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Crocodiles can have virgin births. Why not a human?

Posted on 08/06/2023 by John Sandeman

Not a crock: Obadiah was stopped in his tracks, reading a New York Times headline. “Scientists Discover a Virgin Birth in a Crocodile”.  An incubated egg from a female Croc living alone produced a stillborn baby. But the story by… Continue Reading →

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Celibate gay Christian calls on Gafcon to dissociate itself from Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality law

Posted on 06/06/2023 by John Sandeman
David Bennett, speaking at Holy Trinity Cambridge

David Bennett, whose journey from gay student activist to a celibate follower of Jesus is chronicled in his book A War of Loves, has called on the conservative Anglican movement Gafcon (Global Anglican Futures Conference) to dissociate itself from new… Continue Reading →

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A unique Christian college that gets people jobs

Posted on 05/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Bedford College

The Other Cheek interviews Steve Dixon, who has just got behind the desk as CEO of the Baptist church’s Bedford College in north west Sydney. Steve, you have just become head of a unique institution – most Australian post-school education… Continue Reading →

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If you read one article on Trump v Desantis, this is the one; and a warning about ‘Biblical’ archeology

Posted on 04/06/2023 by John Sandeman

Deciphering the US Presidential race: Key reading gives clarity on the Donald Trump v Florida governor Ron DeSantis fight to gain the Republican Nomination for US President: Matthew Continetti in National Review pinpoints the differences between the two in this… Continue Reading →

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A great builder of churches: Andrew Evans remembered by his pastor sons

Posted on 03/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Andrew Evans (1935-2023)

Pastor Andrew Evans (1935-2023) led the Australian Christian Churches denomination through a period of great expansion, planting churches once every three weeks. Under his leadership, the Klemzig Assembly in Adelaide grew from a church of 150 to a church of… Continue Reading →

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‘It’s How You Play The Game:’ On meeting a childhood hero, Test Captain Brian Booth

Posted on 02/06/2023 by Paul Roe
Australian Cricket Captain Brian Booth

“Outback Historian” Paul Roe on his childhood hero “Greatness on the sporting field is wholly compatible with the highest standards of conduct and I can think of no finer example of these characteristics than Brian Booth.”         … Continue Reading →

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Amy Brown, who lost her job in the Barilaro scandal, on navigating life’s catastrophe

Posted on 01/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Sydney Prayer Breakfast

A very practical application for prayer in a time of crisis was recounted by Amy Brown, who lost her job as a result of the attempt by National Party leader John Barilaro get a top job as trade commissioner for… Continue Reading →

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The ‘elephant in the room’ at Gafcon’s Kigali meeting

Posted on 31/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Richard Coekin interviewed by Dominic Steele

Africa is the place to find Elephants, and Dominic Steele, the host of “The Pastor’s Heart” video cast and a prominent Sydney Anglican Minister, reports on what he calls the “elephant in the room” at the Gafcon 4 conference in… Continue Reading →

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New anti-LGBT law ‘welcomed’ by Church of Uganda

Posted on 30/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni

The Church of Uganda, a member province of the Anglican Communion has expressed its gratitude for the Anti Homosexuality Act 2023 now assented to by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni. The new act strengthens existing penalties and adds the… Continue Reading →

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An incredibly challenging night on disability and the church

Posted on 29/05/2023 by John Sandeman
John Swinton speaks at Church and Disability

“And then she said ‘Sometimes I wonder if Jesus had Down Syndrome?’ And the whole place went silent.” John Swinton, Scottish theologian, academic and Presbyterian minister, was telling the story of an incident at a conference in France that impacted… Continue Reading →

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