Do I Look Fat in This? Why Theological Liberals Will Never Answer the Question
It’s a well-worn meme. The woman stands in front of the mirror trying on the sixth dress of the evening and turns to her husband with an important question: Do I look fat in this? The man, fulfilling every sit-com stereotype we could imagine, is wise beyond his years and answers with the skill that […]
Due Diligence of Shepherds
So the media in the UK have caught onto the controversy surrounding the appointment of former Dean of Perth, Dr John Shepherd, to be the interim director at the Anglican Centre in Rome; essentially the “ambassador” to the Vatican. At the time of writing we’ve seen pieces in the Telegraph, the Mail and the Times. […]
New Head of Anglican Centre in Rome is denier of Jesus’ Resurrection
In a move that can only further raise concerns with the Archbishop of Canterbury’s leadership, the Anglican Centre in Rome (essentially, the “embassy” of the Anglican Communion to the Roman Catholic Church) have announced their new Interim Director: John Shepherd was previously Dean at Perth Cathedral for many years where he gained a reputation for […]
Archbishop of Sydney’s Christmas Message 2018
from sydneyanglicans.net Summer is a wonderful thing. Golden days and warm evenings. But our summers also reckon with those two great forces of nature – fire and water. Both are able to turn against us in a moment – and we need saving. Sometimes, as we have seen tragically in fires in California and in […]
Book Review – A War of Loves, David Bennett
In A War of Loves, David Bennett has written a stimulating book that will challenge many different segments of the church over the question of human sexuality and identity. A War of Loves is not the book that many people (from all across the spectrum of opinion) will have wanted to read but, because of that, it might […]
Interview with Bishop-elect of North Queensland, Keith Joseph
Our recent piece on the announcement of Dr Keith Joseph as the next bishop of North Queensland garnered a large amount of interest and feedback, including from Dr Joseph himself. He and davidould.net have been in conversation and we’re delighted to publish the following interview with him. In the sermon published on your Cathedral Website […]
Freedom – A Hill to Die On
You’re a sinner. I don’t know what your particular proclivity is but I do know one thing for sure. You’re a sinner. Mind you, I’m a sinner too but it could be that you didn’t even get to this second line because you were already offended by what I wrote. That’s your prerogative, but it […]
New Bishop of North Queensland is Supporter of Same-Sex Marriage
The Diocese of North Queensland have confirmed Sunday’s election of the Dean of Darwin Cathedral, Rev Dr Keith Joseph, as their new bishop. Dr Joseph is an outspoken supporter of same-sex marriage, the key matter of contention facing the Anglican Church of Australia today. He argued publicly for the legislation which was passed last year and […]
Failure for Newcastle Diocese Challenge of Sydney Affiliated Churches Ordinance
The Appellate Tribunal of the Anglican Church of Australia has today issued an opinion on a series of questions put to it by the Diocese of Newcastle about the Diocese of Sydney‘s Affiliated Churches Ordinance [pdf]. The Ordinance allows for non-Anglican churches to affiliate with the Diocese of Sydney and so obtain a number of administrative and […]
