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God’s Retrieval Ethic and the ISIS wives

Posted on 24/02/2026 by Charles Brammall
Refugee Children Idlib Camp pexels

Imagine this scenario: A little boy, I’ll call him Ali, born in Raqqa, once told an aid worker he had learnt to count by tallying airstrikes. His father had pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State. His mother queued for bread… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Middle East

Carl and Laura Lentz pen book on healing Infidelity 6 Years After Hillsong Firing

Posted on 23/02/2026 by John Sandeman
Carl Lentz in 2026

Mark A. Kellner via Religion Unplugged and the Roys Report Former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz and his wife Laura have announced a new book detailing their journey following his 2020 firing for having an affair. According to The Christian… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Pentecostalism, United States

Wandering bookseller’s flood sale

Posted on 23/02/2026 by John Sandeman

Blue Mountains bookseller, The Wandering Bookseller, is running a “flood sale,” simply because they have been flooded. Having moved across an alleyway in Katoomba, they have been confronted by a leaking roof. “The new home to The Wandering Bookseller (opposite The Little Lost… Continue Reading →

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Responding to Andrew, without voyeurism but self examination

Posted on 21/02/2026 by John Sandeman
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

Charles Brammall on the (former) Prince Under the Shadow of the King’s Cross and Crown Pt 1. In recent years, allegations surrounding Andrew Mountbatten Windsor have unsettled many across the UK, Australia, and beyond. His association with Jeffrey Epstein, the… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, United Kingdom
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‘I Stand in History’s Bloodstained Light’ Vale Jesse Jackson

Posted on 19/02/2026 by Charles Brammall
I Stand in History's Bloodstained Light

Charles Brammall Rev Jesse Jackson (18 Oct 1941- 17 Feb 2026)Christian, US Civil rights activist & former Shadow US Senator, An ontological quandary clings to certain men as if a second shadow. If he builds his identity on proximity to greatness,… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Obituary Christian news, USA

Tassie UCA sells to Muslims and welcomes their worship

Posted on 18/02/2026 by John Sandeman
UCA logo

Name a Christian denomination, and you can likely find a sale of property to another faith. The sale of the Pentecostal Southern Cross College (now Alphacrucis University College) site in western Sydney to the Muslim Salamah College comes to mind.… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Uniting Church

A tragic list of churches for sale

Posted on 16/02/2026 by John Sandeman
St james the great Mount Isa

A list of properties, including churches, for sale following the North Queensland diocese (region) of the Anglican Church going into receivership has been revealed. The lisy of the first properties to be sold includes the heritage-listed St John’s Church South… Continue Reading →

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You have probably never heard a sermon on this subject

Posted on 15/02/2026 by John Sandeman
Ethel May Caterham

Barry Dudding, a not-so-retired Anglican minister, gives a Sermon on Old Age Billy Graham, the American evangelist, once made the comment that he had heard many sermons on death, but he had never heard a sermon on old age. What… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, sermon
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Muslim prayers: the Sydney demo and religious freedom

Posted on 14/02/2026 by John Sandeman
Muslim prayers at sydney demo

OPINION The Sydney demonstration that drew thousands of demonstrators to Sydney Square, not only coincided with Evening prayer in the Cathedral, which went ahead, but also a Muslim prayer time – but that was interrupted by police. “‘I’m concerned at… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Christian news, Muslims, Religious Freedom

James Van Der Beek, Actor, Seeker, & Man Who Grew Up in Public

Posted on 13/02/2026 by Charles Brammall
James Van Der Beek

Charles Brammall 48-year-old Dutch-American “Dawson’s Creek” leading man James Van Der Beek passed away on Wednesday. His life was characterised by Love, Loss, & Spiritual Awakening: “I don’t think I knew what it was to slow down before… to really… Continue Reading →

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