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Jazz, a little Baptist history, farewell to a hero

Posted on 04/11/2024 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column All the jazz: Obadiah’s district has been the site of a jazz boomlet, with live jazz or blues at Miss Celies – a bar, and regular gigs in the Polish club and the Catholic club. So… Continue Reading →

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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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How I learned Christians should be different as managers

Posted on 01/11/2024 by John Sandeman
SMH Olympics front page

I was an accidental manager. I started out as a journalist but quickly became involved in bringing design to the Sydney Morning Herald under the eye of that paper’s best Editor, Eric Beecher, now chair of the company that runs… 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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Scoring how well Family First did on its Queensland test

Posted on 29/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Family First volunteers 2021 Vic Election

Does Australia’s most conservative state need an extra conservative party? After all, it has One Nation and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP), both with a history of scoring seats in the state’s unicameral party. That’s the test facing Family First (FFP),… 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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Seoul talk: What Aussies learned at the Lausanne conference in Korea

Posted on 28/10/2024 by John Sandeman
State of the Great commission report pages

The Other Cheek asked several Australians who took part in the gathering of 5,000 evangelicals at the Lausanne Conference in Seoul, South Korea to reflect on what they learned there. The Lausanne Movement aims to connect influencers and ideas for global mission.… Continue Reading →

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Tim Winton speaks of a world burning up

Posted on 27/10/2024 by John Sandeman
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“Why write love poetry in a burning world?” Tim Winton began his Richard Johnson lecture in Sydney this week. The lecture presented by the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) sold out the Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood. Winton quoted the… Continue Reading →

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