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On 27 July, militants attacked a prayer vigil in Komanda, DRC, killing 49 Christians (incl. 9 children) and abducting 20. Months earlier, 70 were beheaded in Kasanga. Violence is escalating. Pray, share, and stand with the Church. #PrayForDRC#PersecutedChurch
They will exploit your deepest insecurities, your hopes and wishes, and your sense of duty to get what they want, regardless of the emotional cost to you. #manipulation
Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.
1 Peter 3:9
It's been six years since Bernard Randall was sacked for a sermon. But he is still barred from preaching and fulfilling his calling as a minister.
Will you sign our petition calling on the Church to give Bernard Randall his life - and vocation - back?
https://t.co/cwGW9xtdBB
Michelle refused to participate in a voodoo ritual with her family. Her father said she is no longer his daughter. Pray for Michelle and the Christians supporting her to have peace.
Survivors regularly tell me how they have to limit where they go or who they see to avoid their abuser.
Restricting where perps can go is the right step but they must be properly monitored and abusers must face prompt consequences for breaches, so we can keep victims safe.
A former MP from New Zealand has spoken out against legalising assisted suicide in England and Wales based on his own country’s experience, saying that safeguards that were promised are “so rarely effective”.⚠️ Read the full article here: https://t.co/2dYZoqhkUl
"Southern Water users urged to keep daily task to '4 minutes' amid hosepipe ban."
Meanwhile @SouthernWater's fat cat CEO Lawrence Gosden has just seen his salary double to £1.4 million, customer's bills have gone up by a stonking 53% and the number of serious pollution incidents have tripled since 2022. Oh and the company leaks about 94,000,000 litres of water each and ever day.
https://t.co/l5Cn3Xt3n0
Pastors and other ministry workers in a predominantly Christian area of Sudan have requested Bibles for those living in camps for internally displaced peoples. Often, the Bibles are needed to replace those that Christians lost while fleeing Sudan’s violent civil war.
Me on Rotherham and the reality of two-tier policing.
Child rape is ignored while a Christian preacher is arrested for asking questions about the Qur’an. https://t.co/7ikxJuHuCW
Forgiveness after abuse is a deeply personal and complex topic. Some people find peace and healing through forgiving their abuser, while others believe forgiveness is detrimental to their recovery. #domesticabuserecovery#abusiverelationship#forgiveness