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International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church: After leading Muslims to Christ, Pastor, Family Killed

Posted on 03/11/2024 by Morning Star News
IDOP prayer

NAIROBI, Kenya, October 25, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family to death after he led three Muslims to faith in Christ, the pastor’s brother said. Pastor Weere Mukisa, his 25-year-old wife Annet… Continue Reading →

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The story of Enter, a niche ministry for entertainers

Posted on 02/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Enter logo

Charles Brammall tells the story of a niche ministry – ENTER, the Entertainment Bible Ministry – Reaching Sydney’s Entertainment Industry for Jesus Entertainment people can be prone to emotional fragility, and struggle with Mental Health issues. In my time with… Continue Reading →

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What is a genre, and how does it help you read the Bible?

Posted on 31/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Modern Genre Theory

Who would have thought a book with the formidable title Modern Genre Theory: An Introduction for Biblical Studies could be readable and even funny? And, importantly, help us – and face it, ministers, read the Bible. Author Andrew Judd, lecturer… Continue Reading →

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Naomi Reed keeps on telling faith stories

Posted on 30/10/2024 by John Sandeman

When award-winning author Naomi Reed finished her last but one book, Time of Hope, which is, in her words, “a devotional book trying to capture this week of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation”, she felt indeed finished. She added,… Continue Reading →

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The USA and states of contradiction

Posted on 29/10/2024 by Peter Bentley
Donald Trump in Iowa

Opinion By Peter Bentley There will be relief for most people in the Western world when the United States presidential election is over, though for many, probably also the first and only stage of grief. To say this year has… Continue Reading →

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Jordan Peterson misses the point and the art of the non-denial denial

Posted on 26/10/2024 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column A mob of deists? Could the recent ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) Sydney conference, which featured John Howard and Tony Abbott and was headlined by Jordan Peterson, be just a warmed-up Rotary or Lions club? This… Continue Reading →

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Open Doors: Boko Haram releases video of beheadings in Nigeria

Posted on 24/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Boko Haram

Open Door reports. Extremists believed to be Boko Haram insurgents have released a graphic video depicting the beheading of four people abducted from Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. This latest attack comes as authorities in Nigeria are resettling people who fled… Continue Reading →

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Israel’s defence ministry tells fallen soldier’s family to remove a cross from his gravestone

Posted on 23/10/2024 by John Sandeman
David Bodanovsky's grave

When Yulia, the mother of Staff Sergeant David Bogdanovsky who died in Gaza serving in the Israeli army visited his grave, she found his headstone had been covered. “Today, as I do every day, I visited Davidushka to light a… Continue Reading →

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Uphold, a group supporting mistreated gospel workers, welcomes NDA changes

Posted on 23/10/2024 by John Sandeman

A statement from Uphold, a non-profit, says it is “providing support for Gospel Workers who have been mistreated, abused or unfairly dismissed.”  Sydney Anglican Synod passes groundbreaking motion into NDAs With over 600 parishes, organisations and schools under the umbrella… Continue Reading →

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer family protests against Eric Metaxas’ film, book and US Presidential election commentary

Posted on 22/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

86 members of the family of German WWII martyr theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer have issued a protest against the co-option of his name in the work of US-based controversial evangelical writer Eric Metaxas and political campaigners. A quick backgrounder on Bonhoeffer… Continue Reading →

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