In Egypt, volunteers make meals with love for virus patients
AP Fatma Youssef stuffs rice, chicken or meat and vegetables into boxes spread on her dining table – tens of them in the last few weeks. On some, she scribbles “Be well” in Arabic; on others, she writes “Together, we will get through this.” Youssef doesn’t know who will eat her food. Still, she says, […]
Sight-Seeing: The suspicions of a London pastor in a time of pandemic
London-based pastor RICHARD KINGSLEY THOMAS reflects on some “disturbing suspicions” he’s had during the coronavirus lockdown…
ESSAY: WHAT DOES COVID-19 MEAN FOR THE CHURCH WHEN IT HAS BEEN CALLED TO BE COMMUNITY?
ROSIE KENDALL, CEO of Christians Against Poverty Australia, provides some practical tips on how the church can continue its care for the community in the coronavirus crisis…
ESSAY: PRAY, BUT STAY AWAY – HOLDING ON TO FAITH IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
In an article first published on The Conversation, ROBYN J WHITAKER, a senior lecturer in New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College at Australia’s University of Divinity, looks at the impact of the coronavirus on Australia’s faith communities…
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY: ELDERS AND WIDOWS
BRUCE C WEARNE in his series on I Timothy looks at what Paul writes about honouring and looking after elders and widows in the community…
CONVERSATIONS: JO HOOD, FOUNDER OF ‘MAINLY MUSIC’
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Jo Hood, founder of ministries mainly music and the more recently launched mainly play…
SIGHT-SEEING: FINDING OURSELVES IN A LONELY WORLD
NILS VON KALM reflects on the importance of community in the Christian walk…
INVESTING IN COMMUNITY: FROM HOMELESS CHEFS TO FIRE HOSE HANDBAGS, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS THRIVE IN THE UK
ZOE TABARY, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how ‘social entrepreneurs’ in the UK are tapping into consumer demand to tackle social issues within the community…
SIGHT-SEEING: FINDING GOD AT CROSSFIT
Canadian-based JOHN VAN SLOTEN reflects on what the church can learn from communities like that shared by CrossFit athletes…
BOOKS: EXPLORING HOW TO MAKE BETTER USE OF – AND CONTRIBUTION TO – YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
DARREN CRONSHAW reads Hugh Mackay’s The Art of Belonging…