Posts by The General
Leaders in Zambia download new Langham Preaching App
A Langham Preaching training event took place for 50 people in Mongu, Zambia from 29th January to 1st February this year. It was the first Langham Preaching event in the area, and was a great success. The training was led by Zambia coordinator Siseho Minyoi, Langham Literature author Revd Conrad Mbewe, Chipita Sibale and Joseph Honto. Participants received books…
Read MoreVital commentary for Central and Eastern Europe
The process of putting together the Central and Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC), plus 100 articles on regional issues, includes many meetings, conference calls, drafts, edits and gruelling hard work. The seed of the idea has been planted, an editorial team chosen, and contributors found. The CEEBC’s theological editors met for a few days in November…
Read MoreThe Japanese & Christianity
In the middle of old habits Mr Big Bell, a Japanese man, wrote, ‘My family worshipped at the Buddhist family altar, prayed at the Shinto god-shelf. For New Year it was the Shinto shrine, for funerals it was the Buddhist temple. From a young age I was sat down and recited Buddhist scriptures that I…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight – Yohanna Katanacho
Langham Scholar, author and editor Yohanna Katanacho gives some background to his journey of faith and the story behind Praying Through the Psalms: I was born in Jerusalem, in June 1967, during the Arab–Israeli war known as the “Six-Day War”. My father risked his life to bring us home and despite the bomb that exploded next…
Read MoreConsecrated on a football pitch
Not every football pitch gets a crowd of 10,000 spectators. Nor does every bishop have 10,000 people singing at their consecration. But that was the scene on a Sunday in August last year, in the bustling town of Lira in central Uganda, when Langham Scholar Reverend Canon Doctor Alfred Olwa was consecrated as the new…
Read MoreA Scholar’s response to terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso
Langham Scholar Yacouba Sanon, who is from Burkina Faso in West Africa, reacts to recent events in his home country. 1) What has happened in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso recently? Three weeks ago, on March 2 2018, the headquarters of the Burkina Faso army staff and the French Embassy were attacked. Seven people were killed and more…
Read MoreNewsletter March 2018
Langham Australia March 2018 Newsletter now available This newsletter contains articles on the following: Langham Preaching launches in Fiji God’s provision for Asian Christians under renewed pressure Langham Literature: resourcing the majority world One volume commentaries — update A passion for justice Gillean Smiley writes… (Langham Australia Executive Officer) Chris Wright’s Word on the World…
Read More“Some day you will hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now, I will just have changed my address”.
This quote from Billy Graham has hone viral on Twitter! Today we celebrate with millions around the world the coming home of Billy Graham. Surely a great cloud of witnesses has cheered him over the finish line, while Mike Pence (Vice President US) has tweeted that he knows with absolute certainty that Billy has heard…
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