Christian audio recordings from a radio program in Australia
Our speaker on Songs of Hope this morning was pastor Jonathon Miller of Eastleigh Community Church in Melbourne. His talk title was “Plagues” and he spoke about the Covid 19 crisis from a Christian perspective. Broadcast date 2Aug20. Talk time is 24 minutes.
For spiritual strengthening at this stressful pandemic time, listen to 2 hours replay of yesterday’s Songs of Hope program 26Jul20
Click to listen to Part 1, 7am to 8am, below or download this one hour program. Includes “Words for Life” at half hour. Available until 2Aug20. Host is Chris Whiting.
Click to listen to Part 2, 8am to 9am, below or download this one hour program. This recording includes “The Blessing Australia”. Available until 2Aug20. Host is Rod Carr
CHURCH OFFLINE
According to Eternity News, the Barna research group reports that 32 per cent of “practising Christians” in the United states have stopped attending church online during the COVID-induced lockdown. They note that a small number of these people may be attending church physically but add “we can, for the most part, confidently interpret this group as those who have dropped out of church for the time being.”
HAGIA SOPHIA
Turkish President Erdoğan has invited Pope Francis to the former Byzantine-era church, Hagia Sophia, after the government was given the go-ahead to convert it into a functioning mosque. News of Erdoğan’s decision to invite a number of special guests to the Hagia reopening comes as officials warn that the historic Christian mosaics and iconography that adorn the walls will be covered up by curtains during times of Islamic prayer. Premier Christian News reports that the move to convert the building to a mosque was condemned by the heads of the Greek Orthodox Church along with many senior clergy across the globe.
FOOD OR FAITH
Open Doors UK and Ireland told Premier Christian News that it has been “inundated” with reports of Christians worldwide who are being asked to renounce their faith in exchange for emergency Covid-19 aid. Christians from countries including Bangladesh, India, Sudan and Malaysia, say they are facing an ultimatum. A pastor in Western Sudan is quoted as saying, “When Christian converts do ask for help from their Muslim community, they are told they have to give up Christianity if they want to be helped. It is a tragedy.”
Words for Life today 26Jul20 was by Rev Stephen Tan of Regeneration Church in Clayton, Melbourne. His talk title is “David and Goliath”. He looks at courage. Talk time is 22 minutes.
