Hot, dry wind over parched desert land, swirling up sand, stinging eyes and partly exposed faces, mainly of women and children cueing for their daily rations. A sea of tents, as far as the eye can see. Makeshift homes of refugees; once large families with a desire to prosper and to give a future […]
TENTS DANCING – a poem Read More »
As intercessors but also as ordinary Christians, living our daily lives, we encounter many difficulties and heartaches. It is part of the journey and walk of faith. Some of us can get unstuck during these challenging times. We become overly focussed on the problems, to the point of obsession. We lose our peace, become frantic
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Greece’s Economic & Political Climate: The (Greek) economy has shrunk by a quarter in five years, and unemployment is about 25 percent. The (EU) bailout money mainly goes toward paying off Greece’s international loans, rather than making its way into the economy. And the government still has a staggering debt load that it cannot begin
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Making your child attend church could be a human rights violation, according the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. The report issued by the U.N. panel shows concern about childre… Source: UN COMMITTEE SAYS TAKING CHILDREN TO CHURCH VIOLATES THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS
UN COMMITTEE SAYS TAKING CHILDREN TO CHURCH VIOLATES THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS Read More »
Let’s be those who prayerfully consider the present needs of our precious country of Australia and make the effort to carefully consider the responsibility before us to appoint worthy representatives in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Are they representing our struggling and often forgotten farmers, those most vulnerable in our society such
The A Just Australia campaign is managed by the Refugee Council of Australia. The core mission of the campaign is to campaign for positive changes to government policy on refugee and asylum seekers. By working together with prominent Australians and community groups and thousands of concerned individuals, A Just Australia aims to achieve just and
A Just Australia campaign Read More »
Although I consider myself a committed Christian, I absolutely believe that religion per se is the great counterfeit to God’s (Christ’s) Kingdom. For example, religion would try to promote God and His Christ (1 Chronicles 17:11-14) as central but in reality they are used as a smoke screen. Religion in general, is focussed on man’s
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An alternative to offshore detention by Julian Burnside | Nov 4, 2015 | Asylum Seekers, Human Rights The present system of dealing with asylum seekers who arrive by boat is cruel (intentionally) a… Source: An alternative to offshore detention
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Dear praying friends, Would you like to join me in praying for Christians who find themselves continuously surrounded by hateful, inflammatory speech, which in some cases has been part of generations of their families? I particularly am thinking of Christians living in the Palestinian Territories, surrounded by but also filled with hatred for the Jewish
Prayer Call for Palestinians Read More »
An alternative to offshore detention by Julian Burnside | Nov 4, 2015 | Asylum Seekers, Human Rights The present system of dealing with asylum seekers who arrive by boat is cruel (intentionally) and hideously expensive. There is a rational alternative to the intentional cruelty of the present system. That system reflects the attempts of both
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Written by Aaron Trank, Jews for Jesus, San Francisco (Extract from an article of the same title, see further info at the end of this article) The command for unity in the church is not bound by racial, socio-economic, or political borders. But how do we have unity with those whose ideologies are seemingly irreconcilable
Israeli-Palestinian Reconciliation? Read More »
The Israelites, thousands of years ago, found themselves to be wandering in the wilderness, cut off from their previous lives, with only God’s help as their hope and God appointed leaders to help them. Today, there are still millions of people in the same situation, many have never heard of the God who deeply cares for
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Of an estimated population of 17 million in Syria, 11 million have either left the country or been internally displaced by the civil war which has entered its 5th year. For those still there, there are new beginnings with new opportunities – in both business and in living out their faith. Some enterprising Syrians in
CHRISTIANS SEE HOPE DESPITE SYRIA’S FIVE YEARS OF WAR Read More »
Dear friends and fellow pray-ers! Like some of you; this morning I awoke to a Facebook security message asking me to reply whether I was safe, in view of an explosion which took place just recently… Source: Easter greetings and some thoughts on human slavery
Easter greetings and some thoughts on human slavery Read More »
Dear friends and fellow pray-ers! Like some of you; this morning I awoke to a Facebook security message asking me to reply whether I was safe, in view of an explosion which took place just recently. It turned out to be a world-wide error by Facebook, in response to an explosion which just took place
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Melbourne’s Anglican bishops have again urged the Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull, to change the narrative on children in detention despite the High Court decision that there is no legal impediment to returning more than 250 asylum seekers to Nauru. In a published statement The Bishops claim “The fact that a legal determination has been
NAURU DETENTION FOR CHILDREN UNACCEPTABLE SAY ANGLICAN CHURCH BISHOPS Read More »
Love is probably one of the most (mis)used words, yet least understood. We call love between “brothers”, those who are united in the same cause ‘Philia’. The love between family members is called ‘Storge’. Then there is the much sung about type, Eros; consisting of powerful sexual attraction. When God speaks of His love,
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Source: Considerations and prayers around Christmas
Some thoughts around Christmas Read More »
Dear praying friends, I would like to wish you all a peace-filled Christmas and New Year, as well as renewed vigour in 2016 for the ongoing tasks ahead, which the Lord is challenging us to continue in or to take up new challenges. May we have His wisdom to discern! Would you pray with me
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Observing the yearly gradual acceleration of Christmas events and preparations for Christmas, I am becoming aware that increasingly, Christmas carols and events are becoming focussed on entertainment, rather than on the actual Christmas message. And I don’t mean Santa and his reindeers! The issue and need for constant entertainment is taking over more and more
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