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
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
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
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
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
Deep in the middle of Amos at church, the subjects of mercy, justice and care for the vulnerable have come up at church. So it was a good opportunity to interview a member of the 9 am congregation, Ian Hammond,… Continue Reading
The folk at Selling Jesus – a group opposed to the commercialisation of Christian ministry have put together a book Abolish the Jesus Trade: Spread the Joy of Freely Giving. Naturally they are making it available for free online –… Continue Reading
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s (VCAT) lengthy finding in the case of Jereth Kok, upholding the decision of the Medical Board to suspend his registration to practice medicine, has now been posted online. The finding reveals which of the… Continue Reading
Just as Christian nationalism is gaining prominence with the latest example being the US defence secretary Peter Hegseth’s favourite theological pundit Doug Wilson declaring women should not have the vote, comes a message from Sydney’s Archbishop Kanishka Raffel. He turns… Continue Reading
Pastor Samir Yacco pastor of Christ the Redeemer of the World Baptist Church in Dwelia a suburb of Damacus has been in Australia speaking to Anglican Aid and churches about what happening in Syria. Pastor Yacco runs Damascus Church Aid, a project… Continue Reading