The world would have us believe that we are dealing with an entirely new set of (medical) problems in overcoming this latest, potentially deadly attack on mankind. Day in and day out, we are bombarded by hourly, and even half-hourly news, of how this virus is wreaking havoc in our midst. This is the reality […]
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Subscribe The Refugee Brief – 1 April 2020 By Kristy Siegfried | 1 April, 2020 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Protect rights and health of refugees and migrants in coronavirus response, says UN. Four UN agencies – OHCHR, IOM, WHO and UNHCR – on Tuesday called for national responses to COVID-19 to include migrants, refugees, the forcibly displaced
Have you ever wondered what the label “Christian”, in all kinds of different scenarios, really stands for? The article below helps to sort “the sheep from the goats”, when we talk about what it means to be a “true Christian”, opposed to the “nominal brand”. Source: What is nominal Christianity? What is a nominal Christian?
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Today I received a powerful lesson, using the simplest every-day example! I am sure the following example happens to most of us. When this is used to teach us a spiritual lesson, we can be sure that the Spirit, who lives in believers (in Christ), is and has been speaking to us! What a privelege
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A believing (opposed to nominal or in name only) Christian friend of mine recently suffered the devastating loss of one of her sons. It is the worst nightmare for any parent; to survive his or her own children! He contracted a rare form of cancer and, aided by possible medical mismanagement, passed away two months
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“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him. 9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. 10 He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside. 11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are
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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
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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To carry the Truth in a world of relative truths is a burden and costly. It is not our truth but His! It is not a set of dogmas, ideas, philosophical treaties or any other thing parading as truth, but a person: Jesus Christ! He said of Himself: “I AM (emphasis mine, although Christ identifies
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This morning, in my study time with the Lord, looking for another scripture, I “accidentally” came across a tremendous scripture to do with our prayer topic (refugees) and the root problem; wars on the earth, whether small or large. The scripture is found in Psalm 46:9 “He makes wars cease to the end of the
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Most of my unsaved and during part of my saved life I lived, unaware, through my soul, instead of through the power of the Spirit. I attended regular fellowship as a believer, read the Bible and earnestly desired to live the life of a Christian, as taught in the Scriptures. Yet, I still felt controlled
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