Michael Jensen to leave Moore for St. Mark’s Darling Point
Posted on May 20, 2013
Filed under Sydney Diocese
“Moore College lecturer Michael Jensen has accepted an offer to become the next Rector of St Mark’s Anglican Church, Darling Point. Michael currently lectures in Doctrine and Church History. The Jensens will be at Moore until Michael takes up the new position at the beginning of October.” (Read it all from Moore Theological College.)
And Mark Thompson, the new Principal of Moore College, adds,
“Michael has made an excellent contribution to Moore College during his time on the faculty. While we will be sad to lose his day-to-day presence among us, it is exciting that he is taking up a leadership position in a parish church, the very thing we are preparing so many of our students to do.
We will pray that Michael’s time at Darling Point will be one in which many men and women come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and, together with those already part of the congregations there, grow in their knowledge, love and service of God.”
Related: St. Mark’s Darling Point.
Beg to Give
Posted on May 17, 2013
Filed under Opinion
“It is important that we regularly discuss the whole issue of the Christian use of money rather than only mentioning money when we want to address the current needs of a financial crisis…”
– Phillip Jensen writes on a Christian attitude to money.
Calling the demonic ‘holy’
Posted on May 17, 2013
Filed under TEC
TEC Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, last Sunday, on Acts 16:16-40 –
“Paul is annoyed at the slave girl who keeps pursuing him, telling the world that he and his companions are slaves of God. She is quite right. She’s telling the same truth Paul and others claim for themselves.
But Paul is annoyed, perhaps for being put in his place, and he responds by depriving her of her gift of spiritual awareness. Paul can’t abide something he won’t see as beautiful or holy, so he tries to destroy it. It gets him thrown in prison.”
Read it all via The Episcopal News Service. Another copy here.
From the category of “You couldn’t make this up if you tried.”
(h/t “The Worst Sermon Ever? The Presiding Bishop Explains Away Paul and the Female Slave.” from Not Another Episcopal Church Blog, where there is more on this sermon.) Photo: ENS.
Moore College Open Week: May 27–31
Posted on May 17, 2013
Filed under Sydney Diocese
“Moore College Open Events provide people with an opportunity to find out more about studying at Moore. During Open Week anyone who is interested are welcome to come along and check out the College, be involved in classes, and get a firsthand experience of Moore’s high quality theological training, plus have all their questions answered by faculty and students. You also get a lunch on us!”
– Read all about it at the College website.
Kermit Gosnell’s America — What his trial really reveals
Posted on May 15, 2013
Filed under Opinion
“Here is a clue: When you have to argue at every turn that the issue is not abortion, the issue is abortion. … What the pro-abortion movement fears most is that Americans will pause to consider what this trial really means.”
– Albert Mohler looks at the reality behind the conviction of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell.
Tragic worship
Posted on May 15, 2013
Filed under Opinion
“Christian worship should immerse people in the reality of the tragedy of the human fall and of all subsequent human life. It should provide us with a language that allows us to praise the God of resurrection while lamenting the suffering and agony that is our lot in a world alienated from its creator, and it should thereby sharpen our longing for the only answer to the one great challenge we must all face sooner or later. Only those who accept that they are going to die can begin to look with any hope to the resurrection. …”
– A ‘must-read’ article from Carl Trueman at First Things.
Three reasons I don’t enthusiastically recommend the ‘The Bible’ miniseries
Posted on May 14, 2013
Filed under Opinion
“Adapting a book to film is tricky. Sometimes books-to-film turn out surprisingly well (e.g., The Gospel of John—my favorite “Bible” film). Often they don’t (e.g., the recent Narnia films).
The History Channel aired The Bible: The Epic Miniseries throughout March 2013. About 100 million people watched all or part of the series.”
– Andy Naselli shares his concerns with the popular miniseries.
Rob Bell, Andrew Wilson and presuppositions about Christianity and homosexuality
Posted on May 14, 2013
Filed under Opinion, Theology
“In a recent episode of Unbelievable, Andrew Wilson and Rob Bell have an engaging dialogue about the legitimacy of homosexual relationships within Christianity. …”
– Trevin Wax has a response and also the video from Premier Christian Radio in the UK.
A Call to Prayer for the Election of a New Archbishop of Sydney
Posted on May 14, 2013
Filed under Sydney Diocese
The next Archbishop of Sydney will be elected at the special session of Sydney Synod beginning Monday 5th August.
This election is of strategic importance for the work of the gospel in Sydney and the most important thing we can do is pray.
Members of the Anglican Church League invite you to join us during June at these venues to pray together for this election Synod and that the Lord Jesus will be glorified.
These open meetings are for prayer, and not for the promotion of particular candidates (“The ACL confirms its longstanding practice of not promoting a preferred candidate for the Archbishop’s election.”).
All Synod members and all church members are warmly invited and encouraged to come. We do hope you can pray with us!
Themelios Volume 38, Issue 1
Posted on May 13, 2013
Filed under Resources, Theology
The latest issue of the theological journal Themelios (Volume 38, Issue 1) was released at the end of April. A 2.4MB download – from The Gospel Coalition.