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Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades

Posted on 13/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Shalom Goldman, Middlebury College via The Conversation {Note: this article discuses the US church scene.} During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would “respect and represent the President,” not his… Continue Reading →

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An astonishing testimony

Posted on 12/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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The Other Cheek does not post video often but this one is well worth a watch – Eric Menees is a bishop in the Anglican Church in North America with an unusiual but powerful testimony which he shared with is… Continue Reading →

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Good news: More people are going to church in the UK

Posted on 10/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Church attendance in the UK has incresed from 3.7m in 2018 to 5.8m in 2024 – an increase of 56% – according to a new report by Bible Society UK. “Overall, churchgoing Christians now make up 12% of the population,… Continue Reading →

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The Election viewed from UCA-land

Posted on 10/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Unsurprisingly, the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) wants the “Voice Treaty Truth” framework of the Uluru Statement from the Heart implemented. This as an example of how the UCA election 2025 resources “Our Vision for a Just Australia“ are strong… Continue Reading →

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ACL tells Christians Lyle Shelton’s Family First is the best option at the Federal Election

Posted on 08/04/2025 by John Sandeman

Family First, the reborn conservative party, is the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) top scorer in their policy “snapshot” for the Federal Election. Family First gets the top score of 98 per cent in the ACL survey followed by the WA-based… Continue Reading →

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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
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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
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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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