The seduction of worldly wisdom
Posted on August 29, 2019
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“When it comes to living our lives as Christians, we need a wisdom that’s much bigger than what the world has on offer. Our society is happy and content with worldly wisdom, because worldly wisdom seems to work – at least for a while. …”
– Ainsley Poulos writes at The Australian Church Record.
Words with purpose (Ephesians 4:29–30)
Posted on August 29, 2019
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“Words are fundamental to our lives. We use words to share, to create, to love, to define ourselves, and to build societies and worlds. We live through words. That’s why one of the most powerful things you can do for someone is to help them give a voice to their own words. …”
– Encouragement to think before we speak. Lionel Windsor writes at Forget the Channel.
Toronto church celebrates
Posted on August 28, 2019
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“Christ Church, Deer Park’s Church on Tap community celebrates Pride month on June 14 with a Eucharist, followed by a drag show in the parish hall.”
– From page 9 of The Anglican, September 2019 (PDF file may download to your device), published by the Diocese of Toronto in the Anglican Church of Canada.
Link via Anglican Samizdat.
Albert Mohler’s The Briefing, August 28, 2019
Posted on August 28, 2019
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In today’s issue of his daily podcast The Briefing, Albert Mohler turns to the question of abortion.
He draws out horrifying implications of “the deadly logic of the abortion movement”. The first three parts of the programme are very relevant to New South Wales.
Cathedral Conversation – NSW Abortion Legislation
Posted on August 28, 2019
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St John’s Anglican Cathedral Parramatta is hosting a Cathedral Conversation on “Choices: The conversation about abortion we need to have”.
On Monday, 2nd September 2019 from 7:30pm. Read more
Tony Nichols: a man in relentless pursuit of the glory of God
Posted on August 27, 2019
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“Bishop Anthony Nichols enriched innumerable lives in countless memorable ways, from an unassuming beginning in rural England to quiet faithful service on the other side of the world, according to Kate Roach, a former student and fellow parishioner of one of the greats of the Australian church, who died on Saturday, August 24, aged 81. …”
– Eternity News has this tribute to Bishop Tony Nichols.
Rebels Attack Boga, DR Congo
Posted on August 27, 2019
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“Bishop William Bahemuka, the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Boga (DR Congo) has reported that ADF rebels attacked Boga town in the early morning hours of Friday, 23rd August. Boga is located in the southern part of Ituri Province and is where the diocesan Cathedral is located.
More than 200 youth, children, and women were abducted, shops were looted, cows stolen, and the Anglican Mission Hospital was looted. A doctor and lab technician from the hospital are among those abducted. The raid lasted about three hours. …”
More from Barnabas Fund:
“More than 200 people including women and children have been abducted and a church mission hospital and shops looted by Islamist extremists during a raid on Boga, Democratic Republic of Congo, a majority Christian country. …
The ADF Islamist terrorist group has been operating in the region for more than two decades and has repeatedly attacked Christians. …
‘We also appeal for a massive outpouring of sustained prayer from Christians everywhere’ …” said Bishop of Boga Diocese, William Bahemuka.
Why the Physical Earth matters to God
Posted on August 27, 2019
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“The grandeur and intricacies of the physical earth are breathtaking. God did not hold back when he made the world with its beauty, interdependence, and complexity. It is not a temporary commodity; it is a masterpiece. It is not surprising, therefore, that God is concerned about what happens to the earth. He is not going to give up on it because of the introduction of sin. He will not allow Satan to have the final word. It is God’s earth, and the Bible tells us that he intends to renew it.
Sadly, many Christians do not share God’s commitment to the physical world. …”
– Moore College graduate, and Principal of Christ College Sydney, Ian Smith, writes at the Crossway blog.
Ian has recently written Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God’s Plan for the World. (Available from Reformers Bookshop.)
See also this Interview posted by Reformers.
Am I serving others with how I post photos?
Posted on August 27, 2019
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“I have slowly watched my Instagram feed change from arty experiences of life to mostly photos of my kids.
I remember one day prior to having kids thinking, ‘Don’t they’ – meaning people exactly like myself now, parents – ‘have anything better to post?!’
