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(Photo: Unsplash/Fabio Fistarol) An outspoken critic of Pope Francis, the Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that while Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s public opposition of the pope “is irreverent and disrespectful,” the Vatican should think twice before excommunicating him. “I think the pope would be wise and prudent if he were … Read more
The appearance of the Matariki star cluster (also known as Pleiades) in the New Zealand sky just before sunrise in late June or early July marks the new year in traditional Māori culture. Celebrated with feasts, prayers at dawn, and time spent with family, Matariki is a time to remember those who died in the … Read more
(Photo: Getty/iStock) A few weeks ago I was giving a morning’s teaching on the topic of human rights and in the course of the morning I sought to get across three fundamental points. The first point was that the breakthrough achieved by the issuing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 was … Read more
(Photo: Unsplash/Soliman Cifuentes) Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the spies who were sent out to explore the Promised Land and what we can learn from them today. We have recently studied the Sedra of Shelach (Numbers 13-15) which contains the story of the famous ‘spies’ who are sent out … Read more
Fourth Global Gathering: “That the World May Know,” hosted by the Global Christian Forum (GCF). (Photo: Screenshot/Global Christian Forum) Inspiration from Accra Gathering The 4th Global Christian Forum (GCF) gathering in Accra, Ghana, from April 16-19, 2024, inspired this article. Rev. Dr. Casely B. Essamuah, Secretary to the Global Christian Forum, organised the event, anchoring … Read more
Editor’s note: Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Taras Dyatlik, an evangelical Ukrainian theological educator, has shared his daily reflections in a WhatsApp group. The following are two recent journal entries from June (edited for style and clarity). In an old carriage with shabby walls and faded curtains, I … Read more
German-born Alexander Dietze learned about Germany’s history and the Holocaust in school, but it wasn’t discussed at home. Raised in a secular household, he became a Christian in his early 20s. Years later, an abrupt awakening came when his grandfather offered him Nazi SS medals as part of their family heritage. This moment spurred Alexander … Read more
A scroll-shaped steeple. An imposing ark-shaped atrium. A pipe organ feature reminiscent of 19th-century North American Methodist churches. These are some of the more striking elements in the Three-Self churches that Brazilian German architect Dirk U. Moench has designed in China. The Lutheran founded the design firm INUCE in 2011 and has offices in Fuzhou, … Read more
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. It used to be that watching two 80-year-old men argue about what to do in the Middle East might happen accidentally at McDonald’s at seven on a Saturday morning. Now, the whole world is watching because one of those two men will get the nuclear … Read more
A last-minute peace deal could still possibly avert a full-on war between Israel and Hezbollah. But the amount of firepower being assembled on Israel’s northern border suggests that war could start any day now. By the tens of thousands, Israeli troops continue gathering and preparing on that border with Lebanon. Their purpose is to stop Hezbollah … Read more