Essay: Dr Gulshan Abbas’ family haven’t seen her for three years – there are millions like them
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy organisation CSW, calls for ongoing prayer and action in support of those, like Dr Gulshan Abbas, who have been arbitrarily detained in the Xinjiang region of China…
Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait
Reuters Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classes on Saturday, but older girls faced an anxious wait with no clarity over if and when they would be able to resume their studies at the secondary school level. Most schools in the capital Kabul have stayed shut since the Taliban captured the city […]
Saints of Past Ages: Rebooting Hildegard of Bingen
SUSAN GARTHWAITE, author of ‘Saint Hildegard: Ancient Insights for Modern Seekers’, looks at how insights of 12th century German saint speak to our times…
Probe of Southern Baptist sex abuse response moves forward
Nashville, Tennessee, USAP Rev Marshall Blalock feels the weight of his new responsibility. The South Carolina pastor serves as vice chair of a recently formed Southern Baptist Convention taskforce charged with overseeing an investigation into how a top denominational committee handled sex abuse allegations, a review that comes years into the SBC’s public reckoning with […]