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Is Santa ho-ho-homeless?
01/12/08 | Jeremy Halcrow
Many Christian parents worry that Santa is a threat to their kids’ belief in Jesus. And yet the big jolly man in a red suit is such a massive part of Aussie culture he seems impossible to avoid.
So we asked five experts in children’s ministry – all lecturers at Youthworks College - to share if they do or don’t ‘do Santa’. And more importantly how they think parents can keep the focus on Jesus.
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The Ten Commandments
01/02/05 | Archbishop Peter Jensen
In 2003, Judge Roy S. Moore, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama lost office as a result of legal action. His offence was the insertion of a…
In 2003, Judge Roy S. Moore, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama lost office as a result of legal action. His offence was the insertion of a…
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The Faith Once For All Delivered - The Australian Church Record
01/02/05 | AMS Staff
It is the responsibility of all Christian people to cling to the apostolic word, ‘once for all delivered to the saints’ (Jude 3). The apostolic word…
It is the responsibility of all Christian people to cling to the apostolic word, ‘once for all delivered to the saints’ (Jude 3). The apostolic word…
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A beautiful mind - an interview with Tim Winton
11/01/05 | Sarah Barnett
There are few novelists who can write about faith in a real and evocative way. Depending upon the writer’s experiences, depictions of Christian people…
There are few novelists who can write about faith in a real and evocative way. Depending upon the writer’s experiences, depictions of Christian people…
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Christian Mission and the Tsunami in Asia
05/01/05 | Allan Dowthwaite
The following sermon was preached by Archbishop Jensen at the Summer School of the Church Missionary Society (NSW Branch). Because of the occasion,…
The following sermon was preached by Archbishop Jensen at the Summer School of the Church Missionary Society (NSW Branch). Because of the occasion,…
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Living water at the water cooler - Gordon Preece
05/01/05 | Mark Hadley
How’s your water-cooler witness going? Recently Archbishop Peter Jensen challenged us to evangelise boldly around the water-cooler at work. A Herald…
How’s your water-cooler witness going? Recently Archbishop Peter Jensen challenged us to evangelise boldly around the water-cooler at work. A Herald…
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Assumed Evangelicalism
31/12/04 | David Gibson
Yesterday’s evangelical bastions can become today’s spiritual wastelands. Why do organizations, churches, and individuals lose sight of the gospel?…
Yesterday’s evangelical bastions can become today’s spiritual wastelands. Why do organizations, churches, and individuals lose sight of the gospel?…
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Miracles and rational belief - Roger White
23/12/04 | Roger White
Ever since David Hume proclaimed that “no human testimony can have such force as to prove a miracle and make it a just foundation for any such system…
Ever since David Hume proclaimed that “no human testimony can have such force as to prove a miracle and make it a just foundation for any such system…
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The Mystery of Christian Origins - Dr Paul Barnett
12/12/04 | Dr Paul Barnett
I was not raised as a Christian; so I am a convert. An adult convert. This was many years ago. At that time I had one nagging question: was it all true?…
I was not raised as a Christian; so I am a convert. An adult convert. This was many years ago. At that time I had one nagging question: was it all true?…
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Whose garden is it? - Dr Duncan Roper
09/12/04 | Sarah Barnett
Across Australia, water authorities talk of ongoing drought, catchments at record lows and little rain in sight. How does a biblical understanding of the…
Across Australia, water authorities talk of ongoing drought, catchments at record lows and little rain in sight. How does a biblical understanding of the…
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The right season for debate
03/12/04 | Archbishop Peter Jensen
Christmas succeeds because it is so basic. A man; a woman; a baby. A set of human problems: a decision made by a lonely teenager to become mother and to…
Christmas succeeds because it is so basic. A man; a woman; a baby. A set of human problems: a decision made by a lonely teenager to become mother and to…
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Confronting: The Jensen-way - The Marketplace
25/11/04 | AMS Staff
Frequently, the Jensen brothers, their friends, associates and followers, refer to their kind of Christianity as a counter-cultural movement. And it is…
Frequently, the Jensen brothers, their friends, associates and followers, refer to their kind of Christianity as a counter-cultural movement. And it is…
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Fracture, betrayal and the chaos of belonging - Robert Forsyth
18/11/04 | Sarah Barnett
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Pastoring Like Jesus - Gordon Cheng
15/11/04 | Gordon Cheng
The way Jesus taught his disciples is a brilliant model for anyone who wants to be a Christian leader, and a useful topic for this first Pastor’s Brief.…
The way Jesus taught his disciples is a brilliant model for anyone who wants to be a Christian leader, and a useful topic for this first Pastor’s Brief.…
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Logic for apologetics - Dr Greg Restall
14/11/04 | AMS Staff
What constitutes a good argument? And what does a good argument have to do with the truth of Christianity? I am a logician by trade. I spend time teaching…
What constitutes a good argument? And what does a good argument have to do with the truth of Christianity? I am a logician by trade. I spend time teaching…
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A Christian and a scientist - David Harrison
14/11/04 | AMS Staff
If asked to describe myself I would have to say, ‘A Christian and a scientist’. I was, in fact, a scientist before I was a Christian. I had always…
If asked to describe myself I would have to say, ‘A Christian and a scientist’. I was, in fact, a scientist before I was a Christian. I had always…
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The Windsor Report: A Preliminary Assessment - Mark Thompson
14/11/04 | AMS Staff
On the 18th October the Windsor Report was made public. Although responses had already begun to be aired on the basis of prior leaks, these have multiplied…
On the 18th October the Windsor Report was made public. Although responses had already begun to be aired on the basis of prior leaks, these have multiplied…
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What is the future of Christianity in Australia? - Peter Bolt
17/10/04 | Peter Bolt
In many ways, Australian society still lives on the capital of its Christian past, and we should thank God for that. But there are also clear signs that…
In many ways, Australian society still lives on the capital of its Christian past, and we should thank God for that. But there are also clear signs that…
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