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Battle account in 2 Chronicles and 2 Kings confirmed by excavation at Armageddon

Posted on 07/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Meggido

Har Megiddo (pictured) in Northern Israel, (הר מגידו) rendered Armageddon in the Bible is the site of a former Bible battle – as well as the site that some Christians believe will be the site of a future one. Josiah,… Continue Reading →

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Lutherans announce their first women pastors, split with conservatives widens

Posted on 06/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Two women have been announced as the first pastors to be ordained by the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ). This follows last year’s LCANZ Convention of General Synod’the’s decision to remove of a paragraph from the church’s… Continue Reading →

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Praising God in the Sydney Opera House

Posted on 05/04/2025 by John Sandeman

Despite the fact that Obadiah can not, absolutely can not, sing, he found himself singing in the Opera House. This happened because• The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs put on a concert of “Cathedral Classics.”• It would have been great to go… Continue Reading →

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Baptists will remove churches that fail to accept marriage statement

Posted on 04/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Baptist: a baptism at Baptism at Northolt Park Baptist Church, Northolt, UK

The NSW/ACT Baptist Association faces forcibly removing three “Open Baptist” churches from membership at the state Baptist Assembly meeting in May. Hamilton Baptist Church, Canberra Baptist Church and Seaforth Baptist church have not accepted a “ position statement” on marriage… Continue Reading →

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Praise Report from the Illawarra: 1000 respond to gospel invitation

Posted on 02/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Hope for the illawarra

Leading the way, the evangelistic organisation led by Egyptian-born, Moore-College-trained and Atlanta-based pastor Michael Youssef has posted an account of last weeks gospel rally in Wollongong.. We give thanks to the Lord and extend our heartfelt gratitude to our ministry… Continue Reading →

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‘The Chosen: The Last Supper’ season 5 premiere lives up to the pre-Easter hype

Posted on 02/04/2025 by John Sandeman
The Chosen Season 5

Joseph Homes via Religion Unplugged (REVIEW) There’s seemingly no stopping “The Chosen.” It feels like only yesterday the series was a crowdfunded faith-based Jesus show from the director of “The Resurrection of Gavin Stone” and backed by the small, independent… Continue Reading →

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‘I dislike the talk of the Christian right’

Posted on 31/03/2025 by John Sandeman
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A note from a listener to the Planet Extra Podcast with Chas Licciardello and Dr David Smith ( Licciardello hosts the ABC’s Planet America and Smith lectures at Sydney University but on the podcast neither of them speak for either… Continue Reading →

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The Election viewed from the ACL

Posted on 28/03/2025 by John Sandeman
MIchelle Pearse

The Other Cheek interviewed the CEO of the Australian Christian Lobby, Michelle Pearse. By coincidence, we chose the day PM Anthony Albanese called the poll. The Other Cheek: My general question is, what should Christians pay attention to in this… Continue Reading →

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Stained glass helped me pray

Posted on 28/03/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column At the risk of offending those who think meeting places, aka churches, should be devoid of art, Obadiah was sitting in the chapel at Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne the other day. He has spent long days… Continue Reading →

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Trump’s faith advisor goes full grifter

Posted on 27/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Paula White-Cain and Donald Trump

Pastor Paula White-Cain, faith advisor to President Trump and head of the the White House Faith Office, wants you to send her money for Easter. “April the 12th at sundown through the 20th is God’s supernatural miracle working season. I’ll tell… Continue Reading →

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