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Christians get involved in the federal election

Posted on 20/03/2025 by John Sandeman
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Two initiatives by the Freedom For Faith (FFF)think tank make it easy for Christians to get involved in the upcoming – not-sure-quite-when – federal election. “As I write, over 70 churches are planning to hold a candidate forum for their… Continue Reading →

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Genesis is no longer the answer for Martyn Iles

Posted on 19/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Martyn Iles in Sydney "Babylon"

Martyn Iles, the former Managing Director at the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), has left Answer In Genesis, the US-based creationist ministry he joined after leaving ACL. After six weeks of social media silence, he has announced he is “in transistion”.… Continue Reading →

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Two major US religion surveys coincide, with some guarded good news

Posted on 19/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Spirit Level

Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) One of the most impactful cultural changes in 21st-century America has been the steady decline in Christian vitality, as measured by membership, baptisms versus funerals, worship attendance, practices, and perceptions. Two major new social… Continue Reading →

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I bought a globe. You should too.

Posted on 19/03/2025 by John Sandeman
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Michael Kellahan Executive Director of Gafcon (Global Anglican Future Conference) Australia on being globally aware. I bought a beaten-up second-hand globe from a charity shop for $12. It looks a bit faded and fragile, but it does the job. It… Continue Reading →

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Jesus is in control – a new video for kids at Easter

Posted on 18/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Jesus in Control Quiz Worx

Quiz Worx, which has been introducing kids to Jesus through puppetry and gospel-focused scripting since 1998, have just launched their 2025 video Jesus is in Control. “How often do things around us feel out of control? People get sick, families… Continue Reading →

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This year’s big anniversary: 1700 years of the Nicene Creed

Posted on 17/03/2025 by John Sandeman

Jesus is “true God from true God,” “begotten not made,” and “of one substance with the Father.” These truths that lie at the heart of our Christian faith were formed into these words 1700 years ago, at Nicaea, now Izmir,… Continue Reading →

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A Bible-based condemnation of Trump’s foreign policy

Posted on 16/03/2025 by John Sandeman
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Trump’s “might is right” foreign policy should concern Christians according to evangelicals, New York Times columnist David French and public theologian Curtis Chang, a consulting faculty of Duke Divinity School. They dug into a theology of foreign policy in a… Continue Reading →

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Missionaries: the flaw in J D Vance and the order of love

Posted on 15/03/2025 by John Sandeman

Re-lent: Canon Phillipa Lohmeyer-Collins preached at St Paul’s cathedral, Melbourne, on the “heart work” of Lent, which is the effort we owe in repentance. Lent, it strikes me as a person who attends a church which does not emphasise the… Continue Reading →

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3,000 dead in Goma, DRC; Anglican Aid reports

Posted on 15/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Goma, DRC

Tim Swan CEO of Angican Aid issues an urgent update. We have just heard from Bishop Martin Gordon in Goma. He said that at least 3,000 people have been killed in his city. Many thousands have been injured, and hospitals… Continue Reading →

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What’s wrong with Angel Studios and its ‘Bonhoeffer’ biopic about the German pastor?

Posted on 13/03/2025 by Religion Unplugged

By Joseph Holmes via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Angel Studios can’t seem to catch a break from controversy. Its first big hit, the film “Sound of Freedom,” was heavily criticized by sex-trafficking survivors for its deceptive portrayal of the issue. They’ve… Continue Reading →

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