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Disconnect to Connect
Three weeks ago, I had the misfortune of misplacing my phone on a micro bus. While not common, this...
Read MoreB’Tselem Newsletter: “Expel & Exploit: how Israel takes over Palestinian lands”
Last week, B’Tselem issued a new report – Expel and Exploit: The Israeli Practice of Taking...
Read More“There are no strangers here” – Saint Irenaeus a key to unity?
Written by the World Council of Churches How can the early founding fathers of the church inform us...
Read MoreNewsletter of the RCH – December 16, 2016
The Wise Men were lead to the Christmas Child by an external instrument. "We saw his star, "they...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: Will Obama Act For Peace?
Obama’s Last Chance to Bring Lasting Peace to Israel [Newsweek]Secretary of State John Kerry left...
Read MoreSyria Crisis: Week of Compassion Committee Approves Largest Emergency Grant to Date
This week our hearts have been wrenched again by the crisis in Syria, especially in Aleppo, as...
Read MoreJPANet: Urge President Obama to support just & lasting peace in Israel/Palestine
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9 Former U.S....
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Aleppo – A statement from Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ
The world has watched with shock and horror the images of the devastated city of Aleppo these past...
Read MoreCEC: Being Church in Europe Today: Migration through a theological le
Migration touches all aspects of church life in Europe today. From social and diaconal action, to...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 12, 2016
On December 10th, the world observed Human Rights Day, established sixty six years ago. It marks...
Read MoreNEST November 2016 Newsletter
by Dr. George Sabra, PresidentNear East School of Theology--Beirut, Lebanon Many seminaries and...
Read MoreCEC: International Human Rights Day: Protecting Places of Worship
10 December marks International Human Rights Day, when the international community commemorates the...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: Is UN The Anti-Christ? No, But Settlements Are Detrimental to Peace
Since the peace agreement called the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993, the settler population in...
Read MoreCairo and Istanbul: A Statement of Condolence and Condemnation
It was with horror and sadness that we witnessed bomb attacks in Cairo and Istanbul this weekend. ...
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