BREAKING: Full Text of Welby’s Letter to the Primates
GAFCON Announce New Missionary Bishop for Europe
EXCLUSIVE: The GAFCON Consecration – Welby fiddles while the SEC burns
Logos Bible Software – Review
A Modest Gospel Proposal for Australia Day
A New Dean for Grafton, Gregory Jenks: “Progressive” Christianity in yet another Cathedral
On June 4 the Bishop of Grafton, Rt Rev Dr Sarah McNeil, announced that academic Gregory Jenks would be the new dean of the Cathedral in Grafton. Jenks is a well-known scholar amongst the Jesus Seminar movement – that branch of historical Jesus study that is incredibly sceptical about how reliable the New Testament can […]
“Troublesome Priest” interview 4 – Pepsi or Coke?
A while ago I was interviewed for an documentary (“The Troublesome Priest”) about Ven. Rod Bower, Rector of Gosford Anglican and now Archdeacon of the Central Coast, by documentary maker Kaye Harrison (Bunya Treehouse for ABC Compass). While my interview ended up not being used in the film (the director decided to go in a different direction) […]
Church Society’s Lee Gatiss: “no room for friendly disagreement”
In a focused piece analysing the last few days’ controversy, the Church Society’s Lee Gatiss has used his weekly “Topical Tuesday” column to set out strong criticism of Justin Welby’s letter to the Primates. In particular he joins the rapidly growing chorus of those who are now demanding that the Archbishop of Canterbury stop seeking […]
BREAKING: Full Text of Welby’s Letter to the Primates
Here is Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion. Welby’s letter responds to the announcement by GAFCON that they will be consecrating a missionary bishop for Europe in response to the decision by the Scottish Episcopal Church to change the definition of marriage. The letter stresses that there have […]
“Troublesome Priest” interview 3 – Heaven and Hell
A while ago I was interviewed for an documentary (“The Troublesome Priest”) about Ven. Rod Bower, Rector of Gosford Anglican and now Archdeacon of the Central Coast, by documentary maker Kaye Harrison (Bunya Treehouse for ABC Compass). While my interview ended up not being used in the film (the director decided to go in a different direction) […]
Thinking Aloud 17 – 1Corinthians 1; headship and hair?
Our latest episode of Thinking Aloud is out! We discuss the recent controversy regarding EQUIP and complementarianism. Go to the website, Episode 17 – EQUIP and 1 Corinthians 11, or listen right here!
GAFCON Announce New Missionary Bishop for Europe
GAFCON have officially announced their intention to consecrate a missionary bishop for Europe at a press conference deliberately placed to juxtapose with the Scottish Episcopal Church’s vote to change the definition of marriage. The full statement, given by Archbishop Foley Beach of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), is available on the GAFCON website […]
EXCLUSIVE: The GAFCON Consecration – Welby fiddles while the SEC burns
As we reported a few days ago, GAFCON are about to announce a new missionary bishop for the UK, precipitated by the imminent decision of the Scottish Episcopal Church to change their doctrine of marriage to include same-sex relationships. What might not be so clear to readers is the part Justin Welby and other senior […]
GAFCON to announce new Missionary Bishop for the UK
GAFCON have called a press conference for Thursday 8 June 2017 in order to announce and introduce their new missionary bishop for the United Kingdom. The presser is to be held in Edinburgh and is prompted by the recent decision by the Scottish Episcopal Church to legislate to extend the definition of marriage to include […]
Ascension Day – the pouring out of gifts
Today is Ascension Day. At church we’ve been spending the past few months thinking through how we might best work in ministry together Along the way one of the Bible passages we keep returning to is this one: Eph. 4:7-13 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. […]
