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Is giving to my church tax deductible in Australia?
Believe it or not, there are some places in the world where your offerings at church are tax deductible. This has resulted in a steady stream of searches coming through to our website with people trying to find out if this is true in Australia. The simple answer is "no." While the Australian Taxation Office grants tax deductible status to some organisations, churches are not normally one of them. The exception to this is when
Reformation Day
It was on this day in 1517 that Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Saxony. Little did he know that day what God was about to do. The poem above is something I wrote for Reformation Day last year. Rejoice with me in all that God did and is still doing through those events! Sola fide.
How “(500) Days of Summer” could help you make sense of the gospels
It may be classified as a "romcom," but the subtitle corrects any such misconception: "This is not a love story. This is a story about love." The 2009 film, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, is indeed an odd commentary on love. I say "odd" because the "(500) Days" of their relationship that the film covers aren't in order. The film starts on day 290 when [SPOILER ALERT!] main characters Tom and Summer break off
My longing soul
"It's OK. I can do whatever I want because God's forgiveness is always available and limitless." What wrong thinking can you identify in that statement? I met a man who, at age 57, has neuropathy in his feet, neck, and spine. The constant excruciating pain, numbness, and incapacity are relieved only with several strong medications and physical therapy. On a rare day, when he is feeling good, he could do what he really wants to