The Dry behind the Fence
Posted on March 20, 2014
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“For those with water on tap and a weekly pay cheque it is worth considering the food on our plates, the fresh produce of a morning breakfast and the meat and three vegetables to which we are accustomed. All of this while dressed in cotton, looking forward to the heat of summer giving way to winter’s woollen warmth.
While many of us enjoy the privilege of another evening meal, the food bowl of our nation and region is struggling. While we drink freely, the farmer is on the verge of buying drinking water. While we eat, people on the land are spending what they often don’t have to buy fodder for the stock they may be unable to keep…”
– It’s very tough on the land, and Rick Lewers, Bishop of Armidale, encourages us to pray for rain and to be mindful of the farmers.
Mohler on Spurgeon
Posted on March 20, 2014
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Albert Mohler delivered the annual Spurgeon Lecture at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Florida last week. He looks at Spurgeon in his intellectual and cultural context.
See it here via the Gospel Coalition.
(From 23:20, there’s mention of Bishop Colenso, whose actions precipitated the first Lambeth Conference.)
New BCA Regional Officer to be Commissioned
Posted on March 18, 2014
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The new BCA Regional Officer for NSW and the ACT, the Rev. Peter Adkins, will be commissioned tomorrow afternoon, at 5:30pm 19th March 2014, in Sydney.
The Service is at St. Philip’s York Street, and Archbishop Glenn Davies will preach and conduct the commissioning. Please pray for Peter in his new role.
One 2 One part 2
Posted on March 18, 2014
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In part 2 of her 3-part video series from St Helen’s Bishopsgate, Amy Wicks talks about the where, when and how of One2One Bible reading.
Diocese of South Carolina ‘joins Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans’
Posted on March 16, 2014
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“The Diocese of South Carolina has been formally recognized as a member in good standing of the Global Anglican Communion.
On Saturday, March 15, the Diocese’s 223rd Annual Convention unanimously accepted an invitation to join the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GFCA) and temporarily enter into a formal ecclesiastical relationship known as provisional primatial oversight from bishops in the Global South. Read more
Remembering Leon Morris on the Centenary of his birth
Posted on March 14, 2014
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Australian theologian Leon Morris was born one hundred years ago this weekend – on March 15th 1914.
The current Principal of Ridley College Melbourne, Dr, Brian Rosner, has a tribute. (Photo: Ridley College.)
If you are not familiar with the writings of Leon Morris, you can read three articles on the Church Society website:
The Person of Christ (1960).
The Authority of the Bible Today (1961, PDF file).
Christian Worship (1962, PDF file).
And if you can obtain a copy (and especially if you have some Greek), take the time to read his The Apostolic Preaching of The Cross – The Tyndale Press, London, 1955) – an enormously important book still today.
That book “is an attempt to understand certain key words, words which are crucial to the New Testament picture of the atonement, by seeing them against the background of the Greek Old Testament, the papyri, and the Rabbinic writings. Armed with our discoveries, we then proceed to examine them in their New Testament setting…” – from the Preface to the First Edition.
Update: Sandy Grant has just published this at The Briefing.
Calvin on ‘testing all things’
Posted on March 14, 2014
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“I have long known that 1 Thessalonians 5.21 was one of Luther’s favourite verses. At least it is one which he keeps quoting again and again – ‘Test everything; hold on to what is good’. It is an encouragement to avoid both credulity (accepting without testing) and censoriousness (in the sense of always criticising and never settling on and delighting in the truth).
Luther’s words have often stiffened my resolve to avoid the censorship of ideas just because they are different from my own or seem to clash with my present convictions. …”
– Dr. Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, writes at Theological Theology.
Moore College Graduation 2014 — into all the world
Posted on March 14, 2014
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“This evening 99 graduates received their awards from the college. City Recital Hall, Angel Place was packed with over 600 guests…”
– Moore’s Mark Fairfull has this report on the College’s 2014 Graduation ceremony.
An Evangelistic Leaflet from Phillip Jensen — for St. Patrick’s Day
Posted on March 13, 2014
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How can you use St. Patrick’s Day to share the good news of the One whom St. Patrick proclaimed?
Phillip Jensen has written a leaflet for members of the Cathedral congregation to hand out, or to give to friends. You may wish to use it too.
Please pray that this leaflet may be a blessing in pointing many to the Lord Jesus. There’s a PDF download link as well as some material you may find useful at phillipjensen.com.
One2One Bible reading promo
Posted on March 13, 2014
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This video from St. Helen’s Bishopsgate is a simple encouragement to reading the Bible with someone else.
See One2One – part 1 – on Vimeo.
Proc Trust Spring Wives Conference 2014
Posted on March 12, 2014
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The Proclamation Trust has been posting videos from their just-concluded Spring Wives Conference:
Lindsay & Wallace Benn – Ministry marriage.
John Samuel – Wisdom and its beginning, Wisdom and guidance, Wisdom and family.
Clare Heath-Whyte – What keeps us awake at night, What gets us up in the morning.
And the Proc Trust’s Adrian Reynolds reflects on the importance of the Conference.
Piper on Calvinism: Deeply Experiencing God’s Grace
Posted on March 11, 2014
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Andy Naselli writes: “In some circles Calvinism unfortunately has a reputation for being sinfully contentious, especially when self-labeled Calvinists are arrogant and when non-Calvinists misunderstand what Calvinism really is. This 94-page book should help.”
John Piper speaks about his book “Five Points – Towards a Deeper Experience of God’s Grace”, here, where it’s also available as a free PDF download.
U. S. Supreme Court Denies Falls Church Petition
Posted on March 11, 2014
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“The order list published this morning by the United States Supreme Court shows that, after relisting the case for its conferences four times, it has denied certiorari (review) in No. 13-449, The Falls Church v. Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, et al.”
– A S Haley, The Anglican Curmudgeon, with bad news for The Falls Church in Virginia.
Church of Pakistan college Principal says he was beaten, told to leave
Posted on March 11, 2014
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“The Principal of Edwardes College in Peshawar, Pakistan, has revealed he was beaten by ‘intelligence agents’ who destroyed his visa and warned him to leave the country…”
– Story from the Anglican Communion News Service.
Free eBook — How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home
Posted on March 10, 2014
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During March 2014, Ligonier Ministries’ Reformation Trust is giving away the eBook of Derek Thomas’ How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home. It’s an exploration of the wonderful Romans chapter 8.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…