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Farewell from the Eternity team
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link As Eternity News draws to a close, our team offers you, dear reader, our personal, heartfelt goodbyes. Anne Lim Deputy editor, 2015-2024 My heart is full of thankfulness as I reflect on my nine years writing stories for you. It’s been the best job I could ever have designed for myself.
The eternal hope in a world of despair
Western Churches celebrate Easter on Sunday, 31 March, with the Orthodox and Oriental Churches celebrating Easter on Sunday, 5 May. Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney There is passionate debate in our society right now about social media and trust. When you look at your screen, can you trust what you are reading and seeing? And as artificial intelligence gives us the technology to fake just about anything, finding reality will become even harder.
Why the good news of Easter must start with bad news
In John 18-21, as Jesus and the disciples go into the night garden, Judas, his betrayer, comes with a mob “carrying torches, lanterns and weapons” (18:3). Under pressure, Peter fights. He draws his sword and strikes the high priest’s servant, cutting off his ear. Later that night, under the pressure of questioning by others, Peter chooses flight, not fight, and denies Jesus three times. It’s a famous story of his undoing.
Mining for gospel gems in Coober Pedy
Leading the Easter services at Coober Pedy last year while we were on locum was very special. We had over 30 people, compared to the normal half a dozen. That experience got Margy and me over the line in putting this location as our number one when we graduated from Sydney Missionary and Bible College. This year, as a newly commissioned baby minister, I’m looking forward to a similar crowd, thanks to the start of the tourist season.
World champ rower and MegaVoice creator: the Tom Treseder story
The remarkable story of Tom Treseder has been told recently in a new book, The Master’s Stroke: Let the World Hear His Voice, authored by Alan Campbell of the Scottish Bible Society. Born in Five Dock on the southern foreshore of Sydney’s Parramatta River in 1933, the athletic Treseder took to rowing with the Haberfield Rowing Club.
A hectic season of weddings in Congo
David: Weddings are huge in DR Congo. As part of our ministry here we have had the honour of being invited to many weddings, and I have preached at a couple, too. In February, we had the privilege of being invited to the “meeting of the families” for the betrothal of Stella, the daughter of one of the pastors at the local cathedral, Rev Arcade, and Mama Meri. Dozens of people jammed into the little yard at the Arcades home.
St Stephen's Newtown celebrates 150 years
Designed by University of Sydney architect Edmund Blacket, St Stephens is considered among his most mature architectural achievements. Though much loved as a spiritual home by many, St Stephen’s was nearly bereft of a congregation more than once in the 20th century. Yet today, it hosts a vibrant church community that feels like a new flowering, according to its senior minister, Andrew Errington. Errington says 150 years is a mere drop in the ocean of time of the site’s history.
What if that joker is right and I am a sinner?
I was really annoyed, because I had sent them for a good education and not to read fairy tales, as I called it. So I put the book away and started to read them books at night that basically said that Jesus never rose from the dead or that he did not even die and just raced away with Mary Magdalene and weird things like that.
A house for a translator to knock on
We have been allocated a translation project! Our translation project will be with the Akei (Ah-kay) language community located in the southern region of the island of Espiritu Santo! We are so excited, nervous, scared and everything in between. In February, a group of us headed to the island of Espiritu Santo on a reconnaissance trip.
From fires to flood, pandemics to persecution - Eternity was there
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link Related Reading Eternity has covered many big events in our nation and the world, from fires to floods to pandemics to persecution. Here is a round-up of some of our history’s key issues and events. The God of the Bible is not a force.
Jazzy Psalms reaching Berlin's heart
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link When we arrived in Berlin nine years ago, we knew that being musicians would unlock the doors of this city to us, as a city that is a hub for artists and musicians from across the world. We have met many people through jam sessions, meeting at performances and busking on the streets.
Hope amid the horrors of gunfire
I was born in South Sudan in 1985, two years after the civil war began. I was born into a Christian family, the only boy among four sisters. My mum’s faith was very strong – she was a laywoman in the Anglican Church – and as a little boy, I learned the value of hope and compassion.
Churches serve four in ten Tasmanians
In the first state-wide audit of its kind, a new report reveals that churches and faith groups in Tasmania contributed over $70 million in social impact in 2023, with nearly two million beneficiary interactions. Civic leaders and faith community groups came together in Hobart on 7 March to release the report.
