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American Gun Violence and the Early Church on War and Violence

...an.com/us-news/2017/oct/02/las-vegas-shooting-what-we-know-so-far http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/one-mass-shooting-every-day-seven-facts-gun-violence-america/ https://sojo.net/articles/american-christianity-has-failed http://www.patheos.com/blogs/formerlyfundie/no-jesus-didnt-command-we-own-weapons/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/formerlyfundie/why-exodus-222-doesnt-work-to-justify-armed-self-defense/ http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/should-christians-be-encouraged-to-arm-themselves https://rogueminister.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/quotes-the-early-church-on-war-and-violence https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/several-casualties-reported-texas-church-sh...

Christians and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

.../20-march/news/uk/day-of-prayer-and-action-light-a-candle-say-church-leaders https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/latest-news/coronavirus-archbishops-call-national-day-prayer-and-action https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/ (infographic) https://patristics.info/cyprian-on-the-unity-of-the-church-intro.html http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050707.htm (Cyprian, On Mortality) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0632.htm (Dionysius, Epistle 12: To the Alexandrians) https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/what-early-church-teach-coronavirus/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Cyprian http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2501...

John Chau, missionary to the Sentinelese: martyr or madness?

...You've probably seen it in the news lately: John Chau, the American guy who tried to evangelise the secluded Sentinelese tribe off the coast of India. Much of the debate in secular media has centered around the grief of his friends and family; how he could have brought outside disease to the tribespeople and potentially killed them all (despite this not being their first contact with outsiders, with no known ill effect), or that he ventured there completely in ignorance with no preparation or wisdom — something which the missionary agency, All Nations, has recently debunked. But the question I want to look at is this: was Chau's mission total madness or is...

When did Christians become so whiny?

...The Church is so whiny at times. At least in the West it seems, from the various news outlets which like to showcase the "worst" (and actual worst) of the bunch. Sometimes I read articles and wonder why do certain Christians care so much about this!? It's usually a non-issue really, often under the guise of "principles" or "persecution." Now I realise that some of the articles I linked to above could also relate to serious issues that we, as Christians, should face and discuss. But even from a quick search on Huffington Post and the BBC news for "Christian", the majority of articles (as of writing) from America relate to homosexuality in some form, and for...

A Historic Easter Change Is Coming — But Will Protestants Get On Board?

...Pope Francis has recently expressed the Catholic Church’s willingness to accept a unified date for Easter, a move aimed at fostering greater Christian unity, particularly with the Orthodox Church. This long-standing issue arises from the different calendars used by Western and Eastern Christian traditions — the Gregorian and Julian calendars — leading to discrepancies in Easter celebrations. Talks between Catholic and Orthodox leaders have intensified, hoping a common date could be agreed upon. However, this raises important questions for Protestant denominations regarding whether they would adopt the unified date or risk falling out of alignment w...

Scientist Uncovers Hidden 1,750-Year-Old New Testament Translation with Ultraviolet Imaging

...A scientist has reportedly uncovered an ancient translation containing sections of the Gospel of Matthew, believed to be the sole surviving evidence of the fourth manuscript supporting the Old Syriac version of the Gospels. The research team, which includes medieval expert Grigory Kessel from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), employed ultraviolet imaging to reveal the ancient translation concealed beneath three layers of text. The research, published last month in the journal New Testament Studies, presents an interpretation of Matthew 11:30 to Matthew 12:26, initially translated as part of the Old Syriac translations around 1,500 years ago. According...