Mike Brown sent me a note (with an attached link to an Italian news site) with a notice that the Waldensians have approved Homosexual marriage. The good news is that there is now, in Italy, an alternative for those who want to . . . Continue reading →
Global Christianity
Office Hours: Reaching Secular Israelis with the Gospel
There is more than a little romanticism among American evangelicals about “Israel.” For Christian tourists, Israel is a vacation spot, a place to try to see where redemption took place. For Reformed Christians in Israel, however, it isn’t a tourist spot but . . . Continue reading →
Pray for Afghan Christians
This letter was published earlier this month by Afghan Christians in India. § Letter to the Body of Christ around the world, written by members of the Afghan Christian community on June 9, 2010: To the Body of Christ: This letter is . . . Continue reading →
Report of a Planned Attack on Christians in India
There are unconfirmed reports of a planned attack on Christians in the Orissa Province. Please pray. Let’s hope it’s just a rumor.
500 Christians Slaughtered in Nigeria (link corrected)
The story is in The Times Online. This is a very distressing. Pray for the Christians of Nigeria. There is a large Reformed presence in the south of Nigeria. The Reformed presence in the north is scattered. They have suffered a great . . . Continue reading →
Pray for Pakistani Christians
Who are suffering and even being martyred at the hands of Islamofascists.
Out Now: Risking the Truth
Risking the Truth: Interviews on Handling Error in the Church. Available directly from CFP here and of course at Amazon.co.uk. The US release date is July 13th. From Martin’s site:
News from the Church of Scotland
Brannan at Creed of Chaos (was there ever a better or truer blog name?), who studying for his PhD in Aberdeen, gives us an update on the latest overture before the General Assembly regarding ministers and sexuality. UPDATE: Brannan has news here.
New Wave of Violence Against Christians in Nigeria
Pray for civil peace in Nigeria (1 Tim 2:2-3). News reports are coming out that there is a new wave of violence in Central Nigeria targeted at Christians. According to the Wikipedia page, the NKST (Church of Christ in the Sudan Among . . . Continue reading →
China Detains Evangelicals
News here. (HT: Daily Scoll)
Report on the Melbourne (Australia) Fires
You may know of Rowland Ward, a the minister of Knox Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia. He is a scholar of Australian church history and of the history of worship. He writes:
Violent Persecution of Christians in India on the Rise?
I received an email from a URC missionary listing 32 instances of persecution of Christians in India.
An Urgent Appeal From Filipino Brothers
Nollie has details.
More Missional Monday: Getting to Know the Tiv
From RBA, a study of the Tiv, a tribe of about 4 million in (mostly) central Nigeria. This study is interesting because we have had a number of Tiv students from the NKST (Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv). . . . Continue reading →
A Plea for Prayer for Kenya
There is political and tribal violence in Kenya. The NYT has the story here. Westminster Seminary California student Peter Mulinge writes to the WSC email list: I ask you to pray for my country there is unrest everywhere, many people have been . . . Continue reading →