Posts by Guest
Working together in Indonesia – what COVID-19 taught us as a community
En Français, Pусский, Português It all started when I received a phone call from a colleague informing me that one student under our ministry had tested positive for COVID-19. Inevitably, my mind rushed to two weeks earlier when she was the worship leader at a student gathering with approximately 180 students attending. Some of them…
Read MoreEl Coronavirus y la Llamada al Riesgo
Es la madrugada, y estoy en un campamento de cólera mirando la escena a mi alrededor. Hay gente en todas partes – en las camas, en los bancos, en el suelo, incluso tumbados en carretillas. Los ojos hundidos me miran mientras observo la línea de goteo intravenoso y los equipos que se colocan a los…
Read MoreTen things to pray for Christian healthcare workers
Em Português, Français This morning I read a news article entitled ‘What am I still allowed to do?’ It outlined what the new UK-wide lockdown means for each of us and when we can leave the house. In many countries around the world, similar measures have come into effect in the last few weeks. However,…
Read MoreHealthcare resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Christian ethical perspective
Em português, français This is a short summary of a briefing paper – please read the full version for a more thorough consideration of the issues. As doctors based in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), a well-resourced healthcare system, we approach the subject of healthcare rationing with a degree of humility. However, as…
Read MoreThe Christian servant – caring with self-sacrificial love
En Français, Português John 13:1-20 Jesus is approaching the climax of his life. All his acts of service were about to be culminated and summated in his willing sacrifice on the cross. And it is all motivated by agape love – the love that gives. ‘Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to…
Read MoreLe coronavirus et l’appel au risque
Ce sont les premières heures du matin, et je me tiens dans un camp du choléra en regardant la scène autour de moi. Il y a des gens partout – sur des lits, sur des bancs, sur le sol, et même couchés dans des brouettes. Des yeux enfoncés me regardent alors que je regarde la…
Read MoreCoronavirus and the call to risk
En Français, Español, Português. It’s the early hours of the morning, and I’m standing in a cholera camp looking at the scene around me. There are people everywhere – on beds, on benches, on the floor, even lying in wheelbarrows. Sunken eyes look up at me as I look at the line of IV drips…
Read MoreChristianity in a time of plague
En Français, Português. Epidemic infections were a source of terror in the ancient world. They would sweep into the cities of the Roman Empire, causing devastation. The Plague of Cyprian was a pandemic that afflicted the Roman Empire from about AD 249 to 262. From 250 to 262, at the height of the outbreak, 5,000…
Read MoreCoronavirus: responding like Jesus
Em Português, Français It is hard to have missed the news that coronavirus is a big thing. Government guidance and press conferences every few days; headlines screaming about the risks; editorials debating about the effectiveness of the Government’s measures; all bombard us daily. We see the news from China, Italy and South Korea, with whole cities…
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