Australian Church Record -

Further towards a culture of death?

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by Mark Thompson

Another tragic milestone in our country’s history was put in place on Thursday night as the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, by a vote of 59 to 31, passed legislation to decriminalise the late-term abortion of unborn children. The tragedy…

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Ministry

Prepping for a Bible Study

August 12, 2019August 15, 2019 by St Helens'

It’s maybe a shame that we use the shorthand ‘prep’ for what we’re talking about. It sounds horribly homework-y and not very spiritual. But, let’s face it, ‘thoughtful-and-prayerful-consideration-of-the-passage-in-advance-such-that-I-can-lovingly-build-up-my-group-by-contributing-more-during-the-study’…

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Christian Living

S = Sorrow upon sorrow of parents who lose a child

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 by Andrew Barry

Tomorrow* marks two years since we said goodbye to our teenage son, Nathan, who went to be with Jesus. We were on holidays and we knew that the cancer would take him soon, but it’s hard to drive home with one less kid in your car. When he died, I was relieved…

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ACR Journal International

Evangelism in South Africa

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Kenny Lloyd

An interview with Kenny Lloyd, Pastor of Word of Life Church, Port Elizabeth Kenny, can you give us a short introduction to the Word of Life ministry? Ten years ago we started some Bible studies on campus trying to make sure students here were being…

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Complementarianism

Counter-cultural in every age

July 31, 2019July 29, 2019 by Nathan Walter

“The clear evidence of the mental health ill-effects of discrimination against LGBT people should firmly banish outdated policies to the past where they belong.” [1] So concluded an article in The Guardian on the issue of our marriage plebiscite…

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Evangelism International Ministry

Diary of a missionary: One year on and so many changes

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 by Stef Overhall

Just over a year ago our family of five moved to Santiago, Chile, to serve as CMS missionaries. Previously I’ve written about our journey hereand here. It occurs to me that I’ve been putting off writing, because I didn’t know where to start. From…

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Christian Living

Who am I? And why was I saved?

July 24, 2019July 16, 2019 by Ben George

As Christians, we sometimes get so preoccupied with being better and more effective, that we forget just how special it is to be born again—that we are safe in the arms of Jesus. Yes, sin is still present in our lives. Yes, our settled posture as…

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