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Month: June 2024

Happy Afters: A special song that brings calm.

Posted on 30/06/2024 by John Sandeman

A mother writes about a blessing for her daughter. C has had chronic illness all her life. Starting life with ongoing kidney issues, she now lives every day with the symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Chiari Malformation, Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome,… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news

An inconvenient truth, abortions increase as the pro-life movement is abandoned by Trump.

Posted on 29/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Abortion hurts Women

In the opening rounds of the presidential debates, pro-life campaigners found no champion in former President Trump. He would not ban abortion medications, which are responsible, the CNN moderators said, for two-thirds of abortions in the United States. And he… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Abortion, Christian news

A place of rest… and salvation on the Camino

Posted on 27/06/2024 by John Sandeman
On the Camino Olvidado

News from the European Christian Mission Six years ago, Karina and Mauricio Aldana and Carolynn and James Webb arrived in the Basque Country, Spain with the hope of planting a church, when the mayor made a quick remark about the… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian Mission, Christian news, Pilgrmages
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Local Baptist churches have to say if they disagree that marriage is for men and women couples only

Posted on 27/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Baptist: a baptism at Baptism at Northolt Park Baptist Church, Northolt, UK

Baptists will be asked to disclose if a local church or pastor disagrees with a NSW/ACT Baptist Association “position statement” on marriage. At a recent Baptist Assembly (their convention or synod) meeting, the NSW/ACT Baptists established a mechanism requiring local… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Baptists, Christian news

Labour (with a “u”) promises a tax on school fees

Posted on 26/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Keir Starmer

Britain’s Labour Party is romping home to a massive win next week in its general election, and despite being careful not to be too radical, it has one policy that represents a massive change for independent schools. Labour promises to… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Politics, United Kingdom
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Should we teach children about sin? And how?

Posted on 25/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Youth

Is “sin” a type of hate speech that should be abandoned in the face of societal disapproval? Bill Salier faces this question front on in a chapter on faithfully teaching children about sin in Australian Evangelical Perspectives on Youth Ministry:… Continue Reading →

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Why the Anglican Church faces existential challenges

Posted on 24/06/2024 by John Sandeman
acna logo

This is a commentary on the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) by Warren Cole Smith via Religion Unplugged. The conservative breakaway church has been meeting to elect a new Archbishop, Steve Wood, to replace Foley Beach. (ANALYSIS) The Anglican… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news
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DJ Gondarra: A bridge between many cultures

Posted on 23/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Aboriginal Flag

Pastor Ray Minniecon of Scarred Tree Ministries pays tribute to Yolŋu elder Rev Dr DJ Gondarra Today, I seek to humbly honour the life and legacy of Rev Dr DJ Gondarra, a revered Yolŋu elder who passed away peacefully in… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Obituary Christian news, First nations
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Does the Bible link “being strong” to being male?

Posted on 22/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Act like Who?

What does it mean to act like a man? At the recent Men Meeting, the Challenge Conference, a panel discussion featured on the widely respected Pastors Heart podcast began with a discussion on a critical Bible verse. “There are not… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news, Religious Freedom

Divine visions in Iran: the miraculous growth of Christianity in the Islamic Republic

Posted on 20/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Jesus movie 2026

By Mike Ansari, CEO, Heart4Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran is predominantly a Muslim-majority country. The estimated number of Christians accounts for approximately 1% of the population. Nevertheless, as an Iranian Christian convert, I am greatly encouraged because Christianity is… Continue Reading →

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