Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani taken to Evin Prison after violent raid on home
World Watch Monitor Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been taken to Evin Prison in the capital, Tehran, after a violent raid on his home in the northern city of Rasht on Sunday. The pastor was sentenced to 10 years in prison in July of last year, alongside three members of his congregation, and had been expecting a summons […]
Thousands of British families homeless despite being in work
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than half of homeless families in Britain now have at least one adult in work after a sharp rise in the number of employed people unable to afford a secure home, a leading homelessness charity said on Monday. More than 33,000 working families do not have a stable place to live, […]
BOOKS: HELPING CHURCHES CONNECT WITH YOUTH
DARREN CRONSHAW reads the Fuller Youth Institute’s Growing Young…
Yemen close to famine after port offensive, aid groups warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation Yemen is close to famine after a 25 per cent increase in levels of severe hunger this year and an offensive on the main port city of Hodeida, a lifeline for millions, humanitarian organisations warned on Monday. Thousands more people have been displaced by the conflict and many are having to skip […]
Catholic priest killed in south-west Cameroon
A Catholic priest was killed in south-west Cameroon on Friday amid ongoing violence between the military and separatist forces. Agenzia Fides reports that it is unknown whether Fr Alexandre Sob Nougi was killed by a stray bullet during crossfire or deliberately targeted when he was fatally shot on a road about 25 kilometres north-east of Buea. […]
GENESIS – SUN/MOON
The early chapters of Genesis are some of the most profound in Western literature, but they have been overshadowed by an overblown debate about scientific origins. Not any more! The Sun and Moon during an eclipse. PICTURE: Matt Nelson/Unsplash When you compare Genesis to all other ancient creation stories, there are a number of unique […]
INDONESIA: ANTI-TERROR LAW PASSES IN WAKE OF SUICIDE ATTACKS ON CHURCHES
NITHIN COCA, of Religion News Service, reports from Indonesia…
Donors must rally behind Ethiopia-Eritrea after ending war – UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Foreign donors must come forward to support Ethiopia and Eritrea after the long-time arch rivals ended a war which spanned two decades and hampered efforts to improve the lives of millions of people, a top United Nations official said on Monday. Ahunna Eziakonwa, head of the UN in Ethiopia, said moves taken […]
ESSAY: BLOODY UPRISING IN NICARAGUA COULD TRIGGER THE NEXT CENTRAL AMERICAN REFUGEE CRISIS
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOSE MIGUEL CRUZ, director of research at Florida International University, explores how recent events in Nicaragua could prompt a new migration crisis…
THIS LIFE: “AS IS”, FLAWS AND ALL
US columnist CAROL ROUND looks at what being accepted “as is” means for Christians…