Queen’s Birthday Convention 2012

Posted on May 20, 2012 
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Coming up at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Monday June 11. Early bird before June 01.

Details here.

J I Packer interviewed by Carl Trueman

Posted on May 19, 2012 
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Carl Trueman recently interviewed Dr J I Packer. He writes, “the testimony to God’s grace in his own life, his reflections on the Puritans and on Lloyd-Jones and his advice to young ministers is invaluable”.

Wonderful interview – watch it here (16 minutes).

BCP’s 350th!

Posted on May 19, 2012 
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“I love my historical anniversaries. (Regular readers will know this, as do members of my church!) Anyway, 350 years ago today, on 19 May 1662, The Act of Uniformity received the royal assent in England. This enforced use of the Book of Common Prayer. … Today I want to share a little about the famous 1662 BCP, as it’s often called for short.”

– Sandy Grant gives thanks for the BCP – at The Briefing.

1662 and all that

Posted on May 19, 2012 
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A talk given by John Richardson –

“1662 and all that: How the Prayer Book changed the Church of England, and how the Church of England Changed the Prayer Book

An address given in our Benefice to mark the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

On March 21st 1556, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer was burned at the stake in Broad Street, Oxford. A metal X still marks the spot where you can, if you’re very careful, briefly pause in the middle of the traffic. The charges against him of treason and heresy both merited the death penalty…”

– Read it all here.

‘A table of the Lord’

Posted on May 18, 2012 
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Dr Barry Newman has been blogging on the meaning of the expression in 1 Corinthians 10: 21 –

“Focussing on the phrase, ‘a table of the Lord’, the aim of this blog series is to present a case that suggests that this phrase has nothing to do with any practice associated with a sacrament…”

– Barry has now posted the full series as a single PDF file on this page. You can follow his arguments and see what you think.

How will Anglicans react if New Hampshire Episcopalians elect another Gay Bishop?

Posted on May 18, 2012 
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Time asks the question, and includes mention of FCA and quotes a response from Archbishop Peter Jensen –

“‘Having once made an appointment which defies both orthodox Christian teaching and the commitment of the majority of their fellow Anglicans, it would not be surprising that the Episcopal Church would continue its intransigent path,’ he wrote…”

– Story at Time. (Photo credit: Forester Photography, Concord NH via Dioc NH.)

Nehemiah Found!

Posted on May 18, 2012 
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“Among the Dead Sea Scrolls, scholars found fragments (and, in some cases, fuller scrolls) of every biblical book except for Esther and Nehemiah. Until now…”

– George Athas at Moore College has news of an interesting find.

The Bishop of Tasmania’s Pentecost message

Posted on May 18, 2012 
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In his Pentecost message, Bishop John Harrower reminds us that the Holy Spirit points us to Christ. Watch it here.

(In 2012, Pentecost falls on Sunday, May 27.)

9Marks Journal – Wanted: Apostolic Pastors

Posted on May 17, 2012 
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“Jesus hasn’t called our churches to fulfill the great commission alone. So look up, look out, and see what encouragement and unexpected fruit God may have in store for you as you work to bless other pastors and churches…”

– The latest 9Marks Journal looks at caring for the work of the gospel outside your local patch.

Making the most of the Cross

Posted on May 17, 2012 
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“The second sermon I ever gave was a cracker. People told me! It was logical, engaging and humorous. I succeeded in explaining, illustrating and applying the Bible in a way that captivated the listeners. My girlfriend (now wife) even started to believe that I might have some hope of becoming a preacher! But, it’s time for public confession. I basically pinched the whole talk, idea for idea, point for point, from John Chapman.

I don’t think I was the first to do this, and I’m certain that I wasn’t the last. You see, I’d looked over the Bible passage again and again, and I couldn’t see any way to make it clearer than Chappo…”

– Dave McDonald commends Chappo’s book Making the Most of the Cross.

John Woodhouse to retire from Moore College in 2013

Posted on May 16, 2012 
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Diocese of Sydney media release, 16 May 2012:

The Archbishop of Sydney, who is the President of the Moore Theological College Governing Board, has announced that the principal, Dr John Woodhouse, will retire from the position early next year.

Dr Woodhouse would have reached retirement age at the start of 2014, but has told the Board that after careful deliberation, he believed the time had come for him to plan to step aside from the role.   Read more

Greg Goswell to move to PTC Sydney

Posted on May 16, 2012 
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Moore College graduate Greg Goswell will return to Sydney (from Melbourne) to lecture in Old Testament at the Presbyterian Theological Centre at Burwood in 2013. News here.

Prayers for Defence ministry

Posted on May 16, 2012 
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Our friends who minister to Australia’s Defence personnel would be very glad of your prayers on a regular basis.

There’s the current Prayer Diary (pdf) and other prayer resources at this link.

Falls Anglican Church Virginia has last Sunday at property

Posted on May 15, 2012 
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“A departing Anglican congregation held its final services at a Virginia church property that they lost to The Episcopal Church in a years-long court battle.

The Falls Church Anglican, a congregation that broke away from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia years ago over the increasingly liberal theology of the denomination, held two services on Sunday, leaving the property to a much smaller Episcopal congregation…”

– story from Christian Post. Photo: Falls Church.

Simple Bible reading advice

Posted on May 15, 2012 
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“Wherever you settle on this question, be sure to ignore headings as much as possible. In fact, the best exegesis experience I ever had in the gospel of Mark was using a text without headings, paragraphs, or verses. Just 40 pages of a block of text with page and line numbers. A wonderful teaching tool I used for years and highly recommend.”

– In a discussion about ‘the spirituals’ in 1 Corinthians 12, Bill Mounce offers this advice for reading the Scriptures.

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