Freedom for gifts of hope: Revisiting the ethics of contraception
- Andrew Cameron •
- 1 October 2010
This article is about the morality of contraception, and we are going to state our position up front: we think there is a place for contraception in married life. We also think that marriages should normally become open, at some point, to welcoming children. We will not consider which
Definitely enough
- Tony Payne •
- 1 November 2010
What do you think of the following piece of writing?The first option is rather than mirroring, imaging, reflecting, showing God we turn the mirror round and we become absolutely enamoured with, infatuated with, ourselves. That is, you get concepts of self-esteem, self-love, and Maslow with his hierarchy of needs said
Who made God? by Edgar Andrews
- 1 November 2010
Who made God? Searching for a theory of everything Edgar Andrews EP Books, Darlington, 2009, 304pp. It is a common belief that science and religion are locked in an eternal conflict, from which science will eventually emerge victorious—if it hasn’t already. In Who made God? Edgar Andrews, Emeritus Professor
The hope of biblical peacemaking as a response to the challenge of conflict
- 1 November 2010
The word ‘conflict‘ strikes us hard.It evokes an involuntary ‘gut level‘ reaction deep within us, perhaps of pain, or danger or fear. It speaks to us of relationships that won't heal, of people who won't listen, of wounds never acknowledged, of conduct never discussed. It may be an extreme situation
The power of pastoral visitation
- 1 November 2010
It’s not new. It’s not innovative. It’s not trendy. It doesn’t produce immediate results. But it is a key element to church planting and the long-term sustained growth of a church. It’s pastoral visitation. As part of church planting efforts in the rural Thai community of Nong Doan, Pastor
Mercy? Me?
- 1 November 2010
The game begins with the two combatants facing each other, holding hands, their fingers interlocked. When the word is given, they start twisting and writhing like contortionists, each trying to gain leverage over the other until their fingers are so agonised that one is forced to concede, “Mercy!” The winner
Two ways to change a culture
- Tony Payne •
- 1 December 2010
How do you change the culture of a church?We talked about this question quite a bit at the ‘Trellis and Vine Workshops’ that Col Marshall and I had the privilege of leading recently in the US. It was an issue that many of the pastors at the workshops felt keenly.Take
Diary of a ministry apprentice (Part 6): November-December 2008
- Guan Un •
- 1 December 2010
Guan Un, wearer of glasses, drinker of coffee, husband of M.,1 was an apprentice in the ministry training strategy (MTS) in 2008 at the University of New South Wales. In the previous instalment, Guan compared how success is measured in life and in ministry, and pondered taking on another year
The last things: Paul Helm talks to Peter Hastie
- Peter Hastie •
- 13 December 2010
Professor Paul Helm visited Sydney recently to give some lectures at the Presbyterian Theological Centre as well as at conference at Moore College on the theology of John Calvin to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth. Professor Helm is a noted international scholar and author in the fields of
Getting refocused on the return of Jesus
- 1 December 2010
Most Christian people know they are supposed to believe in the return of Jesus, and yet, of the many Christian truths, this is the one we often sideline first. As we read Paul's letters to the Thessalonians we see at least four common distorted ways of thinking about this all-important
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