When coming home feels like moving to an alien planet
As they try to adapt to a new school, a new country and a new continent, they are facing the dislocation, loneliness and confusion common to all Third Culture Kids (TCKs) – those who grow up outside Australia and whose concept of what it means to be ‘Australian’ is shaped by these experiences. “When we go to churches, everyone knows me, but I don’t know them,” Isaac, 11, observed about going on church deputation.
Ngardarb Francine Riches, Bardi elder and great gospel servant, dies at 59
The sea itself seems to vanish. Looking west from the shores of Bardi country, there was only sand now. Two-and-a-half hours north of Broome, the tide is titanically powerful. When the sun and moon join forces, the sea makes a vertical drop of up to 12 metres, sending the Indian Ocean back to India. And like Moses and Miriam, what once may have drowned you is now safe to walk, ready for a great journey.
From ice addict to missionary
I grew up on the Gold Coast with six siblings. My parents had come over here from Germany and were first-generation Christians. It was a very religious household and we were home-schooled. We would have revival meetings on our property and mass baptisms. I could recite the book of Ruth by the time I was nine. But on the other hand, if you did the wrong thing, you got severely punished. We had a lot of domestic violence and alcoholism.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes launches in Australia
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link “Australians need to hear the gospel and sport is one God-given and largely unused way of doing it,” says Jim Dayhew, the inaugural executive director of the recently launched FCA 360 Sports Australia ministry.
Big Brick Story helps kids learn the Bible
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link Sydney children’s minister Joel Moroney has created a series of 40 videos showing LEGO constructions he designed to illustrate every lesson in the NSW kindergarten SRE curriculum. As SRE gets started for a new year, Moroney launched his Big Brick Story at the recent SRE conference in Sydney.
Who will go to the unreached? Are they young, female and black?
“Does it really matter what the makeup of World Christianity is?” she asks. “I think it does because ‘young, black and female’ might not be who we most readily think of when we think of World Christianity, but that’s precisely the point! These are not the powerful people in society, or those who are lauded or respected, or whom we think of as leaders, including leaders of World Christianity.
Step back in time to walk in Jesus' shoes
Its co-directors Michelle and Bernard Wright are taking inspiration from the realism of The Chosen – the television blockbuster about the life of Jesus – to help the audience step back in time. The opening scene will feature a boat on the lake, people fishing in the lake, a donkey coming around the lake, goats coming around Calvary, a first-century cart and a market scene.
So Where Do We Go from Here? on Apple Podcasts
Abortion bans, voter suppression, criminalization…the list of things standing between us and true reproductive justice can feel endless. So where do we go from here? What will success look like? (No, it’s not begging for Roe’s return!) In the season finale, Renee and Regina talk about what they’ve learned from this season’s guests, ideas about how to get involved, and give us all hope for the future—and listeners share ways to care for one another as we find freedom. Because: we will find freedom.
God's world is big - here's how we got amongst it ...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link Related Reading Tamie Davis served as a CMS gospel worker in Tanzania from 2013-2023, partnering with Tanzania Fellowship of Evangelical Students (TAFES). Her PhD explores the theology of TAFES women graduates. She is passionate about recognising and heralding God’s work in the majority world church. I wanted to be a missionary since I was a child. It was the Holy Spirit’s work, but through my mother.
'Bible Disco’ in the Ridge
“Bible Disco is a group which centres around Bible storytelling,” explains Kurt Langmead, who serves at Lightning Ridge Community Church in the remote opal mining town in northern NSW, near the Queensland border. “We set up in the church hall and sit in a circle. First, a Bible story is told and then the group retells the story.
Famous voices bring world's oldest hymn back to life
Taking a film crew to the archaeological site in Egypt where the 1800-year-old hymn was discovered beneath the sands of time was one. “I went to a ruined old church in Oxyrhynchus in Egypt and sang the original song in Greek on the site where it was last heard,” marvels Dickson, the lead singer for a Christian rock band in his youth.
You Can’t Fix Abortion Without Voting Rights! on Apple Podcasts
Ever wonder how a country where most people support abortion access keeps passing such ugly abortion bans? Renee and Regina have answers! And they promise to talk about gerrymandering without putting you to sleep. In this episode, they explain the link between voter suppression, racism and abortion bans—and then LaTosha Brown of Black Voters Matter joins us to explain what’s really happening across the country, and what we can all do about it.
