sign letter calling for coal mine project to be abandoned
More than 50 Australian faith leaders, including some prominent Christians, have signed a joint letter asking Adani chairman Gautam Adani to abandon his proposed new coal mine in North Queensland and invest the money in solar energy instead. Protestors at the Adani HQ. PICTURE: Courtesy of ARRCC The letter, which was organised under the auspices of the […]
BOOKS: A GENTLE GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS HELPING PEOPLE IN THE AFTERMATH OF SEXUAL ABUSE
DAVID ADAMS finds Tim Hein’s guide to understanding sexual abuse, a tough, but necessary, read…
Australia aims to be global leader with strong anti-slavery law in 2018
Thomson Reuters Foundation Australia aims to be a global leader in the fight against modern slavery with a new law that builds upon Britain’s landmark legislation and demands stronger action from the government and businesses, its foreign minister and lawmakers said on Tuesday. The country is expected to this year pass a Modern Slavery Act to […]
Escapee’s “living hell” in North Korean prisons
World Watch Monitor North Korean guards on the Yalu River border with neighbouring China. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. A North Korean Christian woman has revealed the horrors she experienced in ten different prisons before successfully fleeing the country. Hea Woo*, once one of an estimated 200,000 prisoners held captive in North Korea, described to Christian Today the […]
DEVELOPMENT: RUNNING TO BRING WATER ACCESS TO THOSE WITHOUT
DAVID ADAMS reports on how World Vision’s upcoming Global 6K for Water has a very personal resonance for Ben Ochieng…
Malaria in conflict zones threatens global progress against the disease
Thomson Reuters Foundation Global gains in the fight against malaria could be reversed unless countries control the disease in conflict zones, where deaths and infections are rising, experts said on Tuesday. The number of malaria cases worldwide increased in 2016 after 15 years of decline, according to the World Health Organization. Africa accounts for about […]
ESSAY: UNEASY HERITAGE – AUSTRALIA’S MODERN CHURCH BUILDINGS ARE DISAPPEARING
In an article first published on The Conversation, LISA MARIE DAUNT flags a warning over the loss of Australia’s “smaller, unassuming” post-war church heritage…
POSTCARDS: ITALIAN-AMERICAN CHURCH IN BROOKLYN’S ‘LITTLE GUATEMALA’ GETS NEW LEASE ON LIFE
KATHERINE FUNG reports for Religion News Service from ‘Little Guatemala’ in Brooklyn, New York…
US evangelical leaders discuss future of their movement in Trump era
RNS About 50 evangelical Christian leaders gathered early this week to discuss the future of evangelicalism amid concerns their movement has become too closely associated with US President Donald Trump’s polarising politics. The closed-door meeting Monday and Tuesday was held at Wheaton College, a private school outside Chicago that is sometimes called the “evangelical Harvard.” Wheaton attracts […]