Archbishop Davies endorses new PTC course

In a new video from Moore College, Archbishop Dr Glenn Davies endorses the PTC correspondence course and its value to the life of believers everywhere.

Phillip Jensen on ‘Singleness, Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage in Ministry’

Video files of Phillip Jensen’s talks from the recent Priscilla & Aquila Centre conference at Moore College are now available, courtesy of Audio Advice:

1. Marriage in Ministry.

2. Singleness in Ministry.

3. Divorce and remarriage in ministry.

John Piper’s pleas to Pastors about money

Excellent advice from John Piper about the danger of loving money.

An Atheist becomes an evangelist… sort of

“Last week, sitting in a little pub in Dorset and about to sip my pint of Doombar, I was approached by the local vicar. He’d officiated at my daughter’s wedding last year and knew I was a Green, although he probably doesn’t know I’m an atheist.

He asked me if I had heard of the Diocese of Salisbury’s initiative called ‘Carbon Fast’…

I’ve never thought of myself as an evangelist, but now it suddenly makes sense.”

– Jenny Jones writes in The Telegraph.

More on the Carbon Fast here. And some thoughts from the Apostle Paul here and here.

Kevin DeYoung on expository preaching

Kevin DeYoung shares his thoughts on expository preaching in the latest edition of Preaching Matters from St Helen’s Bishopsgate.

Worth a look.

Around the Anglican Church of Australia — March 2nd 2014

Here are a few items of interest from around the Anglican Church of Australia –

Melbourne Diocese has released some resources for Lent.
New Bishop of The Murray, John Ford, introduces “Taking the plunge together” mission programme beginning in Lent 2014.
Canberra & Goulburn Bishop Stuart Robinson to carry a cross in Cootamundra next Saturday.
The Vicar of Gosford in Newcastle Diocese takes part in the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and proclaims – “I don’t really believe in Heaven and Hell at least not in the traditional sense.”
NBN TV Newcastle reports on the consecration of Grafton Bishop Sarah Macneil.
The Diocese of the Northern Territory is in the process of seeking a new Bishop. Doubtless they would appreciate your prayers in this task.

31 Days of Purity

Tim Challies challenges (first of all) the thousands of Christian men who read his blog –

“This is for all of us—for those who are young and those who are old, for those who are married and those who are single, for those who struggle mightily in the area of sexual sin and for those who may barely struggle at all. I would love it if you would commit with me to 31 Days of Purity—thirty-one days of considering what God’s Word says about sexual purity and thirty-one days of praying that God would help us fight sin and pursue holiness in this area. Will you join me?”

The 31 days has started, but it’s not too late to join in. Day 1. Day 2.

‘Bishop’s consecration: The power of sacred objects’

“The Anglican diocese of New Westminster… will install its new bishop at 1 p.m. Saturday in an elaborate centuries-old ceremony set in a contemporary West Coast urban culture. …”