Samantha Elley
Samantha Elley Contributor – New South Wales, Australia Samantha has been a journalist, editor and digital producer for over a decade and loves the written word. A Christian for more than 40 years, Sam is married to Mark and has two teenage sons, Caleb and Luke. They live on the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, […]
A new US resource for combatting Christian nationalism sees it as a ‘distortion of the Gospel’
RNS On 6th January, Josh Scott of Nashville’s GracePointe Church watched images of the Capitol insurrection with a rising sense of alarm. The unmistakable Christian elements were hard to miss – “Jesus Saves” signs and flags, a tall wooden cross, the prayer thanking God “for allowing the United States of America to be reborn.” “I […]
Essay: Don’t believe in systemic racism? Let’s talk about the sexual revolution.
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, on how systemic racism operates in a similar way to the sexual revolution that started in the 1960s…
Pope to attend November UN climate conference in Glasgow, health permitting
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November, health permitting, Scotland’s Roman Catholic bishops said on Monday. The bishops confirmed the Pope’s presence among other world leaders in a statement on their website. Pope Francis speaks with a health worker at the Gemelli hospital, as he […]
This Life: Bringing hope to a hopeless world
SAMANTHA ELLEY writes about the Christian’s call to bring in the harvest…
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
Washington DC, USAP The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uighur Muslims and other minorities in its north-west Xinjiang region. It also warned Eritrea, Ethiopia, Myanmar and South Sudan of possible further sanctions for ethnic cleansing in conflicts they are involved in. The administration sent the messages in the […]