ADVERSARIES DON’T NEED TO BE ENEMIES: two rugby captains model how
The captains of the two leading rugby nations locked in one of sport’s greatest rivalries, New Zealand rugby captain Ardie Savea and South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, recently modelled a truth we desperately need: ADVERSARIES DON’T NEED TO BE ENEMIES. Kolisi and Savea’s friendship offers a window through which the Church can look at the world’s most volatile conflicts — including Gaza and Iran — without surrendering to despair or polarization.
A TOXIC IDENTITY: a Christian sameness or a Christ consciousness?
IDENTITY, in many respects, becomes less about what we believe and more about who we belong to — less about what we stand for and more about who we stand with. Consider the following 25 point test to evaluate your own allegiances, and whether you have placed your identity in a source other than Christ
IT’S NOT TERRORISM WHEN WE DO IT: the plank-eye disease
A principle that has guided much of my outlook on life is a quote widely attributed to Stephen Covey: We judge ourselves by our motives, but others by their actions. Nowhere is this more evident today than in the narratives we use when speaking about the wars in the Middle East. And this principle was sharply highlighted in a recent article by Nate Bear titled: It’s Not Terrorism When We Do It! How do we aaddress this from a Christian perspective?
WHO IS REALLY WINNING THE WAR IN IRAN: a Christian response
The one question dominating headlines at the moment is: “Who is REALLY winning the Iran war?” Are we to believe President Donald Trump or should we accept the counter‑narrative that Iran is offering. This article offers a Christian response.
THE HUNGER CRIMES: the essence of the final judgement
After our recent encounter with Grace (https://thethirdway.org/answering-heavens-prayer-the-story-of-grace/) our hearts were stirred into a deeper search — not only for solutions, but for the kind of commitments that reshape how we live. Encounters like these become invitations. They unsettle us. They awaken us. They call us to look deeper – at the world and at ourselves.…
ANSWERING HEAVEN’S PRAYER: the story of Grace
Mark 10:49 Jesus stopped … What makes Mark 10:49 so profound is not only what Jesus did, but what He interrupted. He was surrounded by a crowd, pressed by urgency, on His way to ministry that everyone else thought was more important — and yet, He stopped. In a world that celebrates busyness, Jesus reveals…
How a CLINT EASTWOOD quote shaped my approach to the MIDDLE EAST
A quote that has shaped my recent years as I approach the rich age of 72 is the now‑famous line from Clint Eastwood: “Don’t let the old man in.” Upon reading this, I realised that this principle applies to far more in life than just age. It is not only about refusing physical decline; it is about refusing inner decline. It is about guarding the door of the heart and not letting the old (sinful) man in.
5 REASONS WHY IRAN IS AT WAR: the illusion of peace in the Middle East
Peace in the Middle East often feels like a mirage — appearing for a moment, shimmering with promise, and then dissolving in the very breath that announces it. Peace agreements emerge at regular intervals, yet vanish just as quickly. Every gesture of reconciliation is met with an equally forceful threat, and peace itself becomes the stage on which new conflicts are born. There are five reasons why peace in the Middle East remains so elusive.
CHRISTIANITY IN THE ARAB WORLD: the forgotten faithful
The concern is not that Christians support Israel. We all carry nations in our hearts to whom we feel a natural spiritual closeness. The concern is that so many Christians, in their unwavering support for Israel, often stand indifferent toward the church in the region that endures more persecution than in any other place on earth. The crisis is therefore not whom we support, but whom we neglect in our support for the other.
MOHAMED AL‑WAHIDI: when a peacemaker is killed
On 8 July 2026, just before the highly anticipated Egypt–Argentina match, Mohamed al‑Wahidi was travelling by taxi to one of the screening sites in Gaza City. Moments before kickoff, an Israeli drone strike hit the vehicle in the Sabra neighbourhood, killing al‑Wahidi and three others. From a Christian vantage point, the death of Mohamed al‑Wahidi confronts us with the painful truth that peacemakers often walk the most dangerous roads. And so we echo the ancient cry of God’s people: How long, O Lord? Not as a question of doubt, but as a prayer of longing