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Setting up an entertainment church on the lower North Shore

Posted on 02/12/2024 by John Sandeman
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Charles Brammall continues his story  of setting up a ministry to entertainers in the leafy Sydney Suburb of Artarmon. North Ryde, where we initially set up church for our ENTER ministry, proved to be too far away for most entertainment… Continue Reading →

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The puppets did not have a peaceful Christmas party, but Scruff the dog learns that Jesus brings peace

Posted on 01/12/2024 by John Sandeman
Quiz Worx Peace of Christmas video

“Our Christmas Party was not very peaceful,” Scruff the dog tells his friend Michael at the start of a new Christmas video from Quiz Worx, a children’s puppet ministry that tours schools and communities. “We had just finished eating dinner,… Continue Reading →

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Brian Houston shines compared to the British evangelicals cover-up of John Smyth

Posted on 30/11/2024 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column Anglicans so much better at cover-ups: Obadiah set through each day of the Brian Houston case, watching the accusation of cover-up fall apart. Now, having read and summarised the Makin report into the abuse committed by… Continue Reading →

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A call for revival

Posted on 28/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Sarah Breuel at Lausanne, in Seoul

When The Other Cheek asked who was the most memorable or challenging speaker at the Lausanne conference of evangelicals held last month in Seoul, South Korea last month the name Sarah Breuel came up time and time again. Sarah Breuel… Continue Reading →

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Yes, the book ‘Biblical Critical Theory’ makes sense of modern life – but here’s how to make sense of the book

Posted on 28/11/2024 by John Sandeman
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So you know that Chris Watkin’s book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture is a must read but at 605 pages it is a high mountain to climb on your own.… Continue Reading →

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A prayer for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Posted on 24/11/2024 by John Sandeman
International day for elimination of violence against women

This is a prayer from Archbishop KanishkaRaffel for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – Monday 25th November 2024 Loving God, creator and sustainer of all, you created humankind in your image, female and male you created… Continue Reading →

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Smyth cover-up – evangelicals named in the Makin report.

Posted on 24/11/2024 by John Sandeman
John Smyth

The Makin report into the abuse carried out by John Smyth QC (pictured) against young men in the conservative evangelical Iwerne camps in the UK, and in Zimbabwe and South Africa reveals a decades-long cover-up carried out by evangelicals. Here… Continue Reading →

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Tony Campolo, promoted to glory, leaves behind these quotes

Posted on 23/11/2024 by John Sandeman

Tony Campolo (1935-2024), author, evangelist, academic and leader of the Red Letter Christians, has departed for heaven but left behind many quotable quotes. “I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000… Continue Reading →

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If church leaders are all men, can women be heard – A Presbyterian debate.

Posted on 21/11/2024 by John Sandeman
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Here are two recent comments from Aussie Presbyterians – from a church which has only male ministers, and in VIctoria and Queensland, only male elders. A move to have only male members in NSW is in limbo as their Assembly… Continue Reading →

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Trump and the faith vote: What people have been contending since Election Day

Posted on 21/11/2024 by John Sandeman

Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Turnout! Due to the stay-at-home factor, Democratic votes for president fell by some nine million from 2020, causing political scientist James Galbraith to say the party had committed “suicide.” Kamala Harris and the Democrats… Continue Reading →

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