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Month: January 2023

A story the Media should latch on to: The persecution of Christians keeps surging around the world

Posted on 14/01/2023 by Religion Unplugged

By Richard Ostling, a regular at Get Religion which critiques media coverage of Christianity. The 2022 report from the Open Doors organization says “persecution of Christians has reached the highest levels” since it began accumulating data for its annual “World… Continue Reading →

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Four Minute Christianity – an elevator pitch for the faith

Posted on 13/01/2023 by John Sandeman
Dan Paterson

How would you describe Christianity if you had a few minutes? Phoenix-like, Dan Paterson, a former speaker for the RZIM ministry, launched Questioning Christianity, which does what it is named for – seek out people’s questions. Dan’s latest video four-minute… Continue Reading →

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‘Do not judge’ … what the Bible really says

Posted on 12/01/2023 by Ek Liljegren

A guest column by Ek Liljgren from Chinchilla, Queensland “Do not judge,” right, that is what I hear often. This is one of the most quotable and yet misquoted parts of Scripture The Bible does not say, “Do not judge”… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Bible, Christian news
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The turning point in the Pell trial

Posted on 11/01/2023 by John Sandeman

George Pell was not present for the final stage in his legal saga, which saw his conviction for child sexual about overturned in a seven to zero result at the High Court. It was late on the morning of the… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Catholics, Christian news, George Pell
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Third church joins Gafcon’s new Anglican ‘breakaway’

Posted on 11/01/2023 by John Sandeman
Northern Hope Anglican launch

Cairns is the location of the third local church in the new “Diocese of the Southern Cross,” formed by the conservative Anglican Network Gafcon (Global Anglican Futures Conference). Trevor Saggers, minister at Good Shepherd Church in Cairns, has left that… Continue Reading →

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Why movies make me happy to be brought up a quasi fundamentalist

Posted on 10/01/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column. Obadiah grew up suspicious of culture. We were not a big movie-going family, for example. And television only crept into the household after an older brother bought his own TV. Until then, it was half an… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Obadiah Slope Christian news, Media, Movies

There is non-toxic masculinity, but maybe Christians define it too tightly

Posted on 09/01/2023 by John Sandeman

A review of The Manual: Getting Masculinity Right The Manual, by Al Stewart is a handbook on how to be a Christian man. It is also a brave book not dodging the question of “what is a man”.  Not all… Continue Reading →

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A book for snappy devotionals

Posted on 08/01/2023 by John Sandeman
History makers detail

History Makers: Devotions, Downloads & Dad Jokes Pastor Matt Prater runs a radio show called History Makers but it turns out this book is only connected to the show by the author and his faith. because this book is mostly… Continue Reading →

News Christian news, Pentecostals

The unanswered question about Pope Benedict 16

Posted on 07/01/2023 by John Sandeman
Pope Benedict XVI

Now that the first Pope to resign in 600 years has been laid to rest, there is one key question. It is not “is the Pope a Catholic?” but rather “will this pope be in heaven?” It is the one… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Catholics, Christian news, Pope Benedict

Sports presenter prays live on TV for NFL player after cardiac arrest

Posted on 06/01/2023 by John Sandeman
Dan Orlovsky prays live on ESPN

Christians often “bag” the media when they sideline faith, so here’s a shoutout to ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky who prayed for the injured US footballer Damar Hamlin live on the major sports network. “This is a little bit different. I’ve heard… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Mediawatch, Prayer

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