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Can we pray for the joyous and the sad?

Posted on 07/11/2024 by John Sandeman
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Today the comment threads on my feeds have bifurcated – with strings of horror and chains of celebration according to people’s polical preferences. Or maybe your threads lean mostly or competely one way. We all have different webs on connection… Continue Reading →

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Barak’s daughter led him out of Buddhism

Posted on 06/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Barak Gurung

Barak Gurung journeyed from from Buddha to Jesus. Faithful persistence by his daughter helped Gurung find the way. “I’ve a Nepalese background. 90% of the population is Hindu, so they believe in Hindu, God and God. They have 33 million gods.… Continue Reading →

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A non-partisan positive prayer about the US Presidential election

Posted on 05/11/2024 by John Sandeman
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The Other Cheek can’t even find a hint of where Anglican Minister Geoff Robson leans politically from this prayer about the US election. Which means it is a prayer we can all use. Father, I praise you as the sovereign… Continue Reading →

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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
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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
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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
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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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