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For love of libraries, eating cats and dogs, and witchcraft

Posted on 16/09/2024 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Britain is truly in decline: The Guardian sums up a crisis “When Liverpool’s Spellow Hub library was torched in this summer’s far-right riots, an appeal quickly raised more than £250,000 to restore the facility. That was testament to… Continue Reading →

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An instant city at the end of the metro line

Posted on 15/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Tallawong developer Deicorp's vision

The very end of Sydney’s shiny new Metro line is Tallawong station, a place destined to be a high-rise-only suburb. The sort of “Transport Oriented Development” (TOD) that strikes fear into the heart of inner city NIMBYs is here at… Continue Reading →

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Why I joined the anti war protest in Melbourne

Posted on 13/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Land Forces protest September 2024

This week protestors have targeted “Land Forces 2024” a massive expo featuring the latest ways of waging war. Margie Pestorius, a Queenslander Christian, tells The Other Cheek why she joined the protestors. Pestorius is a long-time peace protestor – one… Continue Reading →

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Up or down: What’s happening to Theological Colleges’ numbers

Posted on 12/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Moore College library

The recent sale of the Lutheran Vatican in North Adelaide that housed their theological seminary, the closure of two indigenous tertiary colleges or faculties, and continuing merger of theological colleges beings the question – are there any green shoots despite… Continue Reading →

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Queensland and NSW kids get the message

Posted on 12/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Christmas is Merry Quiz Worx

Quiz Worx children’s ministry team ran 767 live puppet shows to over 87,000 kids last year – 362 of them were performed in five weeks in our Christmas period, Quiz Worz supporters’ nights gatherings were told this week. That’s not… Continue Reading →

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A local church builds houses for NDIS participants

Posted on 11/09/2024 by John Sandeman
NDIS Housing StJohns Lutheran

Many NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) participants find it even harder than everyone else in the middle of a housing crisis to find a place to live. Many need houses able to take a wheelchair, or a place built robustly… Continue Reading →

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After 400 days in prison, evangelical pronoun protestor is sent back

Posted on 10/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Enoch Burke protest

From Catholic News Agency’s AC Wimmer An Irish teacher at the center of a transgender pronoun controversy was jailed for the third time on Monday after defying a court order to stay away from the school that dismissed him.  The… Continue Reading →

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Nigerian quadruplets return to their birthplace to be baptised

Posted on 09/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Quads Northlake church

Erik Tryggestad via Religion Unplugged Ose Ehimare was 24 weeks pregnant when she boarded a plane in Nigeria for her first-ever international flight. She was alone and more than a bit apprehensive about the 6,000-mile journey, but she had no… Continue Reading →

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Sydney minister Jodie McNeill named as Gafcon Global Operations Manager

Posted on 09/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Jodie McNeill

Senior Minister of Jamberoo Jodie McNeil has been named to a key role in the conservative Anglican movement, Gafcon (Global Anglican Futures conference). Here is the announcement by Paul Donison the Gafcon General Secretary and a Texas-based senior minister who… Continue Reading →

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Hope for Anglicans (and everyone else) and help for those of us nervous to talk about Jesus.

Posted on 08/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Hop[e 25 logo

What does it look like for a wide range of Christians to be “sharing hope in Jesus”? Australia is about to find out. Between Easter Sunday (April 20) and Pentecost (June 8, 2025) the Anglican Church “each parish to commit… Continue Reading →

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