• 1 September 2009

This half-term, my wife, Kirsten, and I (with our son Joshua happily in tow) were able to enjoy a fantastic break in Brittany with some good friends. Brittany is a lovely part of France, and we were with great company, enjoying great food and great weather. We had a fantastic

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• Tony Payne
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• 1 September 2009

When we distributed a draft version of our ‘Gospel Convictions’ statement in our 21st birthday issue (in April this year), we hoped that our sharp-eyed, Bible-tuned Briefing community would help us improve the statement with their feedback. We haven’t been disappointed! Our sincere thanks to all who took the time

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• 1 September 2009

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• Paul Grimmond
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• 1 October 2009

Life of Jesus Centre for Public Christianity, Sydney, 2009. 2 x DVDs (150 min total running time). Book: 200pp. http://www.lifeofjesus.tv/ ~

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• 1 October 2009

John Bell pastors New City Baptist Church in the heart of Toronto. This is an edited excerpt of a piece that he wrote for challies.com, reflecting on the joys and challenges of his ministry to LGBT people. I began this ministry two years ago while working as an intern in a

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• Paul Grimmond
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• 1 October 2009

I was listening to a sermon the other day, in which the preacher said, “Christianity is not about morality. It’s not about right and wrong. It’s about a relationship.” It’s not the first time I’ve heard that phrase, or something like it, and I’m sure it won’t be the last.

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• Phillip Jensen
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• 1 October 2009

It is a word used both inside and outside Christianity. But it covers such a wide range of phenomena, we often don’t know what people mean by it. ‘Spirituality’ refers to things of the soul, spirit or even mind, as opposed to things of the material, physical world. It is a

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• Ian Carmichael
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• 1 October 2009

Until recently, I’d not owned a mobile phone. But I was aware of the growing need for one: as the kids get older, my family seems more and more reliant on using mobiles to keep in touch. It was inevitable; resistance was futile. But I was also convinced I wouldn’t

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• 1 October 2009

During his visit to Sydney last year, Mark Driscoll expressed surprise at the ‘clunky’ services in the Anglican churches he visited. To his eye, there was no discernible flow that connected the different elements of these gatherings. Now, we could rejoice that he didn’t visit our church, and move on.

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• Paul Grimmond
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• 1 October 2009

My son has just turned eight, and the nostalgia is creeping in: my eighth birthday is the earliest one I can still distinctly remember. On that day, I made my entire family climb the closest thing that northern New South Wales has to a mountain in the height of the

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