Lots of commentary has been made on the Garissa massacre and a good deal of helpful reflection too. Many have made the connection between the first Good Friday and this Maundy Thursday attack. Some have also noted the Christian Union group who were meeting at the time of the attack and were among the first to be killed. … Continue reading
“A spiritual leader knows that all of life, down to its smallest detail, has to do with God. If we are to lead people to see and reflect God’s glory, we must think theologically about everything. We must work toward a synthesis of all things. We must probe to see how things fit together. How do war and sports and … Continue reading
It was great to meet together again for the First Priority prayer meeting to pray for mission and revival and particularly to intercede for the 90 million souls of Vietnam. It’s always good to have our prayers guided by the Word so it was brilliant to hear Harrison preaching for us from Nehemiah 1. I was particularly … Continue reading
“What is happening today in Mosul brings horror, fear and bad memories to the Christians of Iraq and leads us to question; is this happening in the 21st century and in front of the civilized world where innocent Christian civilians are forced to convert, be treated as Dhimmi, or slaughtered?” (senior Iraqi church leader, reported … Continue reading
Persecution often comes across as numbers (1000 here, 200 there) and far-away place names. But persecution has a face. Last Sunday I saw a man, stubbly and olive-skinned, nursing his styrofoam cup of coffee at the back of an old church building in London. His immediate family are in the UK but many of his friends and … Continue reading
The attack last night at Mpeketoni (AFP, BBC) has taken the (in)security issues in Kenya to a new level. While details are still sketchy and it is unwise to speculate on motivations, BBC reports a local journalist confirming that this is a largely Christian town and all fingers are pointing at Al-Shabab as the attackers. How … Continue reading
Michael Otieno, pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church, Tasia, Nairobi and co-author of Gaining the World, Losing the Soul shares some encouraging and challenging reflections from the example of an early Christian refresher. Here is one who can be classified as a trusted friend: “The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed … Continue reading
Morning Star News recently filed this report from Jos: While international media sights have been justifiably fixed on 276 girls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno state, Islamic extremists last week killed Christians in the state’s Gwoza area nearly unnoticed, as they have for more than two years. On Borno state’s eastern border with Cameroon, as Chibok … Continue reading
According to even secular human rights organisations, Christians are by far the most persecuted religious group globally, experiencing 80% of all acts of religious discrimination, being killed for their faith at a staggering rate of 11 every hour and all this being massively under-reported in the press (Spectator article 5/10/13). Yesterday was another reminder to those of … Continue reading
We don’t want to just have a conversation about ourselves, we want to be outward-looking, we want to think about the world and mission and the persecuted church. So we’ll be featuring news from around the continent and the globe. Here’s something to start us off from the Barnabas Fund: As the conflict in the Central … Continue reading
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