Thinking of going to Moore next year?

Posted on November 23, 2015
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“Thinking of coming to Moore next year but haven’t applied yet? The application due date is Monday November 30 2015. Any applications received after this date will attract an admin fee of $250…”

– Encouragement from Moore College to get that application in.

‘Doubting Thomas Welby is no help in these terrible times’

Posted on November 23, 2015
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“I doubted God after the Paris attacks, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby told a reporter for the BBC’s Songs of Praise. He said when the jihadis struck in Paris he was left asking why? …

I hate to think where Christianity would be if Welby’s predecessors had suffered from the same lack of conviction.”

– Opinion from The Conservative Woman.

Lord’s Prayer cinema ad ban ‘bewilders’ Church of England

Posted on November 22, 2015
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“The Church of England has said it is ‘disappointed and bewildered’ by the refusal of leading UK cinemas to show an advert featuring the Lord’s Prayer…”

– Report from BBC News. Watch the ad here. (h/t Anglican Mainstream.)

Boko Haram ‘more deadly terror group’ in 2014 than IS

Posted on November 21, 2015
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“Boko Haram was the world’s deadliest terror group in 2014, ahead of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, according to a report released on 18 Nov. by the Institute of Economics & Peace…”

– This report from WorldWatch Monitor.

On freedom of speech

Posted on November 20, 2015
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In a Private Members Statement on Tuesday, Member for Hawkesbury, Dominic Perrottet, spoke in NSW Parliament on the importance of freedom of speech in democratic societies.

In particular, he referenced the controversy in Tasmania regarding the “Don’t Mess with Marriage” booklet (“A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Australia to all Australians on the ‘Same-sex Marriage’ Debate”).

You can watch his speech here, or read the transcript.

Related: First they came for the Catholics… – Law and Religion Australia.

An animated guide to the Psalms

Posted on November 20, 2015
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The team at The Bible Project have released a very effective guide to understanding The Psalms.

It’s a nine minute video – here.

Horror of Paris attacks reflect theological identity and ambition of ISIS

Posted on November 19, 2015
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“Having unilaterally disarmed itself against understanding any theological argument because it has been at war with any kind of theological authority, the modern secular west now faces a theological enemy that it cannot understand.”

– Albert Mohler’s The Briefing broadcast, Monday 16 November 2015, looks at the theological underpinnings of the attacks in Paris on the weekend.

The 20 minute episode is most enlightening. There’s also a transcript.

Principles for how Christians should relate to those of other faiths

Posted on November 19, 2015
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“Since September 11, 2001 the question how Christians and Muslims relate to each other has been more urgent. This question is part of the larger issue of how Christians are called to live in a pluralistic world…”

– John Piper penned these twenty principles back in 2002, and they have been highlighted today by Justin Taylor at his blog. Worth spending the time to work through.

A fresh look at the relationship between every Christian and evangelism

Posted on November 19, 2015
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Lionel Windsor at Moore College has a new book out – Gospel Speech.

Read about it at his website.

‘We are at war’, but ours is not against flesh and blood

Posted on November 18, 2015
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“In the Archbishop of Canterbury’s short and moving statement in response to the Paris attacks, the terrorists, their beliefs and actions are described as ‘evil’, ‘wicked’ and a ‘demonic curse’ which Christians are called to oppose. What does he mean by these words, and how are Christians practically to engage in this opposition? …

Whether the Archbishop is referring to this or not, it’s important once again to remind ourselves of what the Bible teaches about spiritual warfare…”

– Andrew Symes writes at Anglican Mainstream.

Sam Allberry interviewed on The White Horse Inn

Posted on November 18, 2015
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Sam Allberry, author of the book Is God Anti-Gay? was interviewed by Michael Horton on The White Horse Inn broadcast in late September.

“How does the issue of sexual preference relate to our identity as Christians, and how are we to talk about our differences with others in a world that is increasingly accepting of homosexuality and same-sex marriage?”

Worth hearing.

Good Governance Workshop 26 November

Posted on November 17, 2015
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A Call for Christian extremists

Posted on November 17, 2015
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“The effects of extremism have been on display all weekend. Even this morning they are splashed across every television screen, every news site, the front page of every newspaper. The attacks in Paris have shown us extremism at its most brutal and bloody, the kind that celebrates death, destruction and mayhem.

But did you know that the Bible calls Christians to extremism as well? It calls Christians to be zealots in a cause, to go to great lengths to carry out extreme deeds in the name of Jesus. We see this in Paul’s little letter to Titus where we are reminded of Jesus Christ ‘who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works’ (Titus 2:14)…”

– Tim Challies calls on Christians to examine their own levels of ‘extremism’.

At Lapido Media, Mark Durie speaks of the religious and cultural background to the Paris attacks.

“ISIS believes that killing disbelievers is a moral act, in accordance, for example, with Sura 9:5 of the Qur’an…”