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Month: February 2024

High quality and free: the ‘Understanding Scripture’ courses are here

Posted on 29/02/2024 by John Sandeman
Catalyst conf 2024

“High quality training that is free of cost” is the promise of the Understanding Scripture courses produced by young evangelical theological graduates, and tested at the recent Catalyst Bible conference in south west Sydney. A set of three courses are… Continue Reading →

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There are fewer newcomers at church – here’s two very different recipes to help fix that

Posted on 28/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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Fewer newcomers in church – meaning people who have not been in church before or not for five years – makes predicting a decline church attendance a virtual certainty. Taking the Sydney Anglican diocese (region) as a case study, a… Continue Reading →

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What’s a good Baptist like you doing in the Uniting Church?

Posted on 27/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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Graham Joseph Hill – has been a leader among Aussie Baptists, being a former Vice Principal of Morling College – the Baptist Theological College with campuses Sydney and Perth. But now he has taken up a challenge to serve in… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Baptists, Christian news, Uniting Church
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Worship and the “Never again” rallies, school palaces

Posted on 25/02/2024 by John Sandeman

Worshipping together: At the Never Again rally last weekend, organiser Mark Leach correctly acknowledged the debt Christians owe to the Jewish people. “Every spiritual blessing that any follower of Jesus has, they have because of the Jewish people. The New… Continue Reading →

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A Gaza Pilgrimage of repentance

Posted on 25/02/2024 by John Sandeman
Gaza Pilgrimage sets off from Mernda to Melbourne

Inspired by the act of James Harris, a Kiwi who walked 41km, equal to the length of Gaza in solidarity with the people suffering there, Nils von Kalm joined a group on a Gaza Pilgrimage. He’s given The Other Cheek… Continue Reading →

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Reports of revival at another US University

Posted on 23/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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Christian Author Jennie Allen has posted reports of hundreds of students getting baptised at Florida State University. “They confessed their sin,” she posted on Instagram. “They came forward in droves tonight to trust Jesus.“We baptized hundreds in a fountain usually… Continue Reading →

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Why I am against porn

Posted on 22/02/2024 by Charles Brammall
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Charles Brammall on why porn over promises Porn: Please don’t look at it. If you’re married, it kills your sex life with your spouse. And if you do it recently or often enough, you may not be able to orgasm… Continue Reading →

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Why I called my post-Eternity blog The Other Cheek

Posted on 22/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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It only took me a couple of hours to come up with the name “Eternity” after an earlier working title was discarded because a denomination had used it. But after my involvement with Eternity, the newspaper and website that started… Continue Reading →

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Eternity comes to an end

Posted on 21/02/2024 by John Sandeman

The newspaper and website, Eternity, that I founded, and previously edited will be shut down on April 30. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the difficult decision made by Bible Society Australia Group to end Eternity News… Continue Reading →

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Effectively syncretist: Should Christian story be sponsored by Falun Gong

Posted on 20/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran died signing praises to God before a firing squad in Indonesia in 2015. Their story of becoming Christian leaders in prison, from having been ring leaders in a drug smuggling gander, is one of redemption,… Continue Reading →

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