Tag Archive for: church

ChatGPT: What No A-I Hath Seen

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By: Stephen McAlpine

The UK TV series HUMANS (the A” is upside down) from a few years ago was a cracking insight into the world of AI, in a near future UK setting. Read more

Church-Lite: Is This a Better Way to do Church?

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By: Brian Harris

Let’s face it. If you say the word “church” a less than enthusiastic response is likely to follow. Read more

The Big Fat Ugly Lie Most Christians Believe

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By: yesHEis

As a Christian, you’re often told that you should get excited when people ask you about your faith—like it’s the best thing that could ever happen to you. But… if instead of excitement you feel dread, anxiety or shame, you’re not alone. Read more

Domestic Violence: The Church Can’t be Absent From Addressing the Issue

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By: Laura Bennett

On average in Australia one women a week is murdered by her current or former partner. One. Woman. A week. Read more

Does Church Matter?

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By: Brian Harris

I’ve just finished teaching a week long intensive called “Denominational Distinctives.” Read more

John and Amy’s Kitchen Table – And What it Says About Worship

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By: Stephen McAlpine

It was one of those serendipitous moments. There, advertised on the Facebook page of a friend from my old days at Fremantle Assemblies of God church in the mid 1980s, was the kitchen table and chair set we had been looking for. Read more

Explainer: Why Has the “Anglican Church Split”?

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By: Michael Crooks

On August 14, the Diocese of the Southern Cross officially launched in Canberra as a breakaway Anglican church. Read more

The Subjective State of ‘Secularism’ – What is a Secular Country, Really?

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By: City Bible Forum

It’s a bit of a buzz term at the moment, but when we say “Australia is a secular country” are we talking about a freedom from religion or a freedom for religion in this wide brown country of ours? Read more

Want Your Kids to Do Well in School? Send Them to Church First!

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By: City Bible Forum

For most of this year, my wife and I have been agonising over whether to send our first born, nearly 4-year-old son, to a public or an independent religious school. Read more