BC cathedral congregation backs same-sex blessings
Posted on March 6, 2013
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“The congregation at Christ Church Cathedral [in Victoria, British Columbia] has voted more than 90 per cent in favour of blessing married homosexual couples. … Rev. Logan McMenamie, dean of the cathedral, said he was pleased with the result of the vote and proud of the way the cathedral’s parishioners came to the decision.”
– Report from The Times Colonist. h/t Anglican Essentials Canada blog. Photo: Christ Church Cathedral.
Moore College Graduation 2013
Posted on March 6, 2013
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Moore College 2013 Graduation Tuesday 12th March –
“Moore encourages you to extend this invitation to others in your church, lay members, clergy and staff.”
Strengthening the Churches: William Taylor on Acts
Posted on March 4, 2013
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In a newly posted video, William Taylor at St. Helen’s in London speaks about Paul’s passion in Acts for planting and building churches.
He says it has changed his thinking about ministry and church planting. Runs for 14 minutes on Vimeo.
Good news for Braidwood
Posted on March 3, 2013
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The Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn’s Bishop Stuart Robinson is continuing his ‘150th birthday [of the diocese] pilgrimage’ – and is using every opportunity to preach evangelistically.
This morning he and his wife Jane, with members of the local church, entered Braidwood and Stuart preached evangelistically in the park. He reports that more than 20 people made commitments or recommitments to Christ.
Bishop Robinson would appreciate continued prayer support (next “Bungendore, then Goulburn (Good Friday) then on Easter Saturday, Reid in Canberra and on Easter Day around Parliament House to the lawns of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture for a sunrise evangelistic service at 7.15am.”)
Photo courtesy Alex Rea at The Braidwood Times.
Page CXVI 7th anniversary giveaway
Posted on March 2, 2013
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US-based Christian band Page CXVI formed seven years ago with the aim of making hymns accessible and known again –
“To celebrate our 7-year anniversary of making music, we’re giving away our entire catalog of music for the month of March…”
Indaba with an MBA?
Posted on March 2, 2013
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“It would be wonderful for His Grace to take note of the grave errors and blatant misconduct of the American Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, reflect on the evidence already provided during his predecessor’s tenure, and if, as some suspect, there is a need for the two North American Provinces to repent and return to Jesus Christ in the historic and Biblical sense, that they be called to do so and set to one side until they have.
What is not called for is making nice, photo ops, smiles and handshakes with those who have broken covenant and relationships unilaterally by their stubborn independence and arrogance.…”
– Bishop David Anderson of the American Anglican Council writes about the true nature of reconciliation and the task ahead of the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Related: The Archbishop of Canterbury’s latest sermon – on Reconciliation – “Faith and Conflict”.
Idolatry and the God of History
Posted on March 1, 2013
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“I love art. I have to say that because nobody believes I do when I speak on idolatry. It’s the same with music. I have to protest my love of music whenever I question something about the use of music in Christian life. My protestations matter little to those who have art or music as their idols. However, I hope that you, dear reader, will not dismiss my criticisms as the mere prejudice of a Philistine…”
– Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen writes in his column for the Cathedral.
New Testament scholar Ralph P. Martin dies
Posted on March 1, 2013
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“Ralph P. Martin, a prominent Bible scholar and author of numerous studies and commentaries on the New Testament, died Monday in Southport, England. He was 88.”
In a little while – thanking God for Chappo
Posted on March 1, 2013
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“My generation missed Chappo. I think I heard him preach once, maybe twice. By the time I went through Moore Theological College he was no longer the one giving sermon feedback. Others were the regular evangelists up at the Katoomba conventions when I attended them.
I heard a number of his jokes — even I knew of his encouragement of younger Christians with words along the lines of ‘Don’t worry, the first 40 years are the hardest’ — but I heard most of these stories from others who knew him better, or had heard him more often.”
– Coinciding with the day of a special Thanksgiving service in London, Sam Freeney explains why The Briefing (March/April 2013) will carry some special appreciations of our dear brother John Chapman.
The ACL commits to Prayer for the election of the next Archbishop of Sydney
Posted on February 28, 2013
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The Election Synod to choose a new Archbishop of Sydney is set for August 5th – 9th 2013.
The ACL is planning Prayer Meetings in June to pray for the election.
The February meeting of the Council of the Anglican Church League passed this Resolution, which was proposed by ACL President The Rev. Gav Poole –
“The ACL confirms its longstanding practice of not promoting a preferred candidate for the Archbishop’s election.
It is noted that all members, councillors and executive are free to participate in the election on a personal basis.
And the ACL commits itself to organise prayer meetings around the diocese calling upon God for a new Archbishop who will uphold the Evangelical character of our diocese.”
Please stay tuned for details of the forthcoming Prayer meetings, and please commit to seeking the Lord in prayer on this matter.
Pierced for our transgressions
Posted on February 28, 2013
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“The Bible speaks with a clear and united witness. Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed. The Servant was pierced for our transgressions. He died, as Caiaphas prophesied, in the place of the people. He was set forth as a propitiation for our sins. He became a curse for us, bearing our sins in his body on the tree, drinking the cup of God’s wrath, giving his life as a ransom for many.”
— Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey and Andrew Sach in Pierced for Our Transgressions. Thanks to Of First Importance for the quote.
Related:
Five Books to Read Before Easter. (2008)
Interview: The Authors of Pierced for Our Transgressions. (2007)
Call for prayer after tragedy hits Youthworks team
Posted on February 27, 2013
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“A member of the Youthworks Shoalhaven team has been killed in a motor bike accident on the way to work…”
– More at SydneyAnglicans.net.
Canterbury tale
Posted on February 27, 2013
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Evangelicals Now, has an account of last month’s visit by Archbishop of Canterbury-Designate Justin Welby to a Vineyard church.
“Unusually perhaps for a senior Anglican, Justin Welby was very clear on the exact time and date he became a Christian and on the gospel he responded to.”
– Read the article here. (Photo: Diocese of Durham.)
My Brittle Bones
Posted on February 26, 2013
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“I belong to a very ordinary Australian family, albeit with two obvious differences. First, compared with the stereotypical sports-loving, tough Aussie, some of us are quite weak and physically frail, thanks to a mutant gene. Second, my family has resisted the secularism that is a dominant feature of modern Australian life.…”
– a disturbing article relating to eugenics. Worth your time to read. (h/t SydneyAnglicans.net)
Saving Eutychus
Posted on February 26, 2013
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“A book about preaching that keeps people awake” is the subtitle of a new book on preaching coming soon from Matthias Media. It’s by Phil Campbell (Moore graduate) and Gary Millar (Principal of the Queensland Theological College).
There’s a review here by someone who knows Phil rather well.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…