Later this year the Australian Government will hold a referendum seeking approval to amend the Constitution to provide for a “Voice to Parliament” for indigenous communities. The pros and cons of this initiative are being actively debated, and discussion about it is sure to increase as the date of the referendum draws near.
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Seventy years after his death, Brother William Islip Collyer (always known by his second name) remains one of our community’s most popular authors. Born in Leicester in 1876, he was baptised at Leicester in 1893 when he was 17. His earliest contribution to our literature was published in The Christadelphian for May 1895; another longer piece from his pen was published the following month. Until he fell asleep at the age of 77 on 10 March 1953, his insightful writings continued to grace the pages of that magazine, and later The Testimony, in the first issue of which he wrote the lead article.
“When doubts and fears arise”
HAVING DOUBTS does not mean that we lack faith. “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief” (Mark 9:24) is a plea to which all may relate. As frail, mortal believers we should expect that we will sometimes struggle to understand the ways of God. As God says, …
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Do you want to be entertained? Do you enjoy a riveting and well-told story? Do you want to have a good laugh? More importantly, do you want to be uplifted? Do you want to be inspired? It is a rare book that can offer the reader all these things, but this one does just that!
In the modern world th…
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Suffering arising from corruption, injustice, inequity, and oppression is endemic even in prosperous and well-governed nations. We who yearn for the kingdom of God to be established are grieved by inequality, exploitation, and bigotry, all of which are common in the world today.
We are dismayed b…
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It is over 75 years since the end of World War II. When the advancing allied forces liberated the German concentration camps the full horror of the Nazi’s “Final Solution” to what they called the “Jewish problem” was exposed. There was world-wide sympathy for the Jews (and others) who suff…
This article is an amended version of a paper the AACE requested the authors to prepare for possible distribution to ecclesias. The authors acknowledge with thanks the input of others who were consulted in the process of preparing this version for publication.
The Genesis record of creation
“In …
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The following are some suggestions about Christadelphian books which can help us in our daily Bible readings during March and April and which are available from the Christadelphian Scripture Study Service (http:// www.csss.org.au/).
Leviticus, Num…
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Several Christadelphian books can help us in our daily Bible readings during January and February. The following are some suggestions which are available from the Christadelphian Scripture Study Service (http://www.csss.org.au/).
Genesis
The Genesis of Blessings by Andrew Walker
Genesis 1�…
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Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and Job
The Exiles Return by Michael Ashton
Nehemiah: Let Us Rise Up and Build by Ron Abel
Of Hearts and Minds by Dennis Gillett includes a chapter on “Ezra the Scribe – a Temple Builder”
Prayer: Studies in Principle and Practice by Melva Purkis and Cyril T…
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