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Two more churches told to leave NSW Baptists

Posted on 08/11/2025 by John Sandeman

Two more churches have now formally left the NSW/ACT Baptist Association for not accepting a conservative view of marriage adopted by the Association. A long process of disaffiliation is now complete, and Seaforth Baptist and Avalon Peace Baptist, both in… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Baptists. Same-sex marriage, Christian news, LGBTQIA
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International day of prayer for the persecuted church: 12 Facts about Persecution

Posted on 08/11/2025 by John Sandeman

Supplied by International Day of Prayer this Sunday for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), which is organised by the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). Persecution stats from Pew Research

Latest, News Christian news, Persecuted Church

Why a funeral parlour in Adelaide marks an inflection point for Australian Anglicans

Posted on 07/11/2025 by John Sandeman
New Trinity Building in Holden Hill

When a new church movement obtains property is a significant moment. It signals that in all likelihood a new movement is here to stay. That signal has been sent in the purchase of a former funeral home by the Adelaide’s… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news

Cunk on God, on Earth

Posted on 06/11/2025 by Charles Brammall
Philomena Cunk

Charles Brammall on mockumentary “star” Philomena Cunk. She reflects about creation, the afterlife, spirituality, religion and the supernatural. When she was about 11 or 12, staying at her grandmother’s house, brushing her hair in front of a mirror, she felt someone… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Media
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Vatican affirms: Mary as mother of the faithful, not Co-redemptrix

Posted on 05/11/2025 by John Sandeman
vatican

A doctrinal statement from the Vatican has affirmed some titles for Mary, and says that others, including “Co-redemptrix”, should not be used. Limits on Catholic devotion to Mary are carefully delineated in the new statement. The “Dicastery for the Doctrine of the… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Catholics, Christian news
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The quiet revival passes the Church of England by

Posted on 05/11/2025 by John Sandeman

New attendance stats released by the Church of England are in marked contrast to the Bible Society’s report of a quiet revival in the UK. The Bible Society “Quiet Revival” report claimed that “Church attendance has risen by 50 per… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news

Hundreds killed in Nigeria – Trump is right about awful persecution there.

Posted on 04/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Nigeria Benue State Christian Refugee Camp 2024

President Trump announces that “Christians are facing an existential threat in Nigeria, Thousands of Christians are being killed.” and announced that he is making Nigeria a country of particular concern. He’s right. Awful things are happening in Nigeria. It is… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Persecuted Church, Religious Freedom

Why Africans make great Aussies (and some great sculptures)

Posted on 03/11/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column By the sea: The clifftop path has become too dangerous to traverse entirely, and there’s been a money problem butObadiah and his more significant other found this year’s Sculpture by the Sea at Bondi a treat. There’s this sculpture, “The Power… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Obadiah Slope Art, Christian news, Politics

Operation Christmas Child: Time to Reconsider

Posted on 01/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Shoebox

Former missionary David Painter, now pastoring a Sydney church, questions whether Operation Christmas Child is a worthwhile overseas mission effort. I wrote this several years ago while still a missionary, but was not in the position to share it then… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Christian news, evangelism
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Gafcon Australia describes the Anglican Church of Australia as still in the communion, but divided

Posted on 31/10/2025 by John Sandeman

The board of Gafcon Australia, the local branch of the conservative network for conservative Anglicans has issued a statement on Reformation Day, October 31, in the wake of the Gafcon Primates (national leaders) declaring the Global Anglican Communion as a… Continue Reading →

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