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Baptists will remove churches that fail to accept marriage statement

Posted on 04/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Baptist: a baptism at Baptism at Northolt Park Baptist Church, Northolt, UK

The NSW/ACT Baptist Association faces forcibly removing three “Open Baptist” churches from membership at the state Baptist Assembly meeting in May. Hamilton Baptist Church, Canberra Baptist Church and Seaforth Baptist church have not accepted a “ position statement” on marriage… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Baptists, Baptists. Same-sex marriage, Christian news, LGBTQIA

Praise Report from the Illawarra: 1000 respond to gospel invitation

Posted on 02/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Hope for the illawarra

Leading the way, the evangelistic organisation led by Egyptian-born, Moore-College-trained and Atlanta-based pastor Michael Youssef has posted an account of last weeks gospel rally in Wollongong.. We give thanks to the Lord and extend our heartfelt gratitude to our ministry… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, evangelism

‘The Chosen: The Last Supper’ season 5 premiere lives up to the pre-Easter hype

Posted on 02/04/2025 by John Sandeman
The Chosen Season 5

Joseph Homes via Religion Unplugged (REVIEW) There’s seemingly no stopping “The Chosen.” It feels like only yesterday the series was a crowdfunded faith-based Jesus show from the director of “The Resurrection of Gavin Stone” and backed by the small, independent… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Movies

‘I dislike the talk of the Christian right’

Posted on 31/03/2025 by John Sandeman
left and right arrows

A note from a listener to the Planet Extra Podcast with Chas Licciardello and Dr David Smith ( Licciardello hosts the ABC’s Planet America and Smith lectures at Sydney University but on the podcast neither of them speak for either… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Christian politics, Politics

The Election viewed from the ACL

Posted on 28/03/2025 by John Sandeman
MIchelle Pearse

The Other Cheek interviewed the CEO of the Australian Christian Lobby, Michelle Pearse. By coincidence, we chose the day PM Anthony Albanese called the poll. The Other Cheek: My general question is, what should Christians pay attention to in this… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Christian politics, Politics, Religious Freedom

Stained glass helped me pray

Posted on 28/03/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column At the risk of offending those who think meeting places, aka churches, should be devoid of art, Obadiah was sitting in the chapel at Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne the other day. He has spent long days… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Obadiah Slope Christian living, Christian news
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Trump’s faith advisor goes full grifter

Posted on 27/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Paula White-Cain and Donald Trump

Pastor Paula White-Cain, faith advisor to President Trump and head of the the White House Faith Office, wants you to send her money for Easter. “April the 12th at sundown through the 20th is God’s supernatural miracle working season. I’ll tell… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Politics

Principles, Strategies of being a chaplain

Posted on 27/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Enter logo

Charles Brammall on being a chaplain to the entertainmnet industry with his ENTER ministry  One of our guiding principles was that my chaplaincy style wasn’t only “problem-centred”. I.e., I didn’t only have an “open door policy” where people were always… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, evangelism

Ending men, question mark

Posted on 27/03/2025 by John Sandeman
The End of Men?

When author and podcaster Hanna Rosin wrote her “The End of Men” book, based on an Atlantic magazine cover story, it was an instant hit and quickly hailed as a feminist landmark. Her thesis was contained in the subtitle: “the… Continue Reading →

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Why can’t there be two ways to do a good thing? Sydney Anglicans evangelism debate

Posted on 25/03/2025 by John Sandeman
red rooster line

Discussion following the recent Nexus conference which attracted a considerable chunk of Sydney Anglicans clergy and a critique by David Robertson who left half way through, has all sides being keen on evangelism.As far as this writer can tell the… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news, evangelism

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