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A prayer and song for this Sunday: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
- Dominic Steele •
- 30 April 2015
Here’s how we are going to pray for the families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran at our church this Sunday. Feel free to use or adapt for your church context. We will finish our time of prayer by singing the song that Andrew and Myuran were singing as
Down-under round-up: 29 April 2015
- Sandy Grant •
- 29 April 2015
Issue of the week Australia and New Zealand observed the centenary of the Gallipoli landing in Turkey on 25 April 1915, a date commemorated every year as ANZAC Day (ANZAC = Australian and New Zealand Army Corps). Of the various Christian reflections around the anniversary, Murray Campbell’s The Stupidity and Brilliance
The refugees of Moab
- Colin Marshall •
- 27 April 2015
God weeps for the refugees of Moab. They break his heart. How do we feel about the refugees on our screen everyday? My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah… Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I drench
Review: An app to help you pray
- Jean Williams •
- 24 April 2015
High in the Himalayas, ropes bend along the mountain paths. They are hung with prayer flags: squares and strips of fabric like colourful handkerchiefs hung out to dry. The flags dance, toss their tails, grow ragged over the years, and scatter prayers and blessings to the winds. Well, PrayerMate
Down-under round-up: 22 April 2015
- Sandy Grant •
- 22 April 2015
Issue of the week Once again, the depravity of Islamic State was on view. I was very moved by this response from the Anglican Bishop for Ethiopia, Dr Grant Le Marquand, regarding the 28 Ethiopian Christians murdered in Libya by IS: Personal details about the men who have died may
Sticks and stones: why words matter
- Matthias Media •
- 20 April 2015
This is the complete first chapter from Steve Morrison's book Born This Way. A dramatic reversal When I was five years old, my kindergarten class was taught a song about a native Australian bird called the kookaburra. The kookaburra is best known for its distinctive ‘laugh’, which can often be
Down-under round-up: 15 April 2015
- Sandy Grant •
- 15 April 2015
Here’s what caught my eye on the screen over the last week. Issue of the week Concern over the very real threats to religious freedom through accelerating discrimination, litigation and their threat continued to be discussed widely. But amidst all that, this needed saying. And bluntly. (And yes, I
Six myths of discipleship
- Colin Marshall •
- 13 April 2015
Myth 1: Discipleship is a second stage of Christian experience, after conversion. You can be a Christian but not a disciple. Many people think of discipleship as what happens after conversion. They think that it’s only after someone becomes a Christian that they ‘disciple’ them, by training them in the
Down-under round-up: 9 April 2015
- Sandy Grant •
- 9 April 2015
In the spirit of James 4:15, I intend to supply GoThereFor readers with a weekly list of what’s caught my ministry eye around the web. Given the speed of evangelical social media, I won’t bother trying to link to the latest or most popular items. That requires a daily
Add one or two
- Tara Sing •
- 7 April 2015
I follow a very simple, and quite catchy, rhyme when it comes to training my youth group girls to do ministry: Do what you do, just add one or two. It was originally suggested to me by a friend at church and has stuck in my
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