Articles
Zimbabwe: violence against protesters
25 Jan 2019
Zimbabwe is going through an economic crisis and is battling severe fuel shortages. The government recently announced a 150% petrol price increase, igniting widespread discontent, strikes and violent demonstrations. Then, while President Mnangagwa was out of…
Syria threatens retaliatory strike on Israel
25 Jan 2019
At the UN Security Council’s Middle East monthly meeting, the Syrian ambassador threatened an airstrike on Israel’s international airport near Tel Aviv, in retaliation for Israeli air force attacks on military targets at Damascus and elsewhere…
Global inequality is being ignored
25 Jan 2019
An Oxfam report, released to coincide with the International Economic Forum at Davos, reveals that the world’s 26 richest people own as much as half the planet’s population. Addressing such large disparities may require coordinated action…
Jordan: Keep on Singing
17 Jan 2019
When worship programme Keep on Singing broadcast a special episode from Jordan, God used it powerfully. The programme showed a new vision of Jordanian Christian identity, and featured worship songs by a band from Karak Evangelical…
The partial federal government shutdown is in its fourth week. When a Baptist pastor in Memphis, Donald Johnson, realised that people in his congregation would be affected by what the president was doing, he stepped in…
Brexit deadlock and God’s purposes
17 Jan 2019
‘Father, help us to resist the destructive ploys of the enemy to divide our nation. Give Your strength and peace to our politicians. Give fresh anointing to our government as they carry the mantle for running…