OPEN BOOK – THE PRISONER’S LETTER: GIRD UP!
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his examination of Ephesians chapter six with a look at a famous passage on spiritual warfare…
Europe braces for domestic abuse ‘perfect storm’ amid coronavirus lockdown
Barcelona, Spain/London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Domestic abuse charities in Europe have called for hotels and holiday lets to be turned into refuges as they warned that coronavirus lockdowns would lead to a massive jump in the numbers of women fleeing violence. Governments, support services and charities are scrambling to help thousands of women facing weeks […]
In the US, Surgeon General, disaster experts advise church leaders in COVID-19 online summit
RNS The top doctor in the US urged faith leaders to follow federal guidelines and partner with local health officials as they learn new ways to lead congregants coping with the coronavirus pandemic. “What can you do as faith and community leaders?” asked US Surgeon General Jerome M Adams in a videotaped address for the COVID-19 Church […]
Race for space to house vulnerable in coronavirus
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation “Stay home” – that’s the message stretching from Italy to Iran as the world tries to contain coronavirus. But what if you’ve got no place to call home, or your house is out of bounds in the pandemic? Some 1.8 billion people worldwide are homeless or live in inadequate housing, experts […]
SIGHT HELPDESK: FIVE EXPERT TIPS FOR WORKING FROM HOME DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
In an article first published on The Conversation, BRITTANY HARKER MARTIN, of Canada’s University of Calgary, gives some tips for how to adjust to working in what can be a crowded house…
Stress? Fear of COVID-19? Therapists treating the vulnerable go online to help
Cairo, EgyptThomson Reuters Foundation As the spread of coronavirus grows so too has people’s stress levels and anxieties, prompting businesses for good around the world to turn to technology to help the most vulnerable cope with mental health issues. In Egypt, online therapy social enterprise Shezlong has offered 150,000 free sessions to help people cope […]
Washington National Cathedral donates 5,000 medical masks resurrected from crypts
RNS The Washington National Cathedral will donate thousands of medical masks to two hospitals in the nation’s capital after discovering a trove of the much-needed protective equipment just feet from where Helen Keller and other prominent Americans lie in the cathedral’s underground crypts. Bought in 2006 as a precaution during an outbreak of the H5N1 […]
“A crisis within a crisis”: Addicts at risk as drug support groups close, adapt
Mexico City, Mexico/London, UK/Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus is forcing support groups for millions of addicts around the world to shut, leaving many to struggle alone at a time of isolation and anxiety and heightening their risk of relapse. The usual hugs and handshakes are banned, while many groups that once gathered in person and […]
Cash in hand: Could basic income protect livelihoods in coronavirus crisis?
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Once a radical idea on the fringes of mainstream economics, handing out cash to citizens has been mooted in the United States and Britain as a way to protect vulnerable peoples’ livelihoods as the coronavirus crisis accelerates. Universal Basic Income involves giving citizens cash payments each month to spend however they […]
“SACRIFICIAL GENEROSITY”: STEWARDSHIP MARKS 10 YEARS OF LENTEN CAMPAIGN 40ACTS
DAVID ADAMS reports on 40acts 10th anniversary and how the campaign helped to encourage one UK man to donate his kidney…