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Evangelistic on Thurs 29/10 for Sydney CBD workers: “Doing Business With God”. Pray that many will come and be challenged by the message. — Arthur Lee

Praise God for bringing three Moslems from Saudi Arbaia to the Bible study we run for internationals! Please pray they will continue to come! — Dannii Willis

A community Prayer meeting will be held tonight at 7.30pm at Ingleburn Anglican for Melissa Parker - 9 yrs girl killed by a bus yesterday. — Kevin Goddard

My mother in-law died last week as a result of 12 years of dementia. Pray that the funeral will go well and that the weather would fine up. — Sheldon Ryan

Praise God for saving two international students, through the ministries of Bible Cub and the Fellowship of Overseas Uni Students (FOCUS)! — Dannii Willis

My youngest daughter (6 mths) is getting Christened on Sunday — Glenn Slaven

Praise God for all those coming to Bible Club, we had five internationals come today to hear the basics of the gospel! — Dannii Willis

Baptism service at my church, Grace Church Kogarah. 9 people baptised today ... pray for them to continue growing in their Christian faith. — Arthur Lee

Prayer service re VIC fires - Wed 11th Feb at St Andrew's Roseville, 7.30pm-7.55pm. To pray, to remember, to hope, to comfort. — Mark Calder

VIC bushfires and QLD floods - Father, You are in control of all the earth. Please sustain and comfort all those who have lost so ...Tia Zheng

Back to St Andrew's Sunday - Roseville on 15 Feb. Over 100 families with whom we've had some contact with being invited + baptism contacts. — Mark Calder

Thanks to God for Luke's continuing efforts to build Christian community on the web; grace and love for him as he maintains it. Amen. — Mark Hadley

Lord God, please bless this new venture. Amen. — Craig Schwarze

Welcome to the prayer micro blog! Feel free to post a quick prayer request, & prayers for this site & community would be appreciated too :) — Luke Stevens

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Has politics finally moved beyond the personal?

[null]Has politics finally moved beyond the personal?Sydney Morning Herald[{}]... the leader of South Carolina's 700000 Southern Baptists, has also claimed "Romney's Mormonism will be more of a concern than Gingrich's infidelity'', because Christians can forgive infidelity but Mormonism is a continuing affront to Christianity.

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In a league of her own

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Alan Kohler’s business websites ‘fielding offers’

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Gingrich Campaign Seeks Reinforcement With Florida Ad Buy

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Gingrich Campaign Seeks Reinforcement With Florida Ad Buy
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Humble Kansas restaurant Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue has some famous fans

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Roaring dollar leads to Hong Kong

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Public works (Too Late)

[null]Public works (Too Late)The Australian[{}]The Roman architecture, tiled floor and altar also contain symbols of Christianity. The use of Roman and early Christian imagery would have been particularly meaningful to a late Victorian audience, which saw itself as the inheritor of both the ...

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Researcher gets the malaria bug

[null]Researcher gets the malaria bugThe Australian[{}]"I decided forensic science was not what I wanted to do, and I wanted a career in biology in a research setting so I did an honours year in stem cell research.'' Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. Recommended Coverage Great white hope targets ...

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Rollover blues loom for banks

[null]Rollover blues loom for banksThe Australian[{}]< Prev of 2 Next > THE big four Australian banks will be forced to roll over, at almost ...

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Hard work of 70s indigenous heroes ‘destroyed’

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New genetic technology asks hard life and death questions

[null]New genetic technology asks hard life and death questionsThe Australian (blog)[{}]In India and China widespread antenatal testing followed by abortion for female babies, combined with infanticide for girls who make it to birth, has resulted in serious sex imbalances and millions of "missing women". The unasked question is: who ...

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Watchdog seeks Thomson comments by March

[null]Watchdog seeks Thomson comments by MarchSydney Morning Herald[{}]Fair Work Australia says embattled federal Labor MP Craig Thomson and ...

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SA try again for team pursuit record

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Australia closes on series whitewash against India

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Shares cap best run in a year

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Soap Operas With a Social Message

[null]Soap Operas With a Social MessageNew York Times (blog)[{}]When the producers of “Makutano Junction” took American funds to produce a soap on HIV and tuberculosis co-infection in 2007, they had to sign an agreement that they would not promote abortion in any way.and more»


Soap Operas With a Social Message
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Stocks shrug off weak US lead

[null]Stocks shrug off weak US leadSydney Morning Herald[{}]The Australian sharemarket has opened higher, shrugging off a weak Wall Street lead ...

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Disconnect between polls favouring LNP and local electorates, says Newman

[null]Disconnect between polls favouring LNP and local electorates, says NewmanThe Australian[{}]CAMPBELL Newman says there is disconnect between ...

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South Carolina: Schools Agree to Halt Prayers

[null]South Carolina: Schools Agree to Halt PrayersNew York Times[{}]Under the decree, school officials may not encourage prayers at events or allow endorsement of religion in the classroom. The suit was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a middle-school student who objected to the evangelical ...

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Rod Pampling, Greg Chalmers open strongly

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Modern family: the evolution of the people-mover

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More questions over dam during Qld floods

[null]More questions over dam during Qld floodsSydney Morning Herald[{}]The operator of Queensland's Wivenhoe dam omitted key documents from a ...

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Shares shrug off Wall St lead

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New Piper Messages Now Available

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Sex, Marriage, & Fairytales

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Owning vs. Renting Your Community

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Read and Share “A Holy Ambition” for $5

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Desiring God’s Younger Cousin

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How the Trinity Relates to Marriage

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Eight Ways to Approach Scripture

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Do You Feel Called to Teach?

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The Stupendous Reality of Being “in Christ Jesus”

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7 Things That Worship Is

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This Entire Thing Has Nothing to Do with Pastor Tullian

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The How and Why of Worship

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WORLD Magazine Article on Desiring God in China

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Win a Free Copy of Logos Scholar’s Library

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This Week’s Sermon: “They Poured Out Innocent Blood”

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Five Ways to Fight Abortion and Serve the Unborn and Their Moms

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What Jesus-Centered Friendship Looks Like

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Eight Ways to Live as Pro-Life Christians Under a Pro-Choice President

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It’s the Christian’s Duty to Speak the Truth

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15 Things to Consider about Abortion

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What Does Roe v. Wade Actually Say?

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J. C. Ryle, Temperance, and Abortion

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Picking the Right People

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A Short, Free eBook on Abortion

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