Sight editor DAVID ADAMS looks at 12 people, some of whom we bade farewell to, who challenged and inspired our readers this year…
While by no means an exhaustive list, here’s 12 people, some of whom we bade farewell to, who challenged and inspired our readers this year…
RACIAL RECONCILIATION: AMERICAN LATASHA MORRISON’S HOPES TO BUILD A BRIDGE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE CHRISTIANS
NICOLA A MENZIE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, reports…
JOHN SMITH: BIKIES TURN OUT IN THEIR HUNDREDS TO FAREWELL MINISTER TO THE MARGINALISED
DAVID ADAMS reports on the memorial service to iconic Australian preacher and evangelist John Smith…
“INTRINSICALLY WORTHY”: JEAN VANIER’S LEGACY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on the passing of L’Arche founder, Jean Vanier…
DOCUMENTARY: THE REDEMPTIVE JOURNEY OF KORN’S BRIAN ‘HEAD’ WELCH
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch about the new documentary of his life, ‘Loud Krazy Love’…
THE INTERVIEW: DON STEPHENS, CO-FOUNDER OF MERCY SHIPS
International Christian hospital ship charity Mercy Ships is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. DAVID ADAMS spoke via email to American Don Stephens, who co-founded the organisation with his wife Deyon back in 1979…
EBOLA: WHY US SURVIVOR DR KENT BRANTLY IS RETURNING TO THE MISSION FIELD
In an article published by Religion News Service, BOBBY ROSS, Jr, talks to Ebola survivor Dr Kent Brantly about why he’s returning to Africa…
THE INTERVIEW: SISTER HELEN PREJEAN ON HER NEW BOOK, GETTING RID OF THE DEATH PENALTY AND GETTING JESUS “RIGHT”
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, talks to anti-death penalty compaigner Sister Helen Prejean about how she became involved in social justice, why she thinks the death penalty is on its way out and how she got to “bump into two popes along the way”…
THE INTERVIEW: JOHN DICKSON – CHRISTIAN HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR
Australian Christian historian, author and speaker Dr John Dickson’s latest book explores the evidence for the historical Jesus. He speaks with DAVID ADAMS about ‘Is Jesus History?’…
URBAN MISSION: AUSTRALIAN COUPLE LAUNCH CONSULTANCY TO HELP CHURCHES CONNECT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN SYDNEY
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT speaks with husband and wife team Armen Gakavian and Karina Kreminski about their new Sydney-based urban mission consultancy, Neighbourhood Matters…
JOURNEY TO JUSTICE: HOW A HONG KONG CHURCH CAME TO PLACE JUSTICE AT ITS HEART
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Andrew Gardener, senior pastor of the Vine Church in Hong Kong and co-founder and director of The Justice Conference in Asia, ahead of his attendance this week at The Justice Conference in Melbourne, Australia…
OUTREACH: HOW A HEART FOR SURFERS LED A BRITISH PASTOR TO WALK AN 800 KILOMETRE PILGRIM TRAIL IN EUROPE – WITH A SURFBOARD ON HIS BACK
DAVID ADAMS speaks with British pastor Richard Ellerington about his call to minister among the surfing community around the world – and how that led to him to be the first person to walk an 800 kilometre pilgrim trail carrying a surfboard…
SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE: INSIDE THE WORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION
DAVID ADAMS speaks with investigator ‘V’, about his work conducting human trafficking and slavery-related investigations for the International Justice Mission…
