2019 – Top Ten Posts on davidould.net
Kanye West “Jesus is King” Cathedral Listening Experience. Full Playlist
Perth Priest Performs Same-Sex Blessing. In Sydney.
Dear Bishops, It’s Time to Show Some Integrity
Australia’s Anglican “Blessing” Liturgy – What is it?
BREAKING: Australian Primates Election Deadlocked – Aspinall to serve as interim Primate
In what was described to davidould.net as “a very carefully orchestrated plan”, conservative electors for the new Australian Primate have prevented the election of a new Primate who would not uphold the doctrinal integrity of the Anglican Church of Australia. The conservative strategy, shared with davidould.net earlier in the week, was to go “all in” […]
Australian Bishops in “Tense” Meeting as Signs of Division Grow
The Australian House of Bishops have been gathered over the past few days for their annual meeting. Their time together climaxes with the election of a new Primate tomorrow (where they will be joined by 24 lay and clergy electors). davidould.net has been in contact with a number of those present and, while we cannot […]
What Future for the Anglican Church of Australia?
A number of people have asked me to lay out my thoughts on what is going to happen in 2020 in the Anglican Church of Australia. Others just want to know where we’re up to and what lies ahead. So here’s my update on the lay of the land and the contours I can see […]
“I don’t hate him”. How a Christian Worldview Changes Everything.
I’m writing this about 5 minutes drive away from a tragic even that happened here in Sydney on Saturday evening. Around 8pm a drunk driver, apparently more than 3 times over the legal limit, veered off the road, mounted the footpath and ploughed into a family out walking to get an ice cream at the […]
Fulfilled. He would Be Called a Nazarene.
Matthew’s infancy narrative closes with the most intriguing of his claims to a fulfilment of Old Testament promise and prophecy. Matthew 2 ends with what appears to be a wrapping up of events; a denouement to all that has come before. After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph […]
Fulfilled. Rachel Weeping for her Children.
There’s one part of Matthew’s infancy narrative that never seems to make the Christmas Cards or school plays. When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance […]
2019 – Top Ten Posts on davidould.net
Well it’s that time of (the New) year again. A moment to look back at what you all thought were the most interesting (or, perhaps, exasperating) posts on davidould.net. Which posts got the most reads over the last 12 months? 10. Grafton Synod Indicates Rejection of Both National Constitution and Bishops’ Agreement You know that […]
Fulfilled. Out of Egypt I Called My Son.
We continue our exploration of Matthew’s use of the Old Testament in his infancy narrative as we turn to the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt. In our previous piece we saw the Magi arrive to find the new-born King of the Jews. They are met by Herod the Great who wants to use […]
Fulfilled. But you, Bethlehem.
Matthew’s second citation of Scripture in his infancy narrative comes early in chapter 2. Having shown us the promise surrounding the birth of Jesus he now shifts almost 2 years later and introduces us to some foreign visitors… After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the […]
Fulfilled. Born of a Virgin.
It’s already December 27th and 2019 rushes towards a close. Maybe you’re also one of the many who attended church at Christmas and heard the Scriptures read, perhaps even from Matthew’s Gospel. They’re familiar words and we can often pass over them without too much sustained thought. In the run-up to Christmas, the season of […]
