Syrian baby born on day of earthquake brought mother “back to life”
Aleppo, Syria Reuters When the earthquake struck, Fatmah Ahmad’s family fled their building in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo only for her to go into labour – giving birth to her third child in hospital a few hours later. The journey to hospital had been difficult, with “many deaths and damage around us”, she […]
Essay: God’s power or human violence – the meaning of the virgin birth
ESAU MCCAULLEY, author and associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in the US, writes, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the Christmas story challenges the idea that we need physical might to overcome enemies…
This Life: Grief or joy, God is never far away
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on how she has learnt to depend on God for her strength even in the bleakest times…
Updated: Qatar expresses regret as Australia says women on 10 flights searched
Updated 5.30pm (AEDT) Sydney, Australia/Dubai, UAE Reuters Qatar expressed regret on Wednesday over the treatment of the female travellers after Australia said women on 10 flights underwent invasive physical searches following the discovery of an abandoned baby at the country’s international airport. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, speaking about the issue for the first time, […]
StrangeSights: Suits for blue collar workers; Czech President burns giant red undies; and, 25 years of free travel for a Parisian baby
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…