Music from Mark Peterson

Mark Peterson, Music Director at Holy Trinity Adelaide, is generously making two of his albums – When We See You and Whatever Happens – available as free downloads.

The offer ends on May 23! Find the songs here.

Lessons from History

“Today there are groups like the Pentecostals who have grown remarkably. Sydney Anglicans have not witnessed comparable growth but we have an important role to play in Australian Christianity. In particular, we can provide a theological and ecclesiastical stability that will buttress and support Christianity in our nation…”

– Wise words from Bishop Paul Barnett – over at SydneyAnglicans.net
(Photo courtesy Paul Barnett’s blog)

Politically Incorrect Motherhood

“We live in a free society, where people are not constrained but free to make their own choices about their life.

This freedom means it is improper to criticise others for the choices they make. Such impropriety constrains our freedom of speech and nourishes the concept of ‘political correctness’. It’s not politically correct to criticise the free choice of others about their living arrangements – de facto marriage, single parenthood, having lots of children or choosing to have none.…”

– Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen writes on ‘Politically Incorrect Motherhood’ – at phillipjensen.com.

Gospel Coalition panel discussions

At The Gospel Coalition national conference in April, three additional panel discussions were hosted by BibleMesh (an overview of the Bible course).

Mp3 audio and video files are now available.

The panel sessions were —

Bin Laden and the measure of ‘justice’

The Social Issues Executive of the Diocese of Sydney has released this paper, ‘Bin Laden and the measure of ‘justice’, ‘intended to assist discussion’.

It’s available here (PDF file) and should appear on their website (as Briefing 094) soon.

Themelios, Volume 36 Issue 1 online

The latest issue of Themelios has been released by the Gospel Coalition.

(h/t Justin Taylor.)

 

Tim Challies’ “The Next Story” — Free Audiobook for May 2011

An audiobook version of Tim Challies’ new book The Next Story: Life and Faith After the Digital Explosion is the free download for May 2011 from Christian Audio.

 

Church Membership: Holding the Body Together. 9Marks eJournal May 2011

The latest 9Marks eJournal is on church membership. Get it here.

The Trial that still must come

“Such celebration points to the danger of revenge as a powerful human emotion. Revenge has no place among those who honor justice. Retributive justice is sober justice. …

The second troubling aspect is just part of what it means to live in a world in which true justice is always elusive. …”

– Albert Mohler adds perspective to the news everyone is talking about today.

Tackling poker machines head on

The latest briefing released by the Social Issues Executive of the Diocese of Sydney looks at the current debate on poker machines.

2007 UK Evangelical Ministry Assembly

“What does it really mean to live and minister as an Evangelical in our times? Now free for the first time, Defining Times, the 2007 Evangelical Ministry Assembly is available as an mp3 download.”

– The complete conference audio is now available as a single 179MB zipped file from The Proclamation Trust.

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What is the Standing Committee? – video

This is the first in a series of short videos from the ACL aimed at helping Sydney Anglican Christians understand what Synod is all about.

These videos will be of particular interest to those newly elected to Synod.

Here, the Rev. Phil Colgan explains what the Standing Committee is and does.

Easter Eggs in the Year of Our Lord

“I love chocolate. I don’t think I’m unique in this respect. Most people I have met share this love. So the popular celebration of Easter with chocolate suits me. It combines so many loves at the same time – holidays, chocolate and Christ.

Jesus should be associated with chocolate, for he made every good thing for our enjoyment. He created the world, including chocolate, to be received with thanksgiving. If you like chocolate then eat it with gratitude to the creator of all good things – Jesus Christ our Lord…”

– Dean of St. Andrew’s Cathedral Phillip Jensen writes on Easter and “the lowest common denominator of public agreement” – on the Cathedral website.

The Unseen God

“[W]ithin weeks of the crucifixion, Christ was being proclaimed to the world as Saviour and the cross as the very proof of the immensity of God’s love. And to this day, it is the form of the cross which visually declares the presence and influence of Christianity.

But despite this, even Christians find it hard to keep the cross in focus, often treating it as a mere passing phase: tragedy giving way to triumph, shame giving way to glory, darkness giving way to dawn. This is understandable. We serve a living Lord, a risen Saviour, a reigning King. But when we relegate the cross to the margins, the result is as undesirable as it is unexpected. For the more we seek to find God truly in triumphs, glories and light, the less we find of the true God. And the demonstration of this is always found in our encounter with suffering…”

– John Richardson writes in his book “The Eternal Cross: Reflections on the Sufferings of Christ” — posted at The Ugley Vicar.

Of First Importance — The Cross and Resurrection at the Centre

“The Christian faith is not a mere collection of doctrines — a bag of truths. Christianity is a comprehensive truth claim that encompasses every aspect of revealed doctrine, but is centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ. And, as the apostolic preaching makes clear, the gospel is the priority.

The Apostle Paul affirms this priority when he writes to the Christians in Corinth. In the opening verses of 1 Corinthians 15, Paul sets out his case…” – Albert Mohler writes with a reminder of what is of first importance.

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