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Independent schools’ tax break under threat

Posted on 14/02/2024 by John Sandeman

The acronym “DGR” is important to some Christian organisations but will be new to some readers. DGR stands for “deductible gift recipient” and means that someone giving to an organisation with DGR status can claim a tax deduction. DGR status is… Continue Reading →

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Unselfish praying for Valentine’s Day

Posted on 13/02/2024 by John Sandeman

Put away the chocolate and redeem the day! These are prayers that celebrate love, not just warmed-up romance and couples.

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Christian pastor organising major rally against anti-semitism

Posted on 12/02/2024 by John Sandeman

Mark Leach, a Sydney Anglican minister, is leading a multi-faith rally against anti-semitism and hate speech, expressing solidarity with the Jewish community. The Never Again Is Now rally will be held in Sydney’s Domain on February 18 at 2 pm.… Continue Reading →

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Being the one who makes a small group special: ‘love your micro enemies’

Posted on 11/02/2024 by John Sandeman

Charles Brammall on being a good member of a small group My Commitment to Home Group – Being a good member If you’re married and your spouse is in a home group, encourage but don’t pressure them to attend it… Continue Reading →

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‘Holy God, you know the disorder of our sinful lives’

Posted on 10/02/2024 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Prayers to prepare for Easter: this Sunday is “the Sunday next to Lent,” the traditional season of preparing our hearts for Easter. these prayers come from the Church of England. Almighty Father,whose Son was revealed in… Continue Reading →

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Amalek enters the Israeli Gaza debate. ‘We want the theological debate’ says ABC podcast.

Posted on 08/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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Chas Licciardello who hosts the PEP podcast – an offshoot of the ABC’s Planet America TV show, discussed the Bible story of the Amalekites with Dr David Smith of the University of Sydney US Studies Centre. Licciardello recounts the charges against… Continue Reading →

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A solution to Anglicare Sydney and the LGBTQIA foster carer court case

Posted on 07/02/2024 by John Sandeman
Anglicare in The Guardian

The case of “Daisy”, a pseudonym for a nine-month-old girl at the centre of a NSW Children’s Court case reported by The Guardian, puts a spotlight on the place Anglicare Sydney and other Christian agencies have in the welfare system.… Continue Reading →

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How a ex-Rastafarian’s talk at a Prayer Breakfast ended Boris Johnson’s Prime Ministership

Posted on 06/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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Bishop Graham Kings, a Church of England evangelical leader, is serialising his memoirs in The Living Church, a US-based magazine that straddles the episcopal church and the Breakaway Anglican Church of North America. He’s up to writing about his first… Continue Reading →

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An open letter from a Lutheran breakaway from Adelaide

Posted on 05/02/2024 by John Sandeman
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“To leave the church of my childhood, my youth, and my life thus far is a very serious and painful matter for me—I have served this church as a pastor for 12 years.” writes Adelaide Lutheran pastor Stephen van der… Continue Reading →

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Lowitja O’ Donoghue on injustice and growing up in a missionary home

Posted on 04/02/2024 by John Sandeman
Lowitja O'Donoghue

Honouring Dr Lowitja O’ Donoghue AC CBE DSG (1932-2024) A member of the stolen generations, Lowitja O’ Donoghue, was taken from her mother and handed to missionaries of the United Aboriginal Mission by her father, Tom O’Donaghue, aged two. Noel… Continue Reading →

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