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The Bible And The Immigration Issue
BIBLE IS THE “ULTIMATE IMMIGRATION HANDBOOK” In a worship service opening the “Churches against Racism” conference in Doorn, Netherlands, 14-17 June, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia said the Bible was the “ultimate immigration handbook”. Kobia asked Christians to apply the parable of the “good Samaritan” to the current context [...]
Video:Christ Died For You
Holy Week is the final stretch of the Christian Lenten pilgrimage toward Easter. It is the time when we become more mindful of the central tenet of the Christian faith that Jesus the Christ died for the sins of humanity. This video depicting the brutal killing of Jesus draws heavily on the movie the Passion [...]
Access To Water And Access To God
The Water That Gives Life [Extract of World Water Day Sermon] By Dr. Anthony G Reddie Mark 1: vv 10: Jesus’ Baptism Water is perhaps with air, the most elemental of entities in the world. Put simply, we cannot live without water. Water is essential to life. It is perhaps because of the basic elemental [...]
Celebrating Women Of Courage
Women and men united to end violence against women and girls is the International Women’s Day March 08, 2009 theme of the United Nations. It is an ambitious and hopeful theme. However, ff seriously put into action, it has the power to disrupt the present violently oppressive status quo in many societies across the world. [...]
President Obama Challenged At National Prayer Service
In her sermon at the first prayer service attended by US President Barack Obama after his inauguration, Rev. Dr Sharon Watkins, general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), called on the leader who, she said, would “set the tone” for the nation, to chose compassion, faithfulness and love over vengefulness, anger and fear.
Preaching at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on 21 January, Watkins, a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee, said: “Even in these hard times, rich or poor, we can reach out to our neighbour, including our global neighbour, in generous hospitality, building together communities of possibility and of hope.”