I now think the answer is yes and no. …”
– At GoThereFor.com, Pip Taylor shares some wisdom on what, why, and how to share.
Vale Bishop Tony Nichols
Posted on August 25, 2019
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From the Diocese of North West Australia:
“We praise God for the life of Tony Nichols, Bishop of North West Australia 1992–2003, who died yesterday, aged 81.
Tony will be remembered for his wise and godly leadership and for consolidating the Diocese’s commitment to the gospel and biblical teaching. Please pray for God’s comforting hand on Judith and the family.”
Via Facebook. (Photo: Dalkeith Anglican Church.)
‘NSW abortion bill has left us feeling betrayed’
Posted on August 24, 2019
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“There are signs that maybe, just maybe, Premier Gladys Berejiklian is starting to listen and understand how much damage NSW’s extreme abortion bill has inflicted on her government.
Last week offered a ray of hope, as she softened her stance on amendments to fix some of the bill’s most brutal flaws, such as sex-selection abortions that would target girls, just for being girls. Her party is bitterly divided. …
And then, just three days ago, the Stand For Life rally in Martin Place and outside Parliament House in opposition to the bill drew a mammoth attendance of an estimated 10,000 people. … Perhaps the most breathtaking moment of the emotional evening was the live audio of a 23-week-old unborn baby’s heartbeat, amplified onstage by ultrasound.”
– Writing in The Catholic Weekly, Campion College student Bethany Marsh writes about the Stand For Life rally and what is really at stake.
After the Stand for Life rally, students from Campion College sang this haunting carol for for passers by. The carol is based on Matthew 2 and the Massacre of the Innocents.
Here’s another video of the singing at Freedom for Faith’s Facebook page.
Wycliffe Hall announces the appointment of NT Wright as their Senior Research Fellow
Posted on August 24, 2019
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“Wycliffe Hall … announces that the Wycliffe Hall Council intends to appoint NT Wright … as Senior Research Fellow, as of 1 October 2019.
NT Wright is currently Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary’s College, St Andrews in Scotland.”
– News via Anglican Ink.
The Forbidden Grief
Posted on August 23, 2019
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“This is the grief you were not supposed to feel.
They told you that abortion was safer, both psychologically and medically, than childbirth. Yet now this is the loneliest grief of all. There are no photos, no little reminders of past joys, no shared memories, and no grave to visit.
To the outsider there is nothing, but the reality is very different. Now even your happiest moments are shadowed by a secret sadness. People grieve greatly – and sometimes feel guilty – even after a miscarriage, but it is so much worse after an abortion. With an abortion, grief is mixed with real objective guilt.”
– Written by Peter Barnes, President of Evangelicals for Life, The Forbidden Grief is a pastoral resource for those who are grieving and struggling through past decisions regarding abortion, showing the reader where true forgiveness and restoration can be found.
To be released next week – now available for order from The Wandering Bookseller.
Gafcon Tanzania formed. Biblical Marriage Reaffirmed. Bishops not going to Lambeth.
Posted on August 22, 2019
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“15th August 2019
A COMMUNIQUE FROM GAFCON TANZANIA
We, the undermentioned ten bishops of the Anglican Church of Tanzania, meeting at Holiday Inn, Dar es Salaam, on the 14th August 2019, after prayerful discussion, hereby issue this Communique. …”
– Read it all at the GAFCON website.
The gospel for criminals (Ephesians 4:28)
Posted on August 22, 2019
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“I owe a huge debt to prison chaplains. My whole nation does. Richard Johnson and Samuel Marsden were foundational figures in the history of Australia. Johnson came out on the First Fleet in 1788, and Marsden followed him.
They were evangelical ministers, and they were prison chaplains. That’s because the whole colony of New South Wales was a prison. Apart from the original owners of the land which became known as New South Wales, everyone was involved in the correctional system in some way: either as a customer, or as a service provider.
As the colony was being set up, mission-minded evangelicals in England knew that this new prison needed the gospel of Jesus Christ. So they made sure that the position of chaplain was included in the colony, and they provided gospel ministers to fill it. …”
– Biblical encouragement from Dr Lionel Windsor at Moore College.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…