The Lioness, the Witch and the Wardrobe

“If Narnia was only fiction, I suspect many would muttter but put up with screwing up a great story. But as we know, C.S. Lewis was doing something more with these books; Narnia is a work of allegory. Narnia is theology through story…”

– Murray Campbell responds to reports that Netflix is in discussions with Meryl Streep about playing the role of Aslan in The Magician’s Nephew.

Southern Cross magazine March — April 2025

The latest issue of Southern Cross magazine (March – April 2025) is now available in churches.

If you miss out on getting a printed copy, a digital version is available from sydneyanglicans.net.

St. Andrew’s Cathedral Open Day — Saturday 12th April

From St. Andrew’s Cathedral –

“Join us Saturday 12th April, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:00pm.

Guided tours on the hour, every hour. Browse in between.

Limited behind-the-scenes access to parts of the Cathedral rarely accessible to the general public. (Details to come!) …”

– Read all the details here.

Win-win on housing and ministry

“More than 250 new affordable homes and critical ministry infrastructure are set to be developed in Bankstown and Regents Park, providing a much-needed boost for west and southwest Sydney.

The projects secured funding under the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). …”

– Russell Powell at SydneyAnglicans.net reports on projects in the parishes of Bankstown and Regents Park.

Forgiveness — a central part of the Easter message

“I have been writing a little book about the meaning of Easter called ‘In His Words’ looking at John’s account of what happened on the first Easter weekend, as he records it in his Gospel (chapters 18-21). Several things have struck me powerfully. …”

– At The Latimer Trust, Bishop Wallace Benn reminds us of Easter’s counter cultural message of joy and hope.

Photo: Bishop Benn at GAFCON 1 in 2008 by Peter Frank for GAFCON.

Giving thanks for Campus Bible Study — 50 years on

From The Pastor’s Heart:

“Today we review the 50 year impact of The University of New South Wales’ Campus Bible Study on Christian ministries across Australia and around the world – in raising up gospel workers, sending missionaries, planting churches and in Christian publishing.

Former Anglican Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen led the ministry for thirty years till 2005.  Since then Paul Grimmond and Carl Matthei have been senior chaplains.

Alan Stewart started studying at the University of New South Wales just two years after Phillip Jensen arrived as Anglican Chaplain. Alan was saved by Jesus in 1979 and went on to assist in the ministry, before becoming CEO of Anglican Youthworks, Bishop of Wollongong, head of Church Planting for Sydney Anglicans and then national director of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.

Tony Payne and Tracey Gowing started as undergraduates a few years after Alan.  Tony went on to run the influential Christian publishing house Matthias Media, while Tracey led the Christian ministry at  Cumberland College Christian Group before returning to UNSW as a senior staff member at Campus Bible Study.”

– Watch or listen here.

What and Who are Humans?

From Phillip Jensen:

“As we look at Genesis 1, we come to a great climax in the creation of humans in God’s Image.

More bottles of ink have been spilled over this phrase than possibly any phrase in the Bible. What is the image of God? In what way are we in the image of God? What are humans and who are we?

The questions go on and on. Yet this teaching of Genesis 1 has stood the test of time in identifying God’s universal identity and value of humans.”

– Listen to the latest Two Ways News podcast with Phillip and Peter Jensen.

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