A great interview with Sam, whom I wrote about a few months ago.
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Andrew Wilson and Rob Bell on Unbelievable
Here’s a great 20 minute clip of a longer discussion between Andrew Wilson and Rob Bell on the subject of sexual ethics on Premier Radio‘s Unbelievable Program. It’s a wonderful example of a sustained debate on the topic of homosexuality. But more than that it exposes the paucity of Bell’s argument. Watch carefully how he [...]
View PostSexual Immorality is Rejection of Jesus
One of the arguments being propounded by those who seek to defend Tory Baucum’s “peacemaking/reconciliation” movement towards Shannon Johnston is that there is a clear distinction between false teaching about Jesus and false teaching about sexual morality. The former, they argue, is heretical and brands someone as an enemy of the gospel, the latter is [...]
View PostAnother UK Evangelical “Comes Out” … for Jesus
Following on from Vaughan Roberts’ brave and groundbreaking statement late last year, another evangelical in the Church of England, Sam Allberry (author of Lifted: Experiencing the Resurrection Life and Connected: Living in the Light of the Trinity) has made a similar announcement. We were having lunch together and I was praying like mad. My friend had [...]
View PostGenuine Confession is Public
Today’s newspapers here in Australia are full of the news that the Government has announced an royal commission into the abuse of children in various establishments. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the creation of a national royal commission into institutional responses to instances of child sexual abuse. The decision was taken at a meeting [...]
View PostChurch of Scotland (Presbyterian) “to seize back” evangelical church building and assets
This has been coming for a while – a sign that liberal power structures and power holders in other denominations are reading from the TEC playbook. THE Church of Scotland is to seize back one of the most prominent churches in Glasgow – and potentially thousands of pounds in collection money – after its congregation [...]
View PostVaughan Roberts, “Same-Sex Attraction – A Battle I Face” – a model of a godly response
In a tremendously brave move Vaughan Roberts, rector of St Ebbe’s, Oxford, and a prominent leader amongst English evangelicals has announced that he experiences same-sex attraction and yet he remains celibate since this is the clear teaching of Scripture. It’s helpful for background to understand that in the Church of England, in which Vaughan is [...]
View Post“The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” tells us far more about ourselves than about Jesus
By now you will have seen something about “the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”. Here’s how the smh reported it, A previously unknown scrap of ancient papyrus written in ancient Egyptian Coptic includes the words “Jesus said to them, my wife,” – a discovery likely to renew a fierce debate in the Christian world over whether Jesus [...]
View Post(Re)Visiting the Discussion on Homosexual Health
One of the issues that has arisen here in Australia in the last week of debate over homosexuality has been the question of health outcomes for homosexuals compared to the population at large. Before I begin a review of the topic and then move to some arguments of my own I thought it important to [...]
View PostPeter Jensen on ABC’s Q&A
I had the great privilege and, as it turned out, pleasure, to be in the studio audience for the ABC‘s live panel show Q&A. The panel last night included ArchBishop Peter Jensen who was set against “comedian” Catherine Deveny and a number of other panelists who faded away into relative insignificance given the “dialogue” that would develop (and by [...]
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