Rush Hour Mystery
Mar 26, 2013 by Joel EdwardsIn case you haven't noticed it's Easter. The fact is that an increasing number of people have become distanced from its message and significance. And in our increasingly secular and multi-choice communities, Christians cannot afford to make the mistake of assuming that people know what it's all ab
Reminding those who debunk pluralism, what it really is
Mar 20, 2013 by Brian C. StillerWhen we dismiss pluralism as nothing more than moral relativism, we make a huge mistake. Failing to understand what it is – a forum for debate, influence and decision making – we forgo its ability to influence and lose opportunities for witness. Pluralism does not mean a mishmash of beliefs. It is t
Pope Francis
Mar 16, 2013 by Thomas SchirrmacherBy means of the decision to elect a non-European, the Catholic Church has clearly accepted and given prominence to the fact that the center of gravity of world Christianity has shifted to the global south. Although popes from Poland and Germany were already a step away from Italy, the new step is aw
EXPOSED in Cape Town
Mar 12, 2013 by Joel EdwardsIf you want to launch a Christian response against corruption, South Africa is as good as any place to start and that's what we were doing last night as 150 people from the press, along with business and political leaders met to launch the resources of EXPOSED 2013. Admittedly the event was ac
Global Gathering of Evangelicals Co-Hosted by WEA Calls for Urgent Action by Christians to Care for Creation
Mar 4, 2013 by Thomas SchirrmacherThe World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) recently collaborated with the Lausanne Movement in a five-day Global Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel in Jamaica. 60 participants from 23 countries addressed the issue of creation care and the role of the Church from a biblical perspective and will s
Oscar winning Argo
Feb 27, 2013 by Brian C. StillerAmericans making the best out of rewriting the facts Argo’s win of an Oscar as best film borrows from the American deeply held views of exceptionalism and manifest destiny. In 1979 as the Shaw of Iran fell, protesters took to the streets in Tehran, storming the US embassy, retaliating for the CIA ac
The Pope’s resignation did not come as such a great surprise
Feb 27, 2013 by Thomas SchirrmacherAn interview with Thomas Schirrmacher (Bonner Querschnitte 242 – No. 06/2013 You recently met with the Pope. Is he really so weak? At the three week long synod in Rome in October last year, everyone was able to see that Pope Benedict XVI is physically limited to the point that some days he must forg
With election of new pope is it time for Protestants to rejoin Rome?
Feb 25, 2013 by Brian C. StillerI stepped up into the Pope’s train from the Vatican train station, en route to Assisi. It was a crisp October (2011) morning in Rome. Joining some 300 others, I had been invited to join Pope Benedict XVI on a pilgrimage to Assisi, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the one first led by John Paul&
It matters who shows Up
Feb 20, 2013 by Brian C. StillerDispatch from Lebanon Cedars are valuable for their lasting quality. Building material, dock lumber all attest to their ability to resist wood rot. Biblical references to the “cedars of Lebanon” filled building materials required by Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls. Solomon eyed the magn
Human trafficking today
Feb 18, 2013 by Thomas SchirrmacherEveryone knows what slavery is, from school, from television documentaries, or from the movies. The abolition of slavery belongs to the triumphs of history. It is an integral component of the path to human rights, democracy, and a free society. And it belongs to history. That is, however, a huge mis