Getting Jesus Right - Letter in the smh
There's been an ongoing debate in the smh about Jesus and homosexual behaviour, generated by the story of a Christian school and a self-identifying gay student. As always, good points are made but the usual cliché, “Jesus said nothing about homosexuality”, was aired a few times. Here's my published response, Interpreting the Gospel truth There [...]
View Post genesis, letters, matthew, sexual ethics, smh“I have never read the Bible in that way”
I think possibly the most frustrating thing about current discussions within the church on various theological matters is the utter chutzpah that revisionists have when talking about how they “read” the Bible. Now, maybe I belong to an arcane era of education but when I was growing up reading was about comprehension – ie understanding [...]
View Post bible, changing attitude, colin coward, genesis, matthew, radio 4, reform, rod thomas, todayMichael Jensen - Holding Back on Lay Administration
Michael Jensen, son of Archbishop Peter Jensen and on the faculty at Moore Theological College, has a recent article on that ongoing conundrum for the Anglican Communion – lay administration of the Lord's Supper. Despite all of this, I would like to argue that Sydney ought not go ahead with lay administration in the foreseeable [...]
View Post Anglican Communion, lay administration, lord's supper, michael jensenDr. Mark Thompson - Theses for a new reformation in the Anglican Communion
Dr. Mark Thompson is the current Head of Theology, Philosophy and Ethics at Moore Theological College, Sydney. In a recent blog post he has set out what he sees as a new “95 Theses” (albeit only 12 new ones!) for the Anglican Communion which is receiving much comment around the traps. I suspect nothing more [...]
View Post 95 theses, Anglican Communion, gafcon, luther, mark thompson, moore collegeTwitter Conversation on Religion in Australian State Schools
Thanks to the wonders of bettween I'm able to bring you a record of a recent twitter conversation between myself and streligionVIC. I'm increasingly convinced twitter is a useful (but not perfect) medium for such discussions. The limitations of 140 characters forces precision almost as much as it might stymie conversation. Your thoughts?
View Post access, bettween, christianity, religion, schools, secularism, state education, twitterTotal Eclipse of the Heart map
and, to test it out… via Jezebel via 22 Words via St Eutychus
View Post Bonnie Tyler, flowchart, lyrics, total eclipse of the heartJohn Barry
Britain's finest fim music composer passed away yesterday. Composer John Barry, famous for his work on Born Free, Out of Africa and the James Bond films, has died in New York of a heart attack aged 77. Born John Barry Prendergast in 1933, the York-born musician first found fame as leader of the John [...]
View Post film music, james bond, john barry, youtubeWhen is it NOT a “Christian Voice”?
Answer: When it's simply legalism. The Daily Mail (not that we want to hold them up as the bastion of consistently objective, unsensational reporting) has a stunning article today on a truth that many in UK evangelicalism have known for a while, Stephen Green [wiki] of “Christian Voice” is a bit of a nasty man. [...]
View Post christian voice, daily mail, domestic violence, ephesians, gospel, grace, husbands, hypocrisy, law, legalism, marriage, stephen green, wives