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Month: August 2025

A new wave of church planting for the NSW north coast

Posted on 31/08/2025 by John Sandeman
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The NSW Coast, north of Forster to the Queensland border, will see a new wave of church planting, as plans from a cluster of churches from Australia’s youngest and fastest growing denomination, the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), take… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Church planting

From Roe to Obergefell: Religious right sets sights on reversing Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on 30/08/2025 by John Sandeman
wedding rings

Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged With two dramatic actions, the “Religious Right” is suddenly prodding the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its historic 2015 Obergefell decision, which legalized  same-sex marriage nationwide. Such a radical and unpopular switch after only 10 years might seem… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, LGBTQIA

How can Christians succeed? Greg Sheridan’s answer is to look to the early Christians

Posted on 29/08/2025 by John Sandeman
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Stan Grant and Greg Sheridan sat down to discuss “How Christians Can Succeed Today,” Sheridan’s new book, in the Art Deco Splendour of the lounge at Mosman’s Hayden Orpheum theatre. The event drew representatives of what Sheridan jokingly called the… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Books, Christian History, Christian living, Christian news

Australians have less hope in 2025 than they had last year

Posted on 28/08/2025 by John Sandeman
Global Hope report

“The Gobal Hope report”:” from Tearfund, bused on a survey by NCLS research has found that the level of Hope held by Australians has fallen. Three key findings of the report are • Hope is on the decline in Australia… Continue Reading →

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Gaza City Christians say ‘we are not leaving’

Posted on 28/08/2025 by John Sandeman
Palm Sunday at Gaza's Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius

The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius and its compound in Gaza City are resisting evacuation orders from the Israel Defence Force as military action in the city outskirts steps up. “It seems that the Israeli government’s announcement that “the… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Israel/gaza

Sydney Anglican attendance bounces back

Posted on 27/08/2025 by John Sandeman
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Two years of consecuative growth have led to a rebound in Sydney Anglican attendance figures since bottoming out in 2022. Overall growth in attendance of 4.5% between 2023 and 2024 followed a post-Covid bounce back of 11% in 2023 consecutive… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news, Church attendance, evangelism
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A division between conservative Christians opens up over immigration rally

Posted on 26/08/2025 by John Sandeman

A proposed “March for Australia” on August 31 in locations around Australia has opened up an interesting division between Christians who sit on the politically conservative side of the spectrum of opinion.. The march’s main stated aim is “Stop mass… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Politics, Race

Baptist pastor Ian Wilkinson forgives Erin Paterson who killed his wife, sister-in-law and brother-in-law with mushrooms

Posted on 25/08/2025 by John Sandeman

Korumburra Baptist Church pastor Ian Wilkinson, stood in the the supreme court in Melbourne and told the judge that although he had not fully recovered from the mushroom poisoning by Erin Paterson, he forgave the killer of his wife Heather,… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Forgiveness

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson dead at 89

Posted on 22/08/2025 by Religion Unplugged
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Clemente Lisi of Religion Unplugged James Dobson, a politically influential conservative and staunch anti-abortion activist who founded the Christian ministry Focus on the Family, died on Thursday at the age of 89. “Dr. Dobson’s impact endures through the many lives… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, US Christians

My head is full of Amos

Posted on 21/08/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column Sergeant Schultz moment: Obadiah knows nothing, nothing about this story. But he is so glad it happened. ### The “Both Sides Now” problem: Obadiah thinks some of the best comments The Other Cheek receives are the… Continue Reading →

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