How the autistic community guided our Christian parenting
I bounced and hushed my screaming baby, hot tears dripping from my eyes as I desperately prayed that she would finally sleep for the first time that day. But her unrelenting crying continued. Finally, I strapped her to my chest and walked the streets, eyes hidden under dark sunglasses so no one would guess how hard I’d been crying. Why won’t she sleep? Every day was the same.
Joy and expectation on the other side of grief
My parents divorced when I was four, and it was a very bitter divorce. My mum was struggling to deal with the court battle for three years, so my grandparents stepped in as additional parents. My granddad was the cheerleader, the moral compass. He was a beautiful, humble man who taught us all the home economics things around the house. And my grandma was the disciplinarian who also taught us drama. When I was in Year 8, a friend from school took her life, and that was a very confusing experience.
A Palestinian story of hope and resilience in Bethlehem
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link Related Reading Tim Costello reviews Yet in the Dark Streets Shining by Bishara Awad & Mercy Aiken, a little-known story of Palestinian Christians through the heartbreaking but inspiring account of a boy who grew up to be a spiritual and community leader in Bethlehem. Bishara Awad is a good, loving and godly man.
A meditative model for peace-building
When World Vision sent Sandi and me to Rwanda in February of 1997, it seemed like Mission Impossible. In the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which armed Hutu militias killed members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, my assignment was “to find ways of responding to trauma and promoting healing”. Two million Rwandans had just returned from two years in exile in nearby countries to which they had fled in fear of reprisals at the end of the genocide. The country was in turmoil.
Pro-Choice, but Not Pro-Everybody? on Apple Podcasts
Who gets left out of the national conversation about abortion? Two key groups: people with disabilities, and trans people. In this riveting episode, Renee and Regina get into why that is, and what it costs us. First, Kendall Ciesemier of the ACLU joins the conversation to talk about how the abortion debate has used disabled people as pawns; and then Cazembe Murphy Jackson of WeTestify highlights what the trans and repro rights movements really have in common.
Jessica's modern-day Job story
Trigger warning: This story contains references to sexual, physical, emotional and spiritual abuse. I was conceived out of wedlock in 1972 and had a very confusing childhood – a lot of instability, a lot of moving, and a lot of misplacement, not really knowing who I was or where I belonged. My mom met my biological dad twice. She contacted him later, and he was already engaged to someone else. So, while she was pregnant with me, my mom married a man whose last name was Clancy.
Gathering under a canopy of lasting hope
On Feb 1, 2020, during a family birthday celebration, the Abdallah, Kassas and Sakr families were confronted by tragedy at an unbelievable scale. Betrayed by drugs, alcohol and neglect, a speeding driver, now serving his time, took the lives of four of their precious children. The reaction from Leila and Danny, and Bridget surprised us all. They chose to forgive. On Saturday February 3, 2024, a large crowd of many hundreds gathered at the garden created on the site of the crash.
Stop talking with your mouth full!
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link Related Reading Alan and Leanne Purvis are serving in Cambodia with WEC International Do you remember as a child, being told by your parents, “Stop talking with your mouth full”? I never really understood why I couldn’t say what I needed to say, even if my mouth was full. I mean, someone just asked me a question; why can’t I answer it?
Beth Moore's unravelling laid bare
For decades one of the most prominent voices in American evangelicalism, Beth waited until her parents had died before tying the pieces of her life together in print and untying other knots, as she says in her authorial note. “I lament that telling my story might imply more about the experiences of my family members than either they or I would wish,” she reveals. “I wince, knowing that a story, once told, cannot be untold.” It’s an engaging, enlightening and deeply moving read.
How to discuss faith at uni
At the residential Anglican College on Sydney’s Macquarie University campus, scholar-in-residence Gordon Menzies has created a “real-about-difference but respectful” conversation space in a ‘Socratic Club’, named after a similar gathering in Oxford run for many years by C. S. Lewis. And at the Socratic Club, even the hottest hot-button issues are up for discussion. “The best Socratic Club was on abortion,” Menzies says.
When the light broke in for Bas Rodwell
I grew up in a non-Christian household in Brisbane. I wanted to be a professional cricketer since I was four years old. I went to a Christian school so I heard about Jesus. At times, I would have believed there might be a God and other times, I would have called myself an atheist. When I was 15 years old, I had an encounter with God that changed my perspective. It was Christmas Eve and I was sitting on my bed watching YouTube when suddenly this bright light appeared in the middle of my room.
