Handel’s Messiah – An Annotated Libretto
5 years ago in the run-up to Advent I worked my way through the entire libretto of the Messiah, outlining the comprehensive presentation of the Biblical gospel that Handel set to music. Time, I thought, for a reposting so here it all is. Enjoy. Messiah: Isaiah 40 Messiah: The God who Judges Messiah – the […]
View PostPardon Me for Mentioning…
There’s a great little book just published by Fairfax called “Pardon Me for Mentioning” (link to kindle version). Writers of letters to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald are poets, dreamers and provocateurs. The overwhelming majority is in search of a better world, even if some disguise their aspiration in a sheath that is crackling dry. They are […]
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Grafton Appointment Exposes Massive Differences in the Anglican Church in Australia
I wrote last week about the appointment of Rev Dr Sarah Macneil as the new Bishop of Grafton diocese in NSW, Australia. Not only is she due to be Australia’s first female diocesan, but far more troubling she is on the record as holding what many consider to be heterodox views on human sexuality and […]
View PostLiving Out – an amazing resource for the church on same-sex attraction
Yesterday saw the launch of “Living Out“. It’s a wonderful website full of stories of Christians who seek to live godly lives while being honest about their experience of same-sex attraction. I’ve written previously about men like Vaughan and Sam who have been courageous enough to stand up and speak about this subject, despite […]
View PostPerth Same-Sex Marriage Vote – Provincial Council Says “No”
Following on from the story a few weeks ago that the Perth Synod had voted overwhelmingly in favour of a pro-same-sex marriage motion but had been blocked by Archbishop Roger Herft, comes confirmation of what was expected – that the Provincial Council of the West of Australia has blocked the motion. The Anglican Church’s Provincial […]
View PostAnglican Unscripted 86 – Grafton and GAFCON
I talk all things Grafton and GAFCON (and Golbourn) with Kevin. Direct link to my segment. Enjoy please note I’ve made one error in the broadcast. Dr Macneil was first Archdeacon in Canberra (appointed before Stuart Robinson was made bishop), then moved to be Dean of Adelaide and subsequently returned to Canberra where she […]
View PostAustralia’s First Female Diocesan Bishop – we should ordain homosexuals and the Cross does not save
Well, Australia has their first diocesan woman bishop, and what a bishop she’s going to be… With a real sense that she is answering God’s call, Sarah Macneil will next year be installed as the 11th bishop of Grafton and the first woman to head an Anglican diocese in Australia. … Dr Macneil is married, […]
View Post23 November 2013 – The Day of the Doctor #savetheday
At this stage, you either care deeply or not at all. If the latter than this is not for you. If the former, then “SPOILERS” First, the trailers… and then the mini-episode prequel “The Night of the Doctor” less than 10 days till the War Doctor.
View PostGenesis 19 – The Destruction of Sodom and Gommorah
preached Glenquarie Anglican 10 November 2013 The wonder of chapter 19 is not that Sodom is destroyed. That actually makes perfect sense. We might not like it but it makes perfect sense that a pure and holy god would punish evil. No, the overwhelmingly staggering, “go home today and tell your family and friends that […]
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