Seeing black and blue, church in a burlesque club + more
Blue and blue: Why is it so hard to see black and blue? In the light of the fuss made about “the dress” on social media in the last couple of weeks, we were impressed to see the South African branch of the Salvation Army create these clever ads, targeting domestic violence. It’s been picked up by newspapers all around the nation, for example here and here.
Good for women? Speaking of women, the Centre for Public Christianity spoke to Canadian Professor John Stackhouse about whether or not Christianity has been good for women. You can watch the interview here.
Daily realities: Living in Iraq is risky, to say the least. But there are some Christians who have gone to this risky place as missionaries to share the gospel with the near 100% Muslim population. There are some who live with the daily reality of Islamic State. Meet some such Christians here.
Church and burlesque? One Sydney church plant meets in an iconic venue in inner Sydney. “At 10:30 every Sunday morning, the believers gather in the burlesque club, sans lipstick and lace.” Adam Witanowski, the leader of White Horse Church says “Christianity is not about Sundays or real estate. I have met the girls at The Vanguard who perform, they are sweet, beautiful, intelligent women,” he says. “I don’t know their stories, why they do it, but I do know that Christian burlesque isn’t a thing.” Read more about the church plant here.
A cool $400m? Even non-believers will want to visit the new Museum of the Bible, when it opens in 2017, according to the Washington Post. Building for the gigantic Washington DC museum, that plans to house over 44,000 biblical texts and artefacts, began this week. Check out some photos here.
Photo from Smith Group JJR
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