CONVERSATIONS: MATT BLAIR, OM SHIPS VOLUNTEER
The Logos Hope – the fourth ship in service with evangelistic ministry OM Ships International – this year marks 10 years in service. DAVID ADAMS spoke with a long-term member of the crew, Australian Matt Blair, about his involvement…
US clergy housing allowance is constitutional, appeals court rules
RNS A US federal appeals court has ruled that the clergy housing allowance authorised by the Internal Revenue Service is constitutional. The Freedom From Religion Foundation argued successfully in a Wisconsin district court that the long-standing exemption for religious housing in the IRS tax code violated the First Amendment’s establishment clause. But a three-judge panel […]
With photos, Kenyans say #WeCannotIgnore one million hungry people
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Prominent Kenyans shared pictures of drought-hit communities on Twitter on Tuesday, calling for greater government action to end a hunger crisis which has left one million people short of food. #WeCannotIgnore was trending in the east African nation as human rights activists, journalists and ordinary citizens shared images of a child […]
Film: Evan Koons has a laugh over Christian culture in ‘Camp Manna’ – and he hopes you will too
DAVID ADAMS speaks with US actor Evan Koons about his role in the comedy ‘Camp Manna’…
Another 10 Christians killed in Kaduna state as carnage continues in Nigeria
Morning Star News Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 10 Christians in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria on Saturday, bringing the lives lost in the past five weeks to 140 with 160 houses destroyed, sources said. “We were all asleep in our various homes when at about 4am [Saturday], we heard gunshots everywhere in my village,” Amos Samuel, 40, […]
Christians in Morocco appeal to Pope to advocate for religious freedom
Christians in Morocco have appealed to Pope Francis, asking for him to advocate against violations of religious freedom in their nation, according to a report Agenzia Fides. The Catholic news agency reports that the appeal – from the Committee of Moroccan Christians – comes ahead of the Pope’s visit to the nation on 30th and […]
US evangelical financial accountability group suspends Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel
Chicago, USRNS The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has suspended Harvest Bible Chapel, a Chicago-area megachurch, after church leaders admitted “a lack of financial control and oversight” under the church’s former pastor. Harvest recently fired its founding pastor, James MacDonald, for conduct its elders called “contrary and harmful to the best interests […]
South Sudan “superhero” wins award for work with children born of rape
Thomson Reuters Foundation Children born of rape in South Sudan’s civil war must be integrated into their families and communities to ensure lasting peace in the country, aid worker Christine Ngbaazande said on Monday as she won a prestigious award. Sometimes looked on as enemies, such children are often rejected not only by their communities […]
KIDNAPPED
Imagine your group of friends go on a world trip. You’re having a great time but in an unscheduled stopover you are kidnapped. Freed!. PICTURE: Junior Moran/Unsplash The terrorists want $10 million, but there is no hope. No-one is negotiating with terrorists, and your families can’t pay. Stuck in a cave in a backward corner […]
SCRIPTURE: REIMAGINING THE BIBLE FOR A VISUAL GENERATION
CAITLIN YOSHIKO KANDIL reports for Religion News Service on a new Scripture initiative taps into the trend for visual design…