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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Give Them A Chance

Give Them a Chance. My son tells me I am an old man. I don’t usually feel old, but my greying beard, follicley-challenged scalp and width of girth all suggest that he might be right, as does the music he insists on playing. Also, regardless of how I might feel, if 50 years is old […]

Indonesia: December 2000, Forced Conversions

My dear friends, I know you may have lots of information about Indonesia already. But I feel you should read this one and pray for our brothers and sisters in Indonesia, please. Yours in his service, Ben Sia. Needs our ardent prayers! Pdt. Thio —————- 22 DEC 2000 May the story of these victims touch […]

A World Committing Suicide

by Mikal Frazier, LMFT, LPC “The world is trying the experiment of attempting to form a civilized but non-Christian mentality. The experiment will fail; but we must be very patient in awaiting its collapse; meanwhile redeeming the time: so that the Faith may be preserved alive through the dark ages before us; to renew and […]

12 Steps To Be A Good Christian

This sounds just like it was when I was in the JWs’ —- Sadly, we see it all too often everywhere ….. Twelve Steps for Being a “Good Christian”? OR How to be Religious! 1. Hate yourself because you are hurting and empty inside. 2. Go to church looking for approval and love. 3. Deny […]

Religious Persecution August 2000 Update

Religious Liberty Prayer List – No. 080 – Thu 31 Aug 2000 WELCOME to all those who have joined the list recently. ————- AUGUST UPDATE ————- During August we focused on Christians suffering persecution in India, Maluku, Sudan and Nigeria. Please continue to remember these persecuted believers in your prayers. These are updates – * […]

[Roman Catholic] Declaration Dominus Iesus

PBarker wrote in message . > “Rowland Croucher” < wrote > [in aus.religion.christian] > + If I had reference to the entire “Dominus lesus” — I believe I could > add further to this discussion. In the interim, I have not read a single > piece (from the Vatican – in the past 50 years) […]

Philippines: Jihad, Hostages And Ministry

Religious Liberty Prayer List – No. 083 – Wed 20 Sep 2000 WELCOME to all those who have joined the list recently. —————————————– PHILIPPINES: JIHAD, HOSTAGES AND MINISTRY —————————————– The Moros converted to Islam in the 14th century and resisted the Philippines’ Catholic rulers through the Spanish colonial period. Today, various militant Moro Muslim insurgent […]

Paganism

C U R R E N T N E W S S U M M A R Y by the Editors of ReligionToday November 10, 2000 Paganism is getting more popular on college campuses. A growing number of students throughout the country believe they’re witches, and more are starting to come out of what pagans […]

The Great Commission

HOW TO RESPOND TO THE GREAT COMMISSION Our great mission in the church is to love, learn, and live to call men and women to Jesus Christ. He allows His church to remain on earth to reach the lost. Jesus calls every believer to be an instrument in fulfilling the church’s supreme mission called the […]

Reflections On Indonesia [1]

Indonesia Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-239 (General Information) CHRIST-MAS, THE ONLY HOPE (Part 1) Reflections on Indonesia, Christmas 2000 An address given at the Allan Walker College of Evangelism Sydney 2 December 2000 by Rev John Barr Secretary for Indonesia and East Timor, Uniting Church in Australia As we approach Christmas the situation in Indonesia today […]