THIS LIFE: LIVING IN VIEW OF ETERNITY
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what it means to live in the light of an eternity with God…
Church groups ready as Zambia faces food shortages in chronic drought
Via World Council of Churches Victoria Falls is known locally as Mosi-oa Tunya (“The Smoke that Thunders”) due to the power of the water from the Zambezi River that often flows across one of the great wonders of the world. Today it is a mere trickle. PICTURE: Laurie MacGregor/ACT The waterfall has displayed one of the […]
“Our enemy is here”: Iran protesters demand leaders quit after plane is downed
Dubai, UAEReuters Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, piling pressure on the leadership after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when Tehran feared US air strikes. “They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here,” a group of protesters […]
Salty water in Bangkok is new “reality” as sea pushes farther inland
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Thai authorities are trucking drinking water to parts of Bangkok and urging residents to shower less as a worsening drought and rising sea levels have increased salinity, a growing risk faced by many Asian cities, climate researchers said. Bangkok’s water authority said the capital’s tap water was becoming saline as seawater […]
Australian PM proposes high-powered inquiry into bushfires response
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday he will propose a national review into the response to the disaster, as the fires claimed another firefighter’s life. With the Australian bush burning for nearly three months now, killing 28 people, claiming 2,000 […]
THE INTERVIEW: JEWISH MEDIATOR KENNETH FEINBERG ON WHY HE WANTS TO SAVE THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with Kenneth Feinberg who was among those mediating negotiations last year which led to a proposal to split the global denomination…