Resisting the seduction of a fallen world
While others are promoting all manner of ungodliness in the church, Sovereign Grace Ministries have published online seven sections from the forthcoming book Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World – edited by C J Mahaney.
The sections are all from C J Mahaney’s chapter entitled, ‘God, My Heart, and Clothes’. Hard hitting and helpful.
Part 1 – Modesty: God, My Heart, and Clothes
Part 2 – Modesty: The Attitude of the Modest Woman
Part 3 – Modesty: The Appearance of the Modest Woman
Part 4 – Modesty: A Pastor’s Concern
Part 5 – Modesty: A Word to Fathers
Part 6 – Modesty: The Right Adornment
Part 7 – Modesty: The Modest Woman’s Allegiance.
As well, there are some discussion questions at the Sovereign Grace blog.
US Presiding Bishop wants it all
Anglican bishops exercise universal jurisdiction over the geographical territories that lie within their dioceses, US Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, has argued.
This proprietary ecclesial oversight covers all parts of the geographic territory of a diocese, Bishop Schori said, and extends to entities outside of the Episcopal Church …
– Report by George Conger on Religious Intelligence.
(Photo: Mary Cox / Episcopal Life Online.)
When human life isn’t just cheap, it’s on special offer
“Let’s have no more of this footling about over abortion. The issue isn’t how old a baby has to be before you cannot kill it. It is whether you think it’s right to do away with another human to suit your convenience.
Those who wonder what they would have done if they had lived at the time of some terrible injustice now know the answer. We do live in such a time. And we do nothing. …”
UK Commentator Peter Hitchens speaks out in Mail Online. (Hat tip to Anglican Mainstream.)
Anglican Church of Canada sets stage for same sex marriage
“Anglican Church of Canada Council of General Synod – Highlights from May 24
Revision of the marriage canon
…the following resolution was adopted: the Council of General Synod –
- concurs in the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee’s understanding that it is to address the particular category of “legally qualified persons,” i.e. same-sex couples at least one of whom is baptized Christian;
- agrees that development of a theological rationale for the marriage of such couples should precede the preparation of any draft amendments to or revision of the Marriage Canon;
- requests the committee to report to the COGS no later than November 2009, and
- directs that, if the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee develops such a rationale, it should, in conjunction with the Handbook Concerns Committee, prepare draft amendments to, or a draft revision of, the Marriage Canon for consideration by the COGS in March 2010 for possible submission to the 2010 session of the General Synod.”
from the Anglican Church of Canada’s Council of General Synod meeting in Mississauga, Ontario. Emphasis added.
C of E General Synod to debate evangelism
‘A traditionalist Anglican has said he will continue with a campaign for the Church of England to work explicitly to convert Muslims to Christianity. …’ – BBC News.
See also “Church is not doing enough to convert UK Muslims, says bishop” from Mail Online.
The primate, women’s ordination and homosexuality
In a report on the consecration of Kay Goldsworthy in Perth, Ninemsn has this –
…the Australian Anglican primate, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall … said he believed the homosexual issue would need to be dealt with in “the same kind of way” as the ordination of women.
“It is a set of issues that will need to be dealt with in the same kind of way as the ordination of women questions has,” he said.
– From ninemsn. Emphasis added.
(Photo of Archbishop Phillip Aspinall: Diocese of Brisbane.)
‘Undiluted heresy’
“This book includes undiluted heresy,” is how Al Mohler describes the novel The Shack by William P. Young.
The book has not really hit Australian shores in a big way – and perhaps it will not have a great influence here – but it may. It is a best-seller in the US and is available in some Australian Christian bookshops (but apparently not at others).
There are many glowing reviews of the book. On the cover, Eugene Peterson is quoted as claiming: “This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good!”
Tim Challies comes to a very different conclusion. Download Challies’ review as an 830kb PDF file. Al Mohler spoke about the book on his US radio show last month (starting 11 minutes 20 seconds into the programme).
Anglican Church effectively outlawed in Zimbabwe
Reports are coming out of Zimbabwe that the Government has effectively shut down the Anglican Church there.
The move comes following an uprising in the Church against the former Bishop of Harare, Nolbert Kunonga, a close ally of President Robert Mugabe. …
– report from Religious Intelligence.
GAFCON explains their new logo
Ahead of the Global Anglican Future Pilgrimage and Conference next month, the organisers have adopted a new logo – Read more