Early in 2007, Bryan Ferry released Dylanesque with his versions of eleven Dylan songs.  The results were mixed, IMHO, but he does a fine job of “All Along the Watchtower” in this performance originally broadcast on BBC.  Oliver Thompson, who was then only 20 years old, plays the scorching lead guitar.
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In one of the great tragedies of church history, one of the most ancient Christian communities is being destroyed before our very eyes. The Assyrian, Chaldean, and Orthodox churches of Mesopotamia appear headed for a bloody end. As recently as 1970, Christians made up 5-6 percent of Iraq’s population; today, they are less [...]

The Supreme Court of India has told the Orissa state government that, if it cannot protect Christians from mob violence, then it should resign.
The Supreme Court today said it would not allow “persecution” of minorities and asked the Orissa government to resign if it was unable to protect Christians who were targeted in recent riots [...]

A new article published in a peer-reviewed academic journal corroborates earlier studies showing that children do best when raised in a stable and supportive family environment. The researchers pinpoint an important but often-overlooked factor in healthy adolescent development: the child’s relationship with the opposite-sex parent.
[A] child’s relationship with his or her parents is the [...]

Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East comments on the reaction of some church leaders to the current Middle East conflict.
Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East (”Fair Witness”) is greatly disturbed by the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza and the tragic loss of innocent Palestinian and Israeli lives. As many church [...]