• Join in for World Refugee Sunday 2021

    Join in for World Refugee Sunday 20210

    For the first time in history, the number of people fleeing persecution, conflict and violence has reached 80 million. Many of them are being excluded and refused a welcome in their new environments. Refugee Highway Partnership in cooperation with the World Evangelical Alliance call Christians around the globe to stand by all these people on the run by jointly commemorating World Refugee Sunday on 20 or 27 June 2021.

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  • Covid-19 parenting tips: A guide for church leaders

    Covid-19 parenting tips: A guide for church leaders0

    The Bible has much to say about family life and parenting – it’s very real about the challenges, and as a parent myself, I’m quite encouraged that the heroes of faith often struggled to parent well. In my role with World Without Orphans, I’ve seen that in some churches, in some cultures providing parents with advice and support is commonplace, while in others, it’s a subject that church leaders wouldn’t dare go near! For many, COVID-19 has changed that, and it’s also provided yet more evidence to global agencies and NGOs just how essential it is to engage with church leaders.

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  • Book Recommendation: Accessible Atonement – Disability, Theology, and the Cross of Christ

    Book Recommendation: Accessible Atonement – Disability, Theology, and the Cross of Christ0

    The atonement—where God in Jesus Christ addresses sin and the whole of the human predicament—lies at the heart of the Christian faith and life. Its saving power is for all people, and yet a deep hesitancy has prevented meaningful discussion of the cross’ relevance for people with disabilities. Speaking of disability and the multifaceted concept of the atonement has created an unresolvable tension, not least because sin and disability often seem to be associated within the biblical text.

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  • Book Description:  The Cross and the Shame

    Book Description: The Cross and the Shame0

    By Timo Keskitalo   Descriptions of different cultures and their emphases may be dangerous, and an individual may even feel them to be offensive. On the other hand, generalisations of

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  • Sharing Lives – An online course for people interested in sharing their lives with Muslims

    Sharing Lives – An online course for people interested in sharing their lives with Muslims0

    As of 22 April 2021, the course Sharing Lives is available online for everyone who is interested to begin to share their lives with Muslims! Bert de Ruiter wrote the course several years ago as part of his dissertation with the intention to help Christians reflect on their attitude towards Muslims and Islam, and to encourage them to begin to share their lives and in this context also the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Muslims that cross their paths.

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  • The 4th Industrial Revolution from an Ethical Perspective

    The 4th Industrial Revolution from an Ethical Perspective0

    [On 21 April 2021], the European Commission present[ed] its proposal for EU legislation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its application in the European Union.
    The Business Coalition [took] this opportunity to announce its newest publication: “The 4th Industrial Revolution from an Ethical Perspective”.

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