OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY: LEARNING THE BIBLICAL ABCS
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his look at II Timothy with Paul urging Timothy to remember what he has been taught followed by his “solemn commission” to the young follower of Christ…
Syrian war looms large in mind of child refugees, World Vision survey finds
Syria’s civil war looms large in the fears of children who have fled the country and are now living as refugees in the neighbouring nations of Jordan and Lebanon with “war and violence” and “losing family” among their greatest fears, according to the findings of a new survey. A report released by World Vision to […]
US President Donald Trump’s housing budget leaves poorest out in the cold, advocates say
Thomson Reuters Foundation A decade after the housing bubble burst in the United States, affordable homes are available to as little as 20 per cent of the poorest families that need them in some states, according to a report published by housing advocates on Thursday. That national shortfall, despite showing some recent improvement, is still worse than […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: FOUR SIMPLE FOOD CHOICES THAT HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT AND STAY HEALTHY
In an article first published on The Conversation, YASMINE PROBST, ELIZABETH NEALE and VIVIENNE GUAN, all of the University of Wollongong, look at how food choices can help with losing weight…
Long-lost Dark Ages abbey may have been found in Scotland
The remains of a long-lost abbey founded in what is now south-east Scotland by a Northumbrian princess during the 7th century may have been discovered in an archaeological dig. Excavations led by DigVentures have unearthed traces of a huge circular ditch at a site in Coldingham where the abbey, founded by Aebbe, an Anglo-Saxon princess […]
Christian NGO takes faith-based, holistic approach to HIV and AIDS care in Egypt
In Egypt, a country now counting 100 million inhabitants, and where 2.5 per cent are added annually, it is increasingly hard for the government to keep pace with the needs of its people. A growing influx of refugees, now adding up to around four million people, puts further strain on health care, schools and other […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Eminem’s connection to Australian Christian music…
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Rohingya have no future in Bangladesh camps, says campaigner
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation There is no future for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, a leading campaigner said on Wednesday, likening the camps to zoos and calling for a proper repatriation strategy. Rohingya lawyer Razia Sultana said there was a lack of hope among the refugees from the mainly Muslim minority, who fled […]
CHRIST AT THE CENTRE: AUSTRALIAN PREACHER JOHN SMITH’S “EXTRAORDINARY” LIFE
Australian preacher and God’s Squad founder John Smith died last week after a long battle with cancer. In a hitherto unpublished interview, DAVID ADAMS spoke with him in the middle of last year about his illness, its impact on his faith and his legacy…
More than a third of US Catholics question loyalty in wake of scandals, says survey
RNS A new survey reveals that more US Catholics are questioning whether they should remain in the church today than when news of the “Spotlight” child sex abuse scandal broke in the Boston Archdiocese in 2002. According to a poll released Wednesday by Gallup, more than a third of US Catholics – 37 per cent – surveyed […]