Delight
Our theme for our third year was Be Still and Know that I am God. At first I had resisted the theme. I mean seriously, it didn’t seem like a sensible option for an organisation, because, quite obviously, our very [...]
Glimpses of Hope in the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25, marks the Annual Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Every year there are simply hundreds of special days. It’s impossible to keep up with them all. But regardless, this is one that I do think is worth pausing to remember.
Dignity: Our Measuring Stick
we need to change the way we think about being involved in others lives. Too often we leave the poor feeling like they are a project to cross off our to-do lists rather than people we genuinely care about.
God’s Power
Just a couple of days ago I had the honor of sitting down with some brothers from South Sudan while they shared about their nation. One of the stories that still haunts me is of how soldiers are renting out [...]
Prayer: Persecution
Christmas is approaching. It’s a season when Christians all over the world love to share about their faith. Unfortunately, that also means that it’s a time when persecution increases. I live in what is labelled a ‘closed’ or ‘creative access’ [...]
Giving Tuesday
It’s #GivingTuesday, the day when we all plead with you to send us any spare pennies that remain after the joys of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We’re changing it up a bit this year, though. We aren’t asking [...]
This I Know
Wow, phew, it’s been quite the month so far. The USA is still reeling from elections and New Zealand (my home country) was rocked by earthquakes. India, where I have a number of friends and we have lots of partners, [...]
Prayer: Elections
This article was originally posted in October 2016. We are happy to report that, in January 2019, Congo had its first ever peaceful change of leadership. Since then, President Félix Tshisekedi has twice called the church leaders to join him [...]
Join Us: Pray!
“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16b Here in the wonderful world of Reconciled World we are getting more focused on prayer. As we arrive at the grand age of three years old, we have [...]
Sit Down, Martha
October 1 was our birthday. Reconciled World celebrates being three years old. Each year has been marked by a theme. The first year was a year of stability—we celebrated that we had come into existence and survived. The second year [...]