This morning’s talk among the pastors of Mount Gambier revolved around those who had prayed for our conversions and those who had been models of Godliness for us as we grew in our Christian lives. Our different stories revealed the same grace mediated through a great diversity of relationships and circumstances. God is pleased to …

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The Ember Days‘ album More Than You Think was recommended on a recent post at Cardiphonia blog that featured a collection of ambient/folk/indie rock albums. A quintet from New Zealand, The Ember Days feature soaring (female) lead vocals and instruments (which are a bit more electric than my usual recommendations). Their Noisetrade page says they …

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During the report of the Presbyterian Inland Mission at the 2013 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia mention was made of the book Views Beyond The Furthest Fence, a pictorial history of 100 years of ministry in the outback. With an illuminating text by Stuart Bonnington, the feature of this coffee-table book are …

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