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They found his 1726 Bible in an op shop, but the real story is his life.

Posted on 25/06/2025 by John Sandeman
George Fife Angas Bible

“Unbelievable donation to Adelaide Hills’ op shop stuns Red Cross” was the headline for a story on the Adelaide gossip site Glamadelaide. Not a bad little scoop, that the Bible of one of South Australia’s colonial founding fathers had been… Continue Reading →

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Modern Slavery: Forced to have abortions due to Australia’s visa rules.

Posted on 23/06/2025 by John Sandeman
Modern Slavery

Temporary workers working in regional NSW, hired on visas through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme have been forced to have abortions to meet visa requirements. From 500 or 600 women a year approaching local doctors in the Murranbidgee reason, 95%… Continue Reading →

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How God showed up during a church member’s transition to the great beyond

Posted on 23/06/2025 by John Sandeman
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Paul Prather via Religion Unplugged (OPINION) Vickie came to our rural church roughly 15 years ago. Nobody remembers exactly when. She and my wife, Liz, had become acquainted through their participation in the National Writing Project, a program that trains… Continue Reading →

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What Tim Costello learned in St Kilda

Posted on 22/06/2025 by John Sandeman
Tim Costello at Sylvia Sandeman's thanksgiving Service at Rosanna Baptist

Tim Costello turned up at my big sister Sylvia’s funeral with a story. My wife Merridie and I were studying in Rüschlikon, just out of Zurich, in 1983 and early 1984. We were looking to come back home after four… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Obituary Baptists, Christian news

Simon says: read my book, kids

Posted on 21/06/2025 by John Sandeman
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Melbourne’s Simon Camilleri has two clever niches, promoting reading (and reciting) the Bible publically and writing Children’s books. He’s launching a new one “Read Think Pray Do.” The Other Cheek pinned him down to do an interview 1) Simon, you… Continue Reading →

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Optimism for the Gospel in the ‘cultural moment’

Posted on 20/06/2025 by John Sandeman
Rory Shiner at Reach Australia

The very name “Reach Australia” – the name of an influential church planting and leadership-training group – surely implies a realistic confidence that Australians can be reached with the Gospel. While some Christians will feel the times are really hard,… Continue Reading →

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1700 years ago today, the Council of Nicaea opened. Why was it important? They wanted to be clear on who Jesus is.

Posted on 19/06/2025 by John Sandeman
Council of Nicaea

1700 years ago today, on June 19m 325, the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumneical council of the Christian Church. Why the Nicean Creed that eventually came from the council is so very important was explained Dr Andrew Leslie, the… Continue Reading →

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Dementia, cats and oranges

Posted on 18/06/2025 by John Sandeman

A note to the future: Anne Weeks posted this on her facebook and asked people to share. So why not? If I get dementia, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live.… Continue Reading →

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‘No Kings’: The rise of religious authoritarianism in America

Posted on 17/06/2025 by John Sandeman
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OPINION Michael J. Christensen via Religion Unplugged. Please note this is an Opinion piece and alternative views are welcome at The Other Check. As fascism threatens to rise in America, a “soft theocracy” is already here — a system where… Continue Reading →

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In praise of catechisms

Posted on 16/06/2025 by John Sandeman
catechism

No names, no identifying details but in a Sunday School of mostly church kids the teacher asked “what is a Christian?” And answer came their none. Which got me thinking – maybe we need a catechism. That’s a fancy word… Continue Reading →

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  • They found his 1726 Bible in an op shop, but the real story is his life.
  • Modern Slavery: Forced to have abortions due to Australia’s visa rules.
  • How God showed up during a church member’s transition to the great beyond
  • What Tim Costello learned in St Kilda
  • Simon says: read my book, kids
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