Arthur Owen Blessitt (1940–2025) Arthur Blessitt, who started carrying his (literal) cross around the world in 1968, has come to the end of his life’s journey. His cross was 3.6 metres of 100m square timber – with a wheel at… Continue Reading
The stand-out fact from The State of the Great Commission report from the evangelical Lausanne Movement is the exponential growth of Christianity in the two-thirds world. It rivals the stories of the early church: “Christian communities that had been planted in Asia, Africa,… Continue Reading
The Not the Bee website – the serious partner to the satirical “Babylon Bee” – conveys the news Joe Rogan’s 14m listeners have been given a serious Christian apologetic from Wes Huff, a speaker from Apologetics Canada and a PhD student at the evangelical… Continue Reading
A dear friend of mine (now Senior Minister of a church in Sydney) had been a regular churchgoer at a good church, 2-3 times a week since he was in utero (and now he’s about 6’4”!). Many years ago, we… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall remembers a great interview. In a scintillating Sep 2008 interview with Archbishop Peter Jensen and ABC Radio Drive Show host (the splendid Richard Glover), they discussed the subject of “faith”. Richard said something akin to: “I’d like to… Continue Reading
John’s Gospel Chapter 1:14-18: “The Word (Jesus) became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John (the Baptist) testified concerning Him, “This… Continue Reading
Philip and Deanne Gerber are “not really camper/caravan people,” but have come up with an adventurous idea in retirement. They will be grey nomads of a different, not-so-nomadic sort. Instead of touring, they are heading out from Sydney to spend… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall explains why setting up a mission to entertainers, called ENTER, also meant setting up a church in the local school. Our most important strategy to drive and support the mission was to plant ENTER and its church in… Continue Reading
Graham McDonald on passing on our faith to our children How can Christians stay true to their faith over generations and across cultural boundaries? In the Old Testament, we read about the wise way that God instructed His people, and… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall continues his story of setting up a ministry to entertainers in the leafy Sydney Suburb of Artarmon. North Ryde, where we initially set up church for our ENTER ministry, proved to be too far away for most entertainment… Continue Reading