Ed Stetzer concludes his reflections on Australia by proposing that the future spiritual climate of the USA may look pretty much like the present spiritual climate of our nation: Yet, I do see America’s possible faith future in Australia’s present — a happy people largely unconcerned about the Church while pursuing the betterment of society. …

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What does Think Christianly (Jonathan Morrow, Zondervan, 2012) promise? In 300 pages (including notes) Morrow has produced a book in three sections: the first seeks to define culture and explore the biblical responsibility to engage it; the second aims to outline the process of thinking Christianly, understanding all of life and living from God’s perspective; …

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CNN’s Belief Blog featured a link to this feature article on England’s The Guardian website which is entitled Australia’s blurred separation between church and state. The author is a US journalist who has an interest in exposing the infiltration of certain types of Christianity into places where she believes it shouldn’t be. Her book is …

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These observations from Justin Buzzard about the contemporary yet timeless nature of idols and idolatry are just as apt for those of us in Australian culture. Everyone has to live for something and if that something isn’t the one true God, it will be a false God–an idol. An idol is anything more important to …

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