A Taste of Excellence
Well-Being Australia chairman, Mark Tronson says that, like most people, he appreciates a 'taste of excellence'; it gives him a sense of well-being, as if all the world should be this way. .
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Is God intolerant?
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14.6.
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Soul Winning as the Wind Blows
Dr Sam Mings, founder and president of Lay Witnesses for Christ, is one of those whom the Lord has touched in a very special way. This evangelism gift, says Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson enables him to reach those with whom he speaks in such a manner that his Gospel presentation touches the very soul and brings a serious and genuine response.
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On Truth and Unity, Part Two
The unity of Christ's followers is a strong emphasis in the Word of God. It is something which every believer is commanded to strive for. If the Scriptures are strong on the importance of unity, they are equally strong on the importance of correct teaching and sound doctrine. Throughout Scripture we are encouraged to hold to that which is true, and reject that which is false.
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On Truth and Unity, Part One
There are a whole range of issues in the Christian faith which require care and thoughtfulness. All sorts of extremes are to be avoided, and finding the elusive balance is always an arduous task. But getting the biblical balance right on all sort of aspects of Christianity must be attempted nonetheless.
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George Pell on Intolerance
Last week Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, gave a very important speech at Oxford University. In the talk, "Varieties of Intolerance: Religious and Secular," he made a number of important points about the collapse of the West and the rise of a new intolerance – specifically an anti-Christian intolerance.
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David and Susan Wells, Ministers for All Seasons
David and Susan Wells of Vancouver, Canada, are rare ministers for all seasons, in that their ministry has been to both Summer and Winter Olympics. Their wide experience has been particularly welcomed by the Vancouver 2010 religious community.
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The Trouble with Free Speech
A sign posted at the base of Uluru bears a request from the site\'s traditional owners, the Anangu community, that visitors not climb the rock. It\'s not just a matter of sacredness. The climb is dangerous, and they feel responsibile for those who visit their land.
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Non-believer Drawn by the Sacred
Nobel prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney attends closely to life. The natural world reveals itself afresh to his gaze. And when tracing the contours of human experience, he can catch readers off-guard bringing to light unexpected moments of tenderness, discovery, or wonder.
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Why the Secular Left Despise Christianity
Many people in the Evangelical Christian community fail to understand the true underlying cause of the Secular Left\'s antagonism for Evangelical Christianity. Many Christians assume it is because of our opposition to abortion, or the homosexual lifestyle, or our desire for alternative theories to evolution to be taught in the classroom; and while all of these are related to the Secular Left\'s vitriol, none of them strike to the core of the matter.
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Making It Illegal to Criticize Islam
It is one of the many benefits of Christianity that the West enjoys religious freedom and freedom of conscience. The properly understood notion of the separation of church and state arose from the Christian worldview, and goes back to the words of Jesus: "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's".
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Is there a Pastoral Response?
It was dusk as the tourist boat was heading back from Montague Island and its colonies of Fairy Penguins to the New South Wales south coast town of Narooma, when Mark Tronson realised the large distances between the tiny settlement lights along the coast. At this point, he saw the \'green\' of Australia in a different light.