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?
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 […]
Christmas Messages 2019
A new Bishop in Sydney, and a Primate who defies his own synod
Yesterday evening saw the consecration of Gary Koo as the new bishop of Western Sydney. The event took place at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Parramatta (the home of davidould.net and the seat of the new bishop). Bishop Koo will be taking over the role of regional bishop from outgoing bishop Ivan Lee, who recently announced […]
Australian Primate to Stand Down
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop Philip Freier of Melbourne, has announced that he will not seek reelection as Primate. He will stand down on 31 March 2020 in order to allow sufficient time for an election and for his successor to prepare for the pivotal General Synod in June. In a […]
Australian Bishops issue Communiqué: “testing times”
The Bishops of the Anglican Church of Australia met this week in Melbourne to discuss the growing crisis in the national church precipitated by the decision of the synods of Wangaratta and Newcastle to legislate for a liturgy of blessing for those in same-sex marriage. At the conclusion of their meeting they issued the following […]
