Today is a very sad day, especially in Uganda. The Ugandan bill Monday 24th February 2014 is almost certain to the be the day that President...

The beatitudes are well known and much loved by many. We try looking at the opposites of those who are blessed to see if we can throw more l...

Leaders in the church, Part 11 < Jesus makes a start  |  Index  |  Some issues to grapple with > Jesus gets away from the crowds and b...

Hear some interviews with extraordinary people. This article provides a little background to some recordings available online and then sugge...

I have watched events in Tunisia and then Egypt with great interest, and more recently events in Yemen, Bahrain, Morocco and particularly Li...

A friend on Facebook posted a link to this news report . In Egypt, where there have been recent attacks against Coptic believers, a grass ro...

Jesus' followers are being persecuted in many countries around the world. I have seen a number of websites providing information and com...

There have been many movements in the world's long history. Political movements - philosophical, art, and literature movements - scienti...

Today is a turning point for Iran . Either there will be a change of direction as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs down and is,...

A video from Iran - poetic, moving, heart rending, quiet, powerful...

This is an eyewitness account of the events in Tehran on 15th June 2009. It was posted on Facebook , where you can read the original version...

Here are the crowds in Tehran , protesting about the election results. This picture was posted on Twitter just a few minutes ago. Read the ...

When a nation is defeated in war, the victors take whatever remains. In the last fifty years the human race has waged war on the environment...

Previous | Part 1 of a series | Next I've just read a distressing news report about a local family that are having their lives ruined...

Compass Direct is a news website dedicated to reporting persecution of Christians around the world, it's almost like Amnesty Internatio...

The Chinese government accepts the presence of churches - provided they are registered with the government. In practice this means they are ...

This example of Jesus dealing individually and personally with an Iranian Muslim is quite extraordinary. Afshin was in prison, there was nob...