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Christophany – Seeing the Invisible God. #3 – Wrestling for a blessing?
Australian Anglican Future Conference Opens Amidst Rising Push for SSM
Australia’s Anglican Future Conference has opened in Melbourne with a theme of “Grace and Truth in Uncertain Times”. SydneyAnglicans.net has a great summary The opening of the Anglican Future Conference in Melbourne has begun with a stirring call for Christian leaders to defy secular stereotypes of the church as a dying force. That opening call came […]
Shabat Shalom, but no grace
Shabbat (the Sabbath) is a fascinating time to be in Jerusalem. The whole city comes to a virtual stop. The public transport is literally stopped and the roads are fairly empty. People greet each other with “shabbat shalom”; a wish for a peaceful Sabbath. More importantly, many many Jews work hard at doing no work […]
(An) Over for Australian Cricket
How do you respond when it’s just not cricket? Here’s 6 balls for Smith & Co. Prov. 20:17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. (A bouncer to start the over) Jer. 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? […]
Grace and Mercy, even in Manchester
I spent the first five years of my life in a commuter village outside Manchester. It’s horrible to see today’s news of an outrageous terrorist attack in that great city. And it is outrageous. As with other nations, the U.K. has seen terrorist attacks before but there is something particularly evil about a suicide bomber […]
From Cretin to Christian
Some of the smaller and (to some) more obscure books in the Bible are also where we find some of the most beautiful hidden treasures. Paul’s letter to Titus is one of them. Even if you don’t know Titus from Nahum you probably do know the famous verse: Titus 1:12 One of Crete’s own prophets has […]
Islamic Atrocities, the “Narrative of Redemption” and Christmas
Like the rest of Sydney I woke up this morning to the awful news that the siege in Martin Place has ended with the death of two of the hostages and the gunman. Lives are shattered and we begin to ask why and how this happened. As we learn more about the lone gunman we […]
Mormonism and the Velominati
I just got a bike and am a happy to report that I’ve completed 2 rides with no damage except painful quads and shoulders. As part of my initiation into what I am rapidly discovering is another sub-culture I was pointed by a friend to what is known as “The Rules” hosted by Velominati (who […]
Genesis 19 – The Destruction of Sodom and Gommorah
preached Glenquarie Anglican 10 November 2013 The wonder of chapter 19 is not that Sodom is destroyed. That actually makes perfect sense. We might not like it but it makes perfect sense that a pure and holy god would punish evil. No, the overwhelmingly staggering, “go home today and tell your family and friends that […]
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GAFCON Day 3 – Mike Ovey on the Distortion of Grace in the West
Yesterday’s plenary session included an enormously well-received presentation by Dr Mike Ovey, Principal of Oakhill College in London. The full pdf of the text is available here. Just a couple of things to whet your appetite… …how has it come about that we have a different gospel now […]
