Open Book: II Thessalonians – When all will be revealed
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at what II Thessalonians 2 says about the “mystery of lawlessness”…
Millions more hungry in 2017 amid famine, conflict, and numbers rising, says report
Thomson Reuters Foundation Conflicts and climate disasters, particularly drought, drove the number of people facing crisis levels of hunger up by about 15 per cent last year and the situation is getting worse, a report said on Thursday. Last year 124 million people in 51 countries faced crisis levels of hunger compared to 108 million people in […]
In the US, Johnson Amendment remains intact in latest omnibus spending bill
RNS The part of US tax law that prohibits houses of worship from engaging in explicit political activity will remain intact for now, despite concerns that Republican lawmakers would try to repeal it in the latest massive federal spending bill they released this week. The more than 60-year-old law, often referred to as the Johnson […]
Iraq’s young people must lead its rebuilding, says archbishop
World Watch Monitor The rebuilding of Iraq should be guided by its young people, says an archbishop who took in 700 students from Mosul University after the occupation of the city by Islamic State in June, 2014. Bishop Yousif Thoma Mirkis of Kirkuk, 170 kilometres south-east of Mosul, recently visited the university and reunited with […]
Know It All: Water
In a Know It All special to mark World Water Day on 22nd March, MEGAN ROWLING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at some facts and figures about water use around the world…
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: ‘I Can Only Imagine’ pulls off a “David and Goliath” moment
Bart Millard (John Michael Finley) performs with his band MercyMe in the new movie ‘I Can Only Imagine’ now playing in Australian cinemas. PICTURE: Courtesy of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
Date set for trial of US pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey
World Watch Monitor Imprisoned US pastor Andrew Brunson is set to stand trial before a Turkish criminal court on 16 April on espionage and terrorism-related charges that could jail him for up to 35 years. Seventeen months after the pastor’s arrest in the port city of Izmir, a formal indictment accepted by the Izmir 2nd […]
MIDDLE EAST: ANGLICAN “PEACEMAKER” CALLS FOR CHRISTIANS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION IN ENDING ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Rev Dr Stephen Sizer, founder of the Peacemaker Trust, about his heart for peace in the Middle East…
Essay: Many people feel lonely in the city but perhaps ‘third places’ can help with that
In an article first published on The Conversation, TONY MATTHEWS and JOANNE DOLLEY looks at the concept of “third places” and how they can help address issues of loneliness in cities…
Church has failed to protect children from abuse, says Archbishop of Canterbury
RNS Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told a national commission investigating child sex abuse in the UK that his church has not done enough to root out the problem. Archbishop Welby, the leader of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion – who himself has come under some criticism for his handling of abuse […]