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Wrestling with the Trump win: here’s a deep explanation of how social isolation influenced his win

Posted on 10/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Donald Trump in Iowa

OPINION Matt Garvin I, like many others have been doing some reflection following last week’s election result. I am more and more convinced we are in the midst of a massive societal shift that we are only now beginning to… Continue Reading →

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Finally revealed: a trail of destruction by an evangelical leader and a deadly cover-up

Posted on 09/11/2024 by John Sandeman
John Smyth

Four decades after the alarm was first raised, systematic abuse by a leader in the centre of a Church of England conservative evangelical network has been fully revealed in an official report. The Makin report into John Smyth QC (1941-2018),… Continue Reading →

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On Religion: Who Did Hell Endorse In This Year’s Election?

Posted on 07/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Hell by Luca Signorelli

Terry Mattingly via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Forget the opinions of newspaper czars. The question many voters needed to know in this feverish White House race was simple: Who did Hell endorse? Writing in the style of “The Screwtape Letters” by… Continue Reading →

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Can we pray for the joyous and the sad?

Posted on 07/11/2024 by John Sandeman
US Flag

Today the comment threads on my feeds have bifurcated – with strings of horror and chains of celebration according to people’s polical preferences. Or maybe your threads lean mostly or competely one way. We all have different webs on connection… Continue Reading →

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Barak’s daughter led him out of Buddhism

Posted on 06/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Barak Gurung

Barak Gurung journeyed from from Buddha to Jesus. Faithful persistence by his daughter helped Gurung find the way. “I’ve a Nepalese background. 90% of the population is Hindu, so they believe in Hindu, God and God. They have 33 million gods.… Continue Reading →

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A non-partisan positive prayer about the US Presidential election

Posted on 05/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Vote USA

The Other Cheek can’t even find a hint of where Anglican Minister Geoff Robson leans politically from this prayer about the US election. Which means it is a prayer we can all use. Father, I praise you as the sovereign… Continue Reading →

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Jazz, a little Baptist history, farewell to a hero

Posted on 04/11/2024 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column All the jazz: Obadiah’s district has been the site of a jazz boomlet, with live jazz or blues at Miss Celies – a bar, and regular gigs in the Polish club and the Catholic club. So… Continue Reading →

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The story of Enter, a niche ministry for entertainers

Posted on 02/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Enter logo

Charles Brammall tells the story of a niche ministry – ENTER, the Entertainment Bible Ministry – Reaching Sydney’s Entertainment Industry for Jesus Entertainment people can be prone to emotional fragility, and struggle with Mental Health issues. In my time with… Continue Reading →

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How I learned Christians should be different as managers

Posted on 01/11/2024 by John Sandeman
SMH Olympics front page

I was an accidental manager. I started out as a journalist but quickly became involved in bringing design to the Sydney Morning Herald under the eye of that paper’s best Editor, Eric Beecher, now chair of the company that runs… Continue Reading →

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What is a genre, and how does it help you read the Bible?

Posted on 31/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Modern Genre Theory

Who would have thought a book with the formidable title Modern Genre Theory: An Introduction for Biblical Studies could be readable and even funny? And, importantly, help us – and face it, ministers, read the Bible. Author Andrew Judd, lecturer… Continue Reading →

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