Peter Adam teaches from John’s Gospel

Late last year, Dr Peter Adam gave a series of six talks on John’s Gospel to the Anglican Military Chaplains’ annual retreat. His theme was ‘Taking Care’.

Thanks to Defence Anglicans for making the audio files available.

Just what’s needed: clarity in the debates over men and women

ACL President Dr Mark Thompson writes about a new book he’s reading:

“This is a book worth handing out to women in our churches en masse…

This book needs to be read by men too and especially those men responsible for teaching the Bible in our churches. In a world where women and men receive the most absurd messages about what it means to be human, what it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman, here is real sanity…”

God’s Good Design: What the Bible really says about Men and Women will be available later this month from Matthias Media. (Photo: in tandem.)

The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion

– That’s the focus of the current edition of the 9Marks Journal, available for download here.

Something deadly this way comes

“This article in the Journal of Medical Ethics is a clear signal of just how much ground has been lost to the Culture of Death. A culture that grows accustomed to death in the womb will soon contemplate killing in the nursery. The very fact that this article was published in a peer-reviewed academic journal is an indication of the peril we face…”

– Albert Mohler speaks out on the JME paper.

Tell your children what Hitler did

“Tell these stories to your children. Tell them with passion. Tell them with tears. Send your children into the world with their eyes sharpened with the bright light of history.”

– John Piper thinks it’s time to recall the horrors of Nazi Germany.

Related:
After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?
Commentary from Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun.
Interview on Iowa radio. (starts 12:30 into clip.)

The Christian Leader as Evangelist — Dick Lucas

Dick Lucas spoke at the 1993 Evangelical Ministry Assembly on ‘The Christian Leader as Evangelist’. As always, very edifying. Audio from the Proclamation Trust.

(Dick spoke at St Helen’s in London on New Year’s Day on 2 Timothy 1 – you can see the video here. Well worth watching.)

Individualism

Watch the latest 28 minute episode of The Chat Room, with Kel Richards and Phillip Jensen.

Six Keys to Unlock Revelation

Bishop Paul Barnett offers six keys to help unlock the book of Revelation –
1. Discern its setting historically
2. Classify it Correctly
3. Learn the Layout
4. Crack the Code
5. Perceive the parallelism
6. Centre on Christ

– Read about them at his website. (Also the 1989 book Apocalypse Now and Then.)

The Intolerance of Tolerance — reviewed

“Tolerance rules today with one important caveat. There can be no tolerance for people who do not agree with the contemporary usage of the term. People like Christians, for example. Those who hold to the old meaning, that I will tolerate you even though I believe that you are wrong, sinful even—there can be no tolerance for people like that. Hence this new tolerance is inherently intolerant…”

– Tim Challies briefly reviews Don Carson’s new book.

Reforming a diocese from within

“What can you do if you are a small group of evangelicals in a diocese where it seems that nothing organized by the institution ever reflects a sound theological agenda or is likely to feed the mass of God’s people?

That was the question raised almost thirteen years ago at a committee meeting of the Chelmsford Diocesan Evangelical Association, following a diocesan conference for laypeople…”

– John Richardson shares his experiences and offers encouragement – in the Winter 2012 Crossway. (Article: PDF file.)

When the Accounts are called: A Christian understanding of gambling

“The Bible is clear on this issue. The entire enterprise of gambling is opposed to the moral worldview revealed in God’s Word. The basic impulse behind gambling is greed—a basic sin that is the father of many other evils. Greed, covetousness, and avarice are repeatedly addressed by Scripture—always presented as a sin against God, and often accompanied by a graphic warning of the destruction which is greed’s result. The burning desire for earthly riches leads to frustration and spiritual death…

Why are Christians so silent on this issue?“

– Albert Mohler demonstrates that gambling is an issue not unique to New South Wales. (Idea: try preaching against gambling and see what response you get.)

Eight ways to become more humble

Encouragement from Jane Tooher, Director of The Priscilla and Aquila Centre at Moore College.

A significant anniversary

February 19th marks the 200th anniversary of the departure from Massachusetts for Burma of Adoniram and Ann Judson. Sandy Grant has the story at The Briefing. (Image via Mission Partners.)

Peter: Rock or Stumbling Block?

“Last week when preaching on Matthew 16, I made no mention of the erroneous claims of the Papacy. Several congregation members raised concerns with me about the way this passage is commonly misunderstood. So let me address this misunderstanding and in the process offer some insights into the challenges of preaching…”

– Read the full article by the Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen.

What does it mean to ‘contend for the Faith’?

At a recent PT Cornhill conference, Principal of Oak Hill, Mike Ovey, spoke about what it means to contend for the faith (as in Jude 3). He spoke about past and current issues, and challenges Christians may face in the future. Hear his talk (mp3 audio) Equipping Pastor-Teachers to Contend for the Faith.

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