The Jews, Israel and the Christians – what are the connections and why do they matter?
Pick up a Bible, Old and New Testament, read it through (it is only about 1200 pages, the length of 4 good novels) and then consider what the Bible is claiming. Write a shortlist of just some of the extraordinary perception-shifting claims the Bible makes. Your list might read something …
A protocol for Church Services in the Age of Sars-CoV-2
The Situation For a couple of months now churches around the world have refrained from meeting in order to safeguard their communities and themselves from the dangers of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Although there are many things that are not yet knowledge for sure about this virus, we do have some …
Christian Strategy in the ‘Final’ Century (Part 2)
The noise of the earth seems to have slowed down as the COVID-19 or Coronavirus epidemic has taken hold across many nations. In this pestilence of Biblical proportions, it is worth considering how the Church of Christ should prepare for the future and best navigate these troubled waters and dark …
The Starvation of the Christians and Hindus in Pakistan
Christians and other minorities in Pakistan face starvation as they are denied food aid for refusing to convert to Islam. Islamic foundations that are well-funded by Pakistan’s government force them to embrace Islam. Otherwise, they cannot receive aid during this coronavirus pandemic. Especially Christians and Hindus face extreme discrimination in …
The world can no longer ignore wilful starvation
More reports are being posted of the systematic starvation of Christians, Hindus and other members of minority faiths in Pakistan. Asia News reports two cases in Pakistan of Hindus and Christians being denied government food aid during the coronavirus crisis. According to the news story, “without the help of… a …
Who is God to let us suffer?
The moment we think about the possibility that what happens in this universe is not blind chance, that we are not caught up in some meaningless accident which happened to result in this marvellous, astonishing but ultimately obviously pointless thing we call life, we are instantly confronted with a seemingly …
