Two more Protestant churches closed down by government in Algeria
World Watch Monitor The authorities in Algeria have closed down two more Protestant churches, amidst growing pressure on the country’s Christian minority. Over the past weekend, police sealed off two churches in the north-eastern province of Kabylie, where much of the growth in the church is happening. The church of Ait-Mellikeche. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. […]
Oxfam calls for urgent action to prevent famine in South Sudan
Oxfam Australia have called for urgent action to prevent famine in South Sudan following an early warning report showing that some people in the country’s east were already experiencing extreme levels of hunger. The report from the Famine Early Warning Network (FEWSNET) showed that one in five households in the eastern town of Pibor could already […]
BOOKS: JOHANN HARI ON DEPRESSION – AND THE BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY
NILS VON KALM reads Johann Hari’s Lost Connections…
COSTA RICA: HOW A YOUTH ORCHESTRA HAS HELPED TO CHANGE THE TUNE IN A SHANTYTOWN
SOPHIE HARES, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the working class neighbourhood of La Carpio in San Jose…
Brian Peddle elected global head of the Salvation Army
Commissioner Brian Peddle has been elected the 21st general of the global Salvation Army. The 60-year-old Canadian, who is currently chief-of-staff at the Salvation Army’s international headquarters in London, will take up his new position as leader of the million-strong church denomination in August, succeeding General André Cox in the role. The election took place at […]
HUMAN BEINGS
Human beings are a mystery. PICTURE: Casey Horner/Unsplash When boats started crashing on rocks, some humans built lighthouses and rescue stations to save those whose boats crashed. They used their resources and risked their lives to save others. Meanwhile, others used their resources to built bonfires, using them as false lights to draw ships onto […]
Internet downloads account for one in five Bibles distributed by Bible societies last year, says UBS
At least one in five of all the Bibles distributed by organisations under the umbrella of the United Bible Societies during 2017 were downloaded via the internet. UBS recorded digital downloads for the first time and the figures for 2017, contained in the Global Scripture Distribution Report 2017, showed that of the more than 34 […]