It's the least-reached region in the world ... but God is still working
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link Steve and Kar-n* serve in West Asia as area leaders of a company that focuses on reaching West and Central Asians with the gospel. It is at times slow and painstaking work, but it is the least-reached region in the world, so until Jesus returns, they carry on. A few weeks ago, I read through Malachi. In the first chapter, the Lord, through Malachi, challenges the people about their poor offerings to him.
Memorial to Abdallah and Sakr children opening
About 500 people are expected to attend the ceremony, hosted by the Abdallah and Sakr families, which will involve the laying of flowers on four plinths, each plinth bearing a description of the child and where they were killed. The families fought the club for years for permission to build the hedged private garden and finally received approval last October.
Love Abortion? Don’t Talk to Cops! on Apple Podcasts
All around the country, people have been arrested and criminalized for trying to access abortion care. In this episode, Renee, Regina and special guest Rafa Kidvai of the Repro Legal Defense Fund talk about the devastating personal toll that anti-abortion extremists don’t want us to see. They break down how and why abortion criminalization happens, and some surprising rules for responding to it. Plus, in There Are Other Books, Renee and Regina discuss the novel An American Marriage by Tayari Jones.
The unexpected challenges of student ministry in France
“Does your church pray for evil spirits to be chased away?” When I moved to France to work in student ministry, I knew I was crossing cultures and would have lots to learn about the French context. Yet questions like the one above weren’t high on my list of what I expected students to ask. It’s come as a surprise to me just how cross-cultural ministry here has been.
Unapologetic Blackness, Unapologetic Abortions on Apple Podcasts
In their first episode, Renee and Regina take on some of the most common myths about abortion—and trace the relationship between anti-Blackness and abortion bans in the U.S., and how white supremacy helped get us into this mess we’re in. Plus, they talk about their own personal paths to reproductive justice, and introduce There Are Other Books, a segment about a book about abortion that isn’t The Handmaid’s Tale – this time, it’s Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.
Everyone Loves Someone Who’s Had an Abortion on Apple Podcasts
Abortion stigma is so baked into our culture that even some pro-choice politicians won’t say the word. But Renee and Regina will! Abortion! In this episode, they sit down with Dr. Tracy Weitz to understand where the stigma comes from, why even popular slogans like “safe, legal, and rare” perpetuate it, and what a world without stigma would actually look like.
Doing business to the glory of God in Mongolia
“Where can I put my camels?” came the Belgian man’s question from the other end of the phone. Yep, it must be tourist season in Mongolia, and our plans for the morning go out the window. This is the tourist we helped a few days ago when, while travelling through a neighbouring town, one of his two camels shook off its load and ran off into the wilderness.
DNA of love: church planting in Japan
Five years ago, we arrived in Japan for our second term of missionary service to plant a new church in the small regional town of Yahaba in the north of Japan. Despite decades of missionary effort, Japan is a country with very few Christians (about 0.5 per cent) and our prefecture of Japan is considered particularly unreached, with the lowest proportion of Christians compared to the nation as a whole. To say it was a daunting task would be an understatement.
Dive into the best books of 2023
Culture Watch books Author interviews – and your summer reading list sorted! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via WhatsApp Share via Email URL copied! Copy link Related Reading Eternity is privileged to interview authors from all walks of life. Here we take a deep dive into some of the best Christian books of 2023 with our pick of author interviews from the past year.
Seven young men baptised in one night during Schoolies week
We had about 40 people every night from the first Saturday night of Schoolies Week until the last Friday night out on the street, sharing the gospel and praying for Schoolies. We’re giving out Bibles, we’re giving out water, we have muesli bars to help the Schoolies that are very dehydrated and need water or a bit of food to maybe sober up.
Christmas in the Philippines
Christmas is a bit unusual for us compared to others in full-time ministry. The closer it gets to Christmas, the quieter it becomes. Our kids’ ministries draw to a close early in December because once the school holidays start, many of the village kids are sent off to relatives for the break. It also means Katelyn and Joshua arrive home from boarding school – something we obviously treasure. Gift-giving event We serve on the Island of Palawan, where Chi was born.
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