The Gospel Coalition Australia have published my piece “An Eton Mess: The Failure of English Bishops“. Here’s a small snippet to whet your appetite: For both sides this is a gospel issue. For the revisionist gospel of “inclusion”, it is a disappointment. Expect to see the language of “second-class” etc. being used. In their paradigm this is exactly what […]
It’s that time of year again! What were the top ten articles from 2022 on davidould.net? Always a fun little exercise to see what the big themes of the past year were and what got my readers excited. Before the list proper, an honorary mention for one article from three years ago that was actually […]
John McMartin, former head pastor at Inspire Church Liverpool in Sydney, has been found guilty of an assault that included an indecent act upon his 19 year old P.A. at his home in 2013 An at times visibly shaking McMartin sat in the courtroom in Liverpool this afternoon as the magistrate overseeing the matter summed […]
The Archbishop of Perth, Kay Goldsworthy, chose on Wednesday evening to continue with and preside over the ordination to the priesthood of a man living with his civil union partner despite receiving a formal objection from a large number of members of the diocese, both clergy and lay. The letter of objection, forwarded to davidould.net, […]
The Church of England’s long-running internal strife over the question of same-sex marriage has boiled over as a number of bishops made the choice to issue public statements following their most recent meeting. The bishops had met as part of the “Living in Love and Faith” process which appears to have satisfied very few of […]
disclaimer – I’m a Logos affiliate supplied with a free copy of Logos 10 Anglican Gold for the purposes of this review. Logos have released v10 of their Bible study software with the bold claim that it “introduces more speed, stability, and ease of use than ever before”. So does it live up to the […]
The GAFCON Primates Council have issued a communiqué with very strong language challenging Welby’s statement over the appointment of the new Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, a man living in a same-sex relationship. They write, The announcement from the Archbishop of Canterbury distanced himself from this appointment, as it was the recommendation of a Selection Panel, requiring […]
This past Saturday and Sunday has seen the annual synod of the Diocese of Perth on Australia’s west coast. Over that weekend and since then many delegates who were present have contacted me to let me know of what happened. In particular, many of them voiced deep frustration over Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy’s handling of the […]
One week ago I got on a plane in Singapore to begin the 8 hour flight back home to Sydney. While I was in the air Australia went through the latest convulsion of what is an ongoing struggle to work out the place of Christians in our contemporary society. I say Christians, rather than the […]
I had the privilege of preaching at yesterday’s service at St John’s Anglican Cathedral Parramatta.
