Listen: Host Rev Jim Raistrick, is joined by Lotte Lawrence, a translator on the Gold Coast and Pastor Noriko Reid from Hope Church

This week on The Punchline, Reverend Jim Raistrick from Surfers Paradise Anglican is exploring how the Christian faith is experienced through the Japanese culture in Australia. 

He’s joined by Lotte Lawrence, a translator on the Gold Coast and Pastor Noriko Reid from Hope Church.  Together they explore why Christianity is not a common faith for people from Japan, how is the Bible translated in Japanese versus English and what is their experience of living as a Christian in Australia.

The Punchline, hosted by Rev Jim Raistrick from Surfers Paradise Anglican Church and explores some of life’s big questions from different perspectives.

The Punchline airs on Juice107.3 on Sunday nights at 8pm, or you can catch the full conversation in the player above.

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