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Overcomers Outreach
- 1 November 2009
Alison Payne tells the story of how God used Penny Wilkinson's alcohol addiction to bring about much good.“Oh Alison, if I thought I could just go and play golf, I would.”I was standing in the car park of St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, late one Wednesday night, talking to
Where to, Lord? An interview with Mark Charleston
- Paul Grimmond •
- 1 November 2009
Mark Charleston trains and encourages ministers as part of his work with the Sydney Anglican Department of Ministry Training and Development. He regularly talks to ministers at turning points in their ministry. Paul Grimmond spoke to him recently about his reflections on the issues involved in choosing to move from
Not Under Bondage
- 1 November 2009
Not Under Bondage Barbara Roberts Maschil Press, Ballarat, 2008, 196pp. www.notunderbondage.com Divorce and remarriage are always controversial and troubling issues for those who wish to submit to the authority of God's word. Even for those who have given the subject some thought, it can be challenging
Review: "Life of Jesus"
- Paul Grimmond •
- 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/ ~
Sharing the gospel in the gay village
- 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
What to do with morality?
- Paul Grimmond •
- 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.
Confusion abounds about spirituality
- Phillip Jensen •
- 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
Purity in the age of mobile porn
- Ian Carmichael •
- 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
When liturgy fails to serve
- 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.
The goodness of God
- Paul Grimmond •
- 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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