Sight-Seeing: Loving your enemies in a world out for revenge
MEREDITH BENSON, of Baptist World Aid Australia, wonders how can we hear the radical call of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, in a world so committed to conflict?…
This Life: God’s promises can lead to lemonade
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at how God can take something bitter and turn it into something sweet…
Sight-Seeing: They refused the vaccine but still want our empathy. Can we deny them?
Mennonite pastor and author MELISSA FLORER-BIXLER reflects, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that when people’s carelessness causes harm, it’s not surprising that compassion wears thin – but that as Christians our anger can coexist with hope…
This Life: God will direct your steps
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what happens when we surrender our plans for our lives to God…
Sight-Seeing: Who would you choose, Jesus or the Spirit?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at an age-old question…
Sight-Seeing: Thomas’ wounded Christ is a saviour for the COVID-19 crisis
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN J THATAMANIL, associate professor of theology and world religions at Union Theological Seminary in the US, argues that in the aftermath of the resurrection, Christ’s wounded body calls us to “prophetic attention”…
THIS LIFE: WHERE ARE YOUR STEPS LEADING?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what it means to follow the path God has laid before us…
SIGHT-SEEING: DO YOU LOVE ME?
In a sermon given on Sunday at Marble Church in New York City ahead of this week’s UN Climate Summit, Rev Dr OLAV FYKSE TVEIT, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, reflects on a passage in John 21:15-18…
NONSENSE?
No doubt you will hear an atheist this season telling you Easter is a bunch of nonsense – “An ancient myth only stupid people believe”. The Resurrection Chapel in the crypt of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. PICTURE: Tim Evanson (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) This is the exact reaction the disciples had when they first […]
THIS LIFE: IS YOUR FAITH GREATER THAN YOUR FEARS?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at the relationship between fear and faith…