Moore College Open Day and Info nights

Posted on July 16, 2010 
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The Moore College Open Day and Spring Carnival is on Saturday 25th September 2010 – and three information nights for prospective students are planned.

Details at the College website.

Some deep reflection needed

Posted on July 14, 2010 
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“I have been reading an immensely interesting book in the last couple of weeks. It is by Peter Hitchens, British journalist, author, broadcaster and brother of celebrated ‘new atheist’ Christopher Hitchens.

It is interesting for a whole host of reasons…”

– ACL President Mark Thompson writes at Theological Theology.

The C of E’s General Synod: Doing the Best Things in the Worst Times

Posted on July 14, 2010 
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“While some may draw comfort from the apparent ruling out (if he was ever ruled in) of Jeffrey John as Bishop of Southwark, the Church of England’s direction of travel is now abundantly clear. Whether or not we agree with David Virtue’s assessment that the Church of England ‘is now Province XVII of The Episcopal Church’, he is absolutely right that we are seeing the same ruthless marginalisation of the orthodox as has happened in the United States…”

– Charles Raven’s latest commentary at SPREAD.

Archbishop Orombi’s Message to Uganda after the bomb blasts of July 11th

Posted on July 14, 2010 
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Ugandan Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi has released this message after Sunday’s deadly bomb blasts in Kampala –

“I call upon each one of us to desist from anger and revenge; this will only perpetuate the pain we already feel. Revenge is not a solution and neither is a sectarian approach to this problem helpful.…

And to the entire nation, I ask you to fix your eyes on the cross of Jesus…”

– Read the full text via the Anglican Communion News Service. (Photo: Joy Gwaltney.)

Back to Church Sunday in Canberra — Goulburn

Posted on July 14, 2010 
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“Every parish in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn is being encouraged to take part in Back to Church Sunday this year, on August 29. Because the scheduled date for the event throughout Australia (September 12) clashes with the diocesan synod meeting, this diocese has elected to hold the invitation day a fortnight earlier. The theme for this year’s event will be Come as you are…”

– from the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. (Related: Back to Church Sunday.)

The Anglican Curmudgeon on developments in York

Posted on July 13, 2010 
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“…the women priests in Synod combined with a sufficient number of male priests to ensure, by a bare minimum, that the wisdom of the other orders in the Church of England would not be put into practice. And in that description of the result is all the data that anyone needs to conclude that the admission of women to the priesthood in the Church of England was just the first step in a widening gyre.

There will be no turning back: after the approval of the ordination of women to the episcopate, the numbers will so change in the Church of England’s House of Bishops, and in the lay delegates as well, as to make inevitable the ordination of LGBT’s to the episcopate. And at that point, the Church of England — in whatever form it then remains — will be indistinguishable from ECUSA.”

– A S Haley (Anglican Curmudgeon) looks at the trajectory on which the Church of England has launched itself. (Photo: Women in the Church.)

Bishop of Montreal approves same-sex blessing liturgy

Posted on July 12, 2010 
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“Bishop Barry Clarke  is pressing ahead with a liturgy to bless same-sex unions in spite of the fact that General Synod in Halifax made no decision on the local option for or against…”

– from the Anglican Essentials Canada blog.

(Photo: Diocese of Montreal.)

ESV widget for Mac

Posted on July 12, 2010 
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If you use a Mac, you may find the updated ESV Dashboard widget useful.

After women bishops, what next?

Posted on July 11, 2010 
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“I’ve not had time to follow the Synod debate on women bishop’s much less to comment. However, I was having a discussion with some of our own folks on Thursday night, where I observed that the introduction of women bishops is by no means the end of the line, for there are explicit indications amongst the chief supporters of the consecration of women that our theology and liturgy are also in line for changes.

Just to give an idea of what this entails, I have simply cut and pasted the following from a paper on the WATCH website:…”

– John Richardson writes about moves for women bishops at the Church of England General Synod (which meets until Tuesday).

Church Society updates on C of E General Synod

Posted on July 11, 2010 
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Church Society is posting updates on the meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England – here.

(Photo: Church of England website.)

Josephus: the man and the myths

Posted on July 10, 2010 
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The folks at The Centre for Public Christianity have been busy uploading resource videos to their Vimeo account.

Added recently is a two part interview with Professor John Barclay of Durham University – on Josephus. Part 1, part 2.

(Related: a recent broadcast from The White Horse Inn.)

How to Protect our Children Online

Posted on July 9, 2010 
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Steve Kryger at Communicate Jesus has a very helpful post – with links to resources.

Have a look here.

What is the Gospel? — Available free on Kindle

Posted on July 8, 2010 
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For a limited time, Crossway publishers have made available Greg Gilbert’s new book What is the Gospel? free on the Kindle – from Amazon. (Download the Kindle app if you don’t own a Kindle.)

Of the book, William Taylor of St Helen’s Church in London says,

“Clarity on the gospel brings both confidence in the gospel and conviction concerning core gospel truths. This excellent book is wonderfully clear and biblically faithful, and will repay reading with renewed gospel focus.”

and Archbishop Peter J. Akinola:

“Greg Gilbert has called the church back to the source of her revelation. In a simple and straightforward manner, he has laid bare what the Bible has shown the gospel to mean.”

For those with access to the iBook Store (not yet in Australia), you can also get it free there.

‘C of E ‘blocks’ gay cleric from becoming bishop’

Posted on July 8, 2010 
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“An openly gay cleric has been blocked from becoming a Church of England bishop, amid fears the controversial ordination could have further strained the Anglican movement, reports said Thursday…”

– Report from AFP. (Photo: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban.)

DVD Sale from Desiring God

Posted on July 7, 2010 
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Desiring God are selling all of their DVDs for $US9.99 during July 2010.

(Bear in mind that these are all in NTSC format – and are probably also Region 1. Many Australian DVD players – though not all – would be able to play them.)

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