Living outside the Garden

The Spring 2025 edition of Armidale Diocese’s magazine The Link has been published online.

(It was out in churches a few months ago, and we’re glad it is now also up on their website.)

News, encouragement and food for prayer, including the article “Living outside the Garden” by St. John’s Tamworth vicar Joshua Bovis –

“I don’t know what has come over me lately. I have always been an emotional person, but I find myself grieving more than ever. Of course, I have reasons to grieve.

Earlier this year I faced the sixth anniversary of my Father’s death and the first anniversary of my Mother’s death. But it is more than the grief that comes due to outliving one’s parents, more than the fact that I am an emotional person. I think it is also that I grieve because I, like all of us, live outside the garden and long to return.

I grieve because my attempts, and the world’s solutions to find home…fail. Just like the Pevensie children’s futile attempt to re-enter the magical world of Narnia after returning to reality through the wardrobe, the way is shut. …”

– Read it from page 8 of the Spring edition of The Link.

Earlier issues of The Link can be found on this page.)

Living water – John 7:14-53 – Moore College final Chapel service 2025

Moore Theological College held its final Chapel service for the academic year today, 21 November 2025.

Principal Dr. Mark Thompson turns to the Lord Jesus’ words about Living water in John 7:14-53.

Watch and listen for your edification.

Physical Bibles are homemade Apple Pie

From The Gospel Coalition Canada:

“Having your own physical Bible with you in church is like eating homemade apple pie. A personal Bible is a physical reminder of God’s faithfulness in your life, through all your highlighting times of meditation and hard times with coffee mug stains. …

Enjoy your personal Bible each Sunday just as you enjoy homemade apple pie. In doing this, you remind yourself not only of God’s Word, but that God’s Word is for you.”

– What kind of Bible are you taking with you to church today? Andrew Noble has some encouragement to think through the options.

Compelled by the love of Christ

Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel preached at Chapel at Moore Theological College on 30th September.

He spoke on 2 Corinthians 5:11-21.

“…the crucial Christian conviction – we are convinced that one died for all – the foundation of Christian hope.”

Watch on YouTube, for your encouragement and edification.

The pattern of Apostolic ministry — Titus 1:1-4

Mark Earngey, Head of Church History at Moore College, spoke in the first of a series on Titus at College Chapel last week.

Watch here.