Print edition of ‘Women, Sermons and the Bible’ on the way
Matthias Media advises that a print version of Women, Sermons and the Bible will soon be out. The eBook was published in May. (Table of contents here.)
Why not ‘burn out for Jesus’?
Cornhill’s Christopher Ash spoke on ‘How to maintain pastoral zeal while avoiding pastoral burnout’ at a conference in the US last month.
Justin Taylor has the video and audio, as well as links to the books mentioned.
It wouldn’t be a bad idea for anyone in ministry (and anyone who supports them) to watch this. Runs for 52 minutes.
12 Questions to ask before you watch ‘Game of Thrones’
“The closer I get to death and meeting Jesus personally face to face and giving an account for my life and for the careless words that I have spoken (Matthew 12:36), the more sure I am of my resolve never intentionally to look at a television show or a movie or a website or a magazine where I know I will see photos or films of nudity. Never. That is my resolve. And the closer I get to death, the better I feel about that, and the more committed I become…”
– Perhaps ‘Game of Thrones’ isn’t your thing – but this is still good advice from John Piper.
Related: “Foxtel says about 500,000 Australians watch each episode via a paid subscription, while another half a million download it illegally…” – ABC News.
Moore College School of Theology 2014
Moore College’s 2014 School of Theology is set for Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September.
The focus is on the Gospel of Matthew.
Registration is now open – and there’s a list of Contributors and their topics at the link!
Oh, and if you are a user of the College Library, note that it’s closed June 23rd to July 11th, inclusive.
Learning to pray
Dr Michael Spence, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, spoke movingly at this year’s Sydney Prayer Breakfast about his own prayer life after his wife died.
His talk has been made available at Eternity Newspaper.
Latest ‘New Life’
The latest issue (15 June 2014) of New Life newspaper, published in Melbourne, is now up on their website. (PDF file.)
It has a good spread of international news you might not see otherwise. In addition, there’s mention of a new commentary on Ezra-Nehemiah by Moore College graduate Greg Goswell (now Academic Dean at Christ College in Sydney).
Breakfast with Dick Lucas
“While we were away in the UK, Her Majesty the Queen turned 88 years old, having been born on 21 April, 1926.
This makes the Queen six months younger than Dick Lucas, who for nearly 40 years was the Rector of St Helen’s, Bishopsgate in London. Dick used to be a regular visitor to speak at Christian conventions in Australia. Dick is still mentally and physically active, preaching most weeks. The day I visited he was working on Jude and had his language aids and thesaurus at hand. …
Maxine and I had breakfast with Dick at Joe’s Eats, a local café near where he lives … in between orange juice and coffee and a hearty serving of eggs benedict, these are Dick’s insights after so many years of Christian ministry. …”
– David Cook shares them at The Moderator General’s Comments (11 June 2014).
N T Wright on Same Sex ‘Marriage’
N. T. Wright was recently interviewed on the topic of same sex ‘marriage’ and spoke about what happens when words are redefined. See it here.
BCA Jazz concert
There’s a Jazz Convert in support of The Bush Church Aid Society – at Oatley West on Friday 11th July 2014.
Details in this PDF flier.
9Marks Interview — John MacArthur on Fellowship
In the latest 9Marks Interview, Mark Dever speaks with John MacArthur about Fellowship, smart phones, and Twitter.
41 minutes. Worth hearing.
Chappo’s 20%
“When I first started preaching I was given a series of videos by the Australian evangelist John Chapman (now in glory) on how to prepare a sermon. Anyone who has heard Chappo will know that he was a great communicator of the gospel and that a central strength of his preaching was his tremendous clarity and simplicity. …”
– At the Proclamation Trust, Jonathan Griffiths shares some advice from Chappo.
David Peterson interviewed on ‘Encountering God Together’
Books at a Glance (the subscription Christian-book-summary service) interviewed David Peterson on his book “Encountering God Together”.
CMS annual appeal 2014
The Church Missionary Society is holding its annual appeal. You can donate here.
‘One of the finest Biblical commentaries’
Job: The Wisdom of the Cross – a new Commentary by Christopher Ash – is receiving an enthusiastic reception.
“This is one of the finest Biblical commentaries I have had the privilege to read, and certainly the best I know on the wonderful but perplexing book of Job.” writes John Woodhouse.
Other reactions at Between Two Worlds.
‘When we get it wrong’ — Southern Cross
“Some months ago, the team at Southern Cross started planning to do a cover story on prayer.
They say everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With prayer, we don’t talk much about it and do it even less (myself included).
Article complete, we went about trying to illustrate it. It seemed ‘knee fitness’ might be catchy and contemporary. Because we don’t have the funds to stage our own photography, we used a stock image of a woman in fitness gear.
In an effort to focus on the knees to make the theme work, the cover unhelpfully drew attention to other parts of her body and cut off her head, depersonalising the image.
Let me be clear. This was a mistake. With the best of intentions we actually did the opposite of what we were trying to do. …”
– Russell Powell, CEO of Anglican Media Sydney, issues an apology. An exemplary way for Christians to respond.
And you can now download the updated version of Southern Cross – with lots of great content – here as a 5.3MB PDF file.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…