April 30, 2012
Ian Shaw, Langham Scholars Langham Scholar Edgar Ebojo uses an ancient treasure for a promising future Edgar studying Papyrus 46 in Dublin You can sense the excitement, and his sense of deep privilege, as Edgar Ebojo talks about his current studies at the University of Birmingham. Edgar has spent years working as a Bible Translator [...]
March 1, 2012
by Elain Vaden, JSM-Langham Scholars Juan Jose The official name is Iglesia Evangelica Bautista de Constitucion (the Evangelical Baptist Church of Contitucion). Unofficially, it is known among the members as ‘The Living Room’. Founded in 1905, the church is the oldest of the Baptist Association in Argentina. Juan Jose Barrada-Toscano (JSM/Langham Scholar, PhD 2010) has [...]
January 25, 2012
by Elaine Vaden, JSM-Langham Scholars A woman we’ll call Faith returned to Moldova from years of servitude in Turkey, Israel and Serbia, where she had been abused and mistreated as the victim of traffickers and pimps. Her suffering had really started when the authorities in Moldova removed her and her six siblings from her parents, [...]
December 21, 2011
by Ian Shaw, Langham Partnership, UK Isaac Mbabazilecturer at the University ShalomBunia, Democratic Republic of Congo Meeting Isaac Mbabazi is a stark reminder of ‘Africa’s World War’, little reported in the West, but which in the years after 1998 has claimed over 5 million lives, either casualties or those dying of the disease and starvation [...]
December 9, 2011
Dr Stephen Sesi We sadly record the passing of a member of the Langham FLS family, Dr. Stephen Sesi who died on Thursday, November 3rd in Houston, Texas, USA, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Stephen was born in a non-Christian home, but through the witness of his mother, who became a Christian in [...]
February 2, 2011
These are, indeed, hard trying moments in the history of the churches of the Middle East in general, especially to the churches in Egypt these days, as they face the “unknown” – a word used by all who I could contact (after strenuous attempts) expressing their fears and worries about the situation; yet affirming their [...]
June 14, 2010
Langham Partnership International is pleased to offer, in partnership with Ridley Hall, Cambridge, a visiting fellowship to be taken up during the coming academic year. The fellowship will be for one term – up to 14 weeks, ideally in the spring or summer of 2011. Applications for the fellowship are invited from former Langham Scholars [...]
June 3, 2010
Researchers have recently declared sub-Saharan Africa the “most religious place on Earth” with an estimated 470 million Christians in 2010. Today, according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life*, one in five of the world’s Christians lives in sub-Saharan Africa. Even so, many traditional African beliefs such as witchcraft and evil spirits are [...]
May 29, 2010
The Christian community in the Northern Territory is rejoicing over the work of God amongst them after the recent Katherine Christian Convention (KCC) – where Langham Scholar Alfred Olwa was keynote speaker. Alfred Olwa, left, at the KCC Alfred preached five times from 1 Peter on the theme ‘Chosen and Called’, at the 43rd KCC, [...]
September 16, 2009
Among African Christians, too many of us are. by Langham Scholar Sunday Agang for Christianity Today magazine A seminary student told me a story that had been circulating in his church: A member of his congregation sold his wife’s life, so she died in an automobile accident. The church member remarried, but kept a room [...]