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Month: January 2025

1

What’s Important is my AMOUNT of faith.

Posted on 23/01/2025 by Charles Brammall
The Forth Bridge

Charles Brammall on mustard seeds and size not being what matters Mathew’s gospel, chapter 27:14–20, might be one of the most (and worst) misunderstood passages in the Bible. But the C16 Protestant Reformers believed God’s Word was “perspicacious” (clear), and… Continue Reading →

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2

Trump’s anti-transgender executive order: will Australia go the same way?

Posted on 22/01/2025 by John Sandeman
Trump signs

Allan Starr says Australian conservatives should be more compassionate: This [President Trump’s executive order on gender] has been mentioned only briefly, if at all, in mainstream media, possibly because it succinctly and clearly explains the problem with gender ideology. Worth… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, LGBTQIA, Politics, United States

‘Saved by God’: Trump invokes the Almighty and faith on Inauguration Day

Posted on 21/01/2025 by John Sandeman
Donald Trump in Iowa

Clemente Lisi of Religion Unplugged In a day punctuated by prayer and references to God, Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th president of the United States.   “I was saved by God to make America great… Continue Reading →

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Karl Faase encounters with those who encounter Jesus

Posted on 21/01/2025 by John Sandeman
Karl Faase interviews Ken and Wachuka Kaman

A new 10-part video series from Olive Tree Media captures life-changing stories about encounters with Jesus, and features Australian Karl Faase exploring a growing openness of people to rethink the Christian faith as they encounter Jesus. Faase explores both biblical… Continue Reading →

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Strong, wise words for Aboriginal Sunday: Aboriginal Churches need buildings, and Universities should return Indigenous bodies.

Posted on 19/01/2025 by John Sandeman
Aboriginal Flag

Some churches made Aboriginal Sunday the focus of their services today. Here are excerpts from sermons at two of them. Please feel free to send in other links. Ray Minniecon at St John’s Glebe talked about the Aboriginal church. :Some… Continue Reading →

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My Goodness. God’s Unreliability.

Posted on 19/01/2025 by Charles Brammall
wordless book

Charles Brammall on his own faith and a little book I have been a believer now for almost 58 years (see my coming book, “Godliness- A Lifetime of Lessons Learnt From Making Every Mistake in The Book”). I surrendered to… Continue Reading →

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A cautious conservative response to ‘The Australian Creed for Sexual Integrity’

Posted on 18/01/2025 by John Sandeman

It might be expected that all reformed evangelicals would give three cheers for The Australian Creed for Sexual Integrity, (ACSI) produced late last year with a growing number of signatories. The ACSI outlines an evangelical or conservative take on sexual… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Politics, Religious Freedom, Same-sex marriage

Senators behaving badly, and a letter expressing hope in the English churches

Posted on 16/01/2025 by John Sandeman

Is this the best they can do: Responding to questions from Virginia Senator Tim Kaine about Peter Hegseth, the nominee for Secretary of Defence, about having fathered a child by the Fox News presenter who became his third wife while… Continue Reading →

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4,476 Christians killed for their faith in 2024

Posted on 16/01/2025 by John Sandeman
world watch

4,476 Christians were killed, and 4,744 Christians were detained or imprisoned in 2025, according to the World Watch list compiled by Open Doors. “Though fewer Christians were killed for their faith in Nigeria compared to last year, it remains disproportionately deadly for… Continue Reading →

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There’s No Proof for God

Posted on 15/01/2025 by Charles Brammall
proof keyborad image

In a splendid Bible passage that the LORD continues to use mightily for me to surrender to Him, Paul the apostle says in Romans chapter 5:6-10: “For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the… Continue Reading →

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