After the quake: Shock and confusion as Turkey seizes survivors’ homes
Sherwin Gardner: Caribbean musician’s viral hit song surpasses a billion TikTok views
New lives: Russian war exiles bring banyas and blinis to Buenos Aires
‘God’s Ghostwriters’: New Testament scholar Candida Moss looks at the hidden hands behind the Bible
Nigeria: Kidnaps break up families, keep children out of school
“Mud sales”: In yearly Pennsylvania tradition, Amish communities hold spring auctions to support fire departments
19th March, 2024
SENDING: Israel, an interagency team to Washington to discuss a potential military operation in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
ASKED: Donald Trump, a Georgia judge to allow him to appeal a ruling keeping Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the state’s criminal case against the former US President over his attempts to overturn his election defeat.
SEEN: Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, looking fit and healthy in the first video taken of her since she underwent surgery two months ago in footage published by the Sun newspaper on its website on Monday.
19th March, 2024
Number of 44 specific nuclear technology holding states which have yet to ratify the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Eight (China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan and the United States – Russia, which had ratified the treaty, revoked this ratification last year)
Source: UN
Essay: 10 years after Putin annexed Crimea, Russia’s grip on the peninsula looks shaky
STEFAN WOLFF, professor of international security at the University of Birmingham, says efforts to integrate the peninsula into Russia have been far from successful…
Essay: As the government returns to hardline tactics of yesteryear, the Cuban people need our prayers and support
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says there is no sign of a let-up in a government crackdown on religious leaders and religious freedom advocates in Cuba…
Essay: A better faith
TIM COSTELLO reflects on the late Australian Indigenous leader Lowitja O’Donoghue’s “deep” Christian faith…
“If we want peace, we must prepare for war.”
– European Council President Charles Michel in an op-ed published in European newspapers and the Euractiv website in which he said Europe must strengthen its defence capabilities and shift to a “war economy” mode in response to the threat posed by Russia {as quoted on Reuters).
19th March, 2024
Evangelism at Easter? MARINA SHELTON outlines four ways churches can use their online presence to boost Easter outreach in an article on Kentucky Today…
Crown: Symbolic of royal authority, race winners and celebratory events such as weddings. Each symbolic element represents aspects of living for Christ.
1. Royal authority is given to those with faith in Christ to speak with His authority.
2. Competitors enter heaven at the end of life’s race.
3. The wedding between Jesus and the church (in Revelation) awaits.
Finding hope and a future
In an article marking International Women’s Day, SALLY BRUCE, of DFN (Dignity Freedom Network), looks at how the organisation is working to set women free…
Are you ready to study the Bible?
DENIS PLANT, principal of Vision Colleges in Australia, writes about the advantages of studying the Bible “at your pace from your place”…
Welcome to Sight’s new ‘Sponsored Articles’ feature
DAVID ADAMS, Sight editor and publisher, explains why Sight is now offering advertisers a sponsored articles option…
Wow!: A 93-year-old Greek grandmother’s scarves travel to children in need
KAROLINA TAGARIS, of Reuters, meets Ioanna Matsouka…
Postcards: Twice displaced, Crimean Tatar woman longs for home 10 years after annexation
ALINA SMUTKO and ANDRIY PERUN, of Reuters, report…
Lifestory: Patriarch Neophyte I of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church dead at 78
DAVID I KLEIN, of Religion News Service, reports that a soft-spoken theologian, Neophyte I was a critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
The Leader: Jim Dayhew, chaplain and coach in sport ministry
JO KADLECEK speaks with Jim Dayhew who recently became executive director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes: FCA 360 Sports Australia…
StrangeSights: Hug an ostrich; a pancake house; and, conch shell blowing
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Postcards: As Argentina food prices soar, more people scavenge to survive
MIGUEL LO BIANCO, of Reuters, reports from Buenos Aires…
On the Screen: ‘Madame Web’ a long way from Marvel’s best
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Madame Web’…
On the Screen: ‘One Life’, a polished retelling of the story of some real-life heroes
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘One Life’…
Books: Memoir explores the agony – and gift – of chronic pain
JO KADLECEK read’s Eileen F Sommi’s ‘What I Got Instead: A Story of Pain, Doubt and Faith’…
A Sustainable Life: Why secondhand markets and apps are not a solution to clothing waste
TRIONA FITTON and ALIDA PAYSON, in an article first published on The Conversation, outline what their research has found…
Health Insight: The Atlantic diet – how it compares to its Mediterranean counterpart, and what benefits it might have
UK-based dietitian TAIBAT (TAI) IBITOYE looks at what research shows about the so-called ‘Atlantic diet’…
Health Insight: Caffeine – here’s how quitting can benefit your health
ADAM TAYLOR, director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre at Lancaster University in the UK, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the impact of caffeine on the body…
Snapshot: Kotor, Montenegro
See OLGA BRAJNOVIC’s image…
Snapshot: Hills and water, Lesotho
See TATENDA MAPIGOTI’s image…
Snapshot: Trabzon, Turkey
See ADAM HILLES image…
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