The goodness of Christian hope
“Do your friends know the goodness of the Christian hope? Do you?
Recently I was talking to one of my most biblically informed non-Christian friends about life, the world, human nature and God, when she told me ‘I don’t want eternal life’. …”
– Kirsten McKinlay writes at The Australian Church Record.
Moore College Open Day Saturday 13 October
The next Moore College Open Day is coming up on Saturday 13 October.
Loving other women: 12 disciplines of genuine love
Dave Martin shares some wisdom for married pastors – at GoThereFor.com.
The Challenge of Feminism (2): God’s Better Solutions
“In my last post we took a look at some different types of feminism, and also some of the gains achieved by the movement.
We also, in light of those gains, wondered whether we should be calling ourselves feminists. My preliminary response was ‘no’: God’s word gives us better diagnoses and better solutions.
In this post I’ll try to show you what I mean. …”
– Dr. Claire Smith has published Part 2 of her response to the challenge of feminism – at The Gospel Coalition Australia.
Memorising Colossians together
At GoThereFor.com, Richard Chin is asked how and why he memorised Paul’s Letter to the Colossians.
Have we lost our way on mission?
Nathan Walter asks the question, “Have we lost our way on mission?” in the Editorial of the current edition of the Australian Church Record’s ACR Journal (PDF file – Winter 2018).
Download the issue, if you haven’t already, and read the many encouraging articles. (Also good to share.)
Dementia and the Christian: Will Jesus remember me if I’ve forgotten him?
“She was a wonderful mother and a devoted wife”, he said, holding her hand. She sadly didn’t meet his gaze but rather looked past him, glassy-eyed and unseeing. As her speech pathologist I was sitting by her bedside, watching her not recognise her husband of 41 years. …
– At The Australian Church Record, Susan An writes helpfully about an increasing common question.
We can’t know when Jesus’ Return will be — so be ready
Sam Allbery spoke at Moore College chapel last week – on Mark 13:32-37.
Take the time to listen.
Zeal without Burnout – free ebook in September
During September 2018, The Good Book Company is giving away a free ebook of Christopher Ash’s highly regarded Zeal without Burnout (via their UK website).
Even if you don’t feel you need to read the book right now, grab a copy anyway before the end of the month!
Related: Slip, slop, slap for sustainable sacrifice – Lionel Windsor.
Tim Chester ‘Meet the Author’ – in Sydney this Saturday
Reformers Bookshop in Stanmore is hosting a ‘Meet the Author’ event with Tim Chester on Saturday afternoon (22 September 2018) from 2:30pm.
Should we call ourselves Feminists?
“The New York Times magazine labelled 2015 as ‘the year we obsessed about identity’, and it’s an obsession that isn’t finished yet. Answers to questions of personal identity – ‘Who am I’ and ‘What do I identify as’ – are now shaping public discourse, and increasingly the answers are expressed in labels. I even discovered recently you can now ‘identify’ as vegan!
And one of the labels people are obsessing over is whether or not to be a feminist.…”
– Dr. Claire Smith asks, Should we call ourselves Feminists?, in her first article on the topic of ‘The Challenge of Feminism’ – at The Gospel Coalition Australia.
Learning to delight in physical limitations (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)
“The persistent pressure of a physical ailment.
In a passage of intimate personal biography Paul reveals that he was troubled by a physical affliction. He calls it ‘a thorn in the flesh‘ – language which suggests that it was something very painful and unpleasant, something physically agonising, intolerable, exhausting. …”
– In this article, first published in the Australian Church Record in November 1960, Alan Stibbs reflects on what Paul learned in suffering. (Photo: ACR.)
Why Millennials ARE coming to church
“There have been plenty of articles about why Millennials – those twenty somethings – are not coming to church. Plenty of time and attention towards what would bring them back.
Well, in our church at the moment plenty of Millennials ARE coming. It’s been noted by the older crowd that they’re starting to get outnumbered by that particular cohort this year. …”
– Here’s an encouraging article by Stephen McAlpine.
Evangelical protest: Its cause and content (Galatians 2:11-21)
“Those who know the truth of the gospel may find themselves compelled within the professing Church to become outspoken ‘protestants’, and to give their positive witness to the gospel in order to counter practical abandonment of its truth, and that sometimes on the part of acknowledged leaders or so called ‘pillars’ of the Church.
Since the need for such protest occasionally recurs, it may well be profitable for us to learn from the New Testament its adequate cause and its essential content.
Such a situation is brought before us in Galatians 2:11-21, where Paul indicates how he had publicly to withstand even Peter to the face. …”
– The Rev. Alan Stibbs’ July 1960 column has been republished by The Australian Church Record.
Melanie Phillips in conversation with John Anderson
In seeking to share the gospel, Christians are concerned with objective truth and reasoned argument.
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson recently spoke with British journalist, author and broadcaster Melanie Phillips about the tumultuous changes taking place in western society, including the death of reason and absolute truth.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…