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Grace from the Garbos – and bishops too

Posted on 29/07/2023 by John Sandeman

You usually don’t find Victim Impact statements in the media. But here’s one that made Obadiah cry. (Although that is not hard.) For four months, Ju Zhang’s body lay in a Melbourne landfill. Meticulous police work tracked the killer and… Continue Reading →

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Not Catholic enough, Gafcon laid bare, and are we robotic?

Posted on 23/07/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column ### No comment needed ### Baring with Gafcon: “Is this too risqué for Gafcon?” asked one social media commenter. The ad for a Galfcon (Global Anglican Futures Conference ) meeting in Australia was the object of… Continue Reading →

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Free Bibles, a one-eyed gospel presentation, Jesus is my boyfriend

Posted on 19/07/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Setting the Bible Free: Obadiah still gets asked about how to get permission to use a slab of the Bible in print, maybe for a church handout or a book. Most English bible versions let you… Continue Reading →

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Cockatoos, Chick tracts, polarisation and stolen land

Posted on 16/07/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Crumbs: Spotted in Bondi, the cockatoos being fed, and the pigeons gathering below for the crumbs. Is this a case of “Even the dogs pigeons eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s the cockie’s table?”… Continue Reading →

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The great comet, working class heroes, and a prophecy that came true (I think)

Posted on 10/07/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Look, up in the sky: You finally get a chance to catch up with Obadiah – if you live in Sydney. Not to meet up, but to finally catch a great musical that Obadiah saw on… Continue Reading →

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What we can learn from Gladys Berejiklian’s texts, ‘sobering’ stats for the UCA, and coping with Tay Tay

Posted on 01/07/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Not glad: The Gladys Berejiklian texts with her erstwhile partner Daryl Maguire revealled by the NSW ICAC inquiry which found them both guilty of various shades of corruption, also serve as an example of the assertion… Continue Reading →

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A voice on the Voice, lego Bibles, and a census story

Posted on 22/06/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column There IS a middle path: Sydney Anglican minister and author Michael Jensen has a strong case for The Voice published on the Gospel Coalition website. Obadiah commends it to you for your consideration. Obadiah agrees with… Continue Reading →

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Why mention Christianity’s warts? Science and queer identity

Posted on 14/06/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Coming in at number 27: Recently, The Other Cheek ran a story on reports that Crocodiles and reptiles have virgin births, all true, apparently. This was a clever response to the Reuters version. Obadiah loves a… Continue Reading →

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Crocodiles can have virgin births. Why not a human?

Posted on 08/06/2023 by John Sandeman

Not a crock: Obadiah was stopped in his tracks, reading a New York Times headline. “Scientists Discover a Virgin Birth in a Crocodile”.  An incubated egg from a female Croc living alone produced a stillborn baby. But the story by… Continue Reading →

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Of Kings, power and authority

Posted on 13/05/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Full orbed splendour: Never one to follow the trendy crowd, Ridley Melbourne’s Academic Dean and author Michael Bird (speaking for himself, Obadiah is sure) has declared himself to be a constitutional monarchist. And quite coincidentally, Obadiah’s… Continue Reading →

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