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Jordan Peterson’s message to churches misses the mark

Posted on 19/07/2022 by John Sandeman

Christian fans of the Canadian academic and controversialist Jordan Peterson, who suspect he is heading to faith, should hit the pause button. At least on the basis of his new “Message to the Christian Churches; because it reveals how much… Continue Reading →

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How the denominations fared in the census: some Christian numbers rose despite a million going missing

Posted on 18/07/2022 by John Sandeman

There are just over a million fewer Christians in Australia according to the 2021 census, than there were according to the   2016 census.1,051,786 to be exact. The actual fall in numbers is greater if you take into account the 290,200… Continue Reading →

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Good news app, 5fish, turns ten

Posted on 15/07/2022 by John Sandeman

“It worked, it really did work!” A Korean missionary is talking about how a Korean team told Kurds in Turkey about Jesus using the 5fish mobile phone app. You can listen to the Christian message in 6,700 languages and dialects… Continue Reading →

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Conservative win in Church of England

Posted on 15/07/2022 by John Sandeman

Following the news that evangelicals and other theological conservatives captured key committees in the Anglican Church of Australia, votes for a key committee in the Church of England (CodE) appear to indicate a knife-edge victory as well. The Crown Nominations  … Continue Reading →

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Queensland Anglicans spar over whether the church can be “comphrehensive”

Posted on 12/07/2022 by John Sandeman

Is ‘comprehensive’ Anglicanism possible? Two competing visions for Australia’s Anglicans – a ‘comprehensive’ mix of progressives and others or a church divided by theology and geography have emerged from a debate in Queensland. Progressives put forward the ideal of “comprehensive… Continue Reading →

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The Christian Insurrection that never happened

Posted on 11/07/2022 by John Sandeman

For most Australians, the vax wars are over. But there are those – including Christians who can’t let it go. They are still disappointed that a mass movement, led by churches, did not overturn vaccine mandates and rules that, for… Continue Reading →

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Adelaide challenge for Family First

Posted on 11/07/2022 by John Sandeman

The rebuilding effort for the Family First Party (FFP) led by its new National Director Lyle Shelton has received a taste of just how hard it will be to build a political home for Christian and other social conservatives. The… Continue Reading →

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Mark Tronson, inventor of Christian ministries promoted to glory

Posted on 05/07/2022 by John Sandeman

Mark Tronson had ideas and acted on them – in Christian endeavours as varied as sports chaplaincy to creative writing. Tronson, a Baptist pastor, passed away early this week, leaving behind a lifetime of innovative ministry. Mark was inescapable, bubbling… Continue Reading →

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Disrupting Australia: arrested for climate change

Posted on 04/07/2022 by John Sandeman

Like an Old Testament prophet speaking judgment against Babylon, Margie Pestorius who was arrested taking part in the “Blockade Australia” protests that snarled Sydney traffic last week, speaks against Sydney as an “evil city” One young woman chained herself inside… Continue Reading →

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An Unexpected Departure

Posted on 29/06/2022 by John Sandeman

For me, Eternity is not forever. No, not the Eternity that Christians look forward to, but the website and newspaper I founded thirteen years ago. I am leaving as Eternity takes what some will see as a new direction. I… Continue Reading →

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