Find the Bible boring?

Posted on January 19, 2010 
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John Piper has some words of exhortation in this video excerpt from a sermon on Philippians 2:14-16.

(Or see the whole thing.)

Mother of three seeks backing of C of E General Synod for North American Anglicans

Posted on January 19, 2010 
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“A mother-of-three children from Eastbourne is officially to ask the Church of England’s Parliament (General Synod) to support Anglicans in the USA and Canada who are unwilling to conform to what they perceive to be their churches’ reaction of historic Anglican teaching and practice. …

She said: ‘It is my desire to give Synod an opportunity to hear about the unfair treatment of people who have continued to maintain the Anglican faith in doctrine, practice and worship, and to express their continuing fellowship with them as loyal Anglicans.’…”

– Report via Anglican Mainstream. (Photo: Church of England website.)

More Catechesis, Please

Posted on January 18, 2010 
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“Packer’s last crusade in this world,” the Rev. Dr. J.I. Packer affirms, is recovering catechesis — systematic instruction in the Christian fundamentals — to meet the challenges of an increasingly pagan age.

– Amen to Dr Packer as reported by The Living Church. (Image: Oak Hill College.)

Air Conditioning Hell: How Liberalism happens

Posted on January 18, 2010 
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Tempted to be embarrassed by the biblical doctrine of hell?

“Though some lampoon the stereotypical “hell-fire and brimstone” preaching of an older evangelical generation, the fact is that most church members may never have heard a sermon on hell — even in an evangelical congregation. Has hell gone dormant among evangelicals as well?

Interestingly, the doctrine of hell serves very well as a test case for the slide into theological liberalism. The pattern of this slide looks something like this…”

– Read this article by Al Mohler in the current 9Marks eJournal. (Photo: Together for the Gospel.)

New Westminster files cross-appeal

Posted on January 17, 2010 
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“The diocese of New Westminster has filed a cross-appeal of a November decision in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

The cross-appeal was filed in response to an appeal filed by the trustees of four Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) congregations in late December. …”

— report from The Anglican Journal of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Related: New Westminster news page.

Shepherd to the great outdoors

Posted on January 16, 2010 
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“What does a 62-year-old former Sydney schoolboy do when put in charge of the world’s largest, by area, Anglican diocese – stretching from Dongara to the top of Western Australia, taking in the Kimberley and the Pilbara, the miners, the fishermen, the public servants, the Aborigines, the flotsam of Australia’s remaining great frontier?

David Mulready is aware of the perils of such a life  … There is not much money and few clergy are ready to take on the frontier life. For the 155,000 people in the diocese, there are 23 Anglican clergy…”

– This piece on Bishop David Mulready, by Malcolm Brown in The Sydney Morning Herald, is a timely reminder to keep the people of the North West in your prayers. (Photo: DNWA.)

Related: Ministry Opportunities in the Diocese of North West Australia.

What’s happening to InterVarsity?

Posted on January 16, 2010 
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Take the time to read this important piece by J. Mack Stiles. It’s a strong reminder for churches and parachurch organisations to remain crystal clear on the gospel —

“For the better part of 30 years I have been a ‘company man.’ My life has been devoted to student ministry through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as a campus staff worker. All four of my books are published by IVP. The eleven Urbana missions conferences I attended shaped my life as a student and as a staff worker. … I love IV, and I long for its success. …

But, as Phillip Jensen says, the generation that assumes the gospel is the generation most responsible for the loss of the gospel.”

Read it here – from the current 9Marks eJournal.

Hearing God’s Voice, Speaking God’s Words

Posted on January 16, 2010 
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Of interest to readers within striking distance of Ireland — Dr Peter O’Brien is speaking on Ephesians at The Castle on March 6th. Details here.

(Photo: Ramon Williams.)

Preaching without notes

Posted on January 15, 2010 
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“I’m a convert to preaching without any notes.

I know it’s not for everyone, but I reckon more preachers could do it if they wanted to.

I’ve preached evangelistically without notes for years, by memorising certain talks that I knew I would get to repeat many times. But I’ve not thought it ‘worth it’ to preach all the time without notes. Until now. …”

– At Read Better, Preach Better, Moore College’s Con Campbell shares his experience in preaching without notes.

Notes from the Future: Evangelical Liberalism in the UK

Posted on January 15, 2010 
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“The Lord Jesus called me into his kingdom in April 1974 in a Baptist church in Southampton, England. He had blessed me with a Christian family, and my conversion was very much a humble acceptance in my heart of truths I had long known in my head. Then, almost immediately after my conversion, I found myself (as a 15 year old) having to resist liberal theology from my fellow pupils at school, and even more so from my teachers.

I’ve used the word ‘liberal,’ though it felt very different from the liberalism I now see and sense…”

– Mike Ovey, Principal of Oak Hill College in London, writes in the current 9Marks eJournal. (Photo © Richard Hanson.)

The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Posted on January 15, 2010 
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“Combine the problems of defining evangelical identity with the current cultural penchant for not excluding anybody and you have a heady recipe for total disaster. Say nice things about Jesus, have a warm feeling in your heart when somebody lights a candle, and be kind to your grandmother and—hey presto!—you belong; you too can be an evangelical …”

– Carl Trueman writes on the danger particularly facing evangelical academics in the US (and elsewhere?) – in the current 9Marks eJournal.

Australia Day Convention III

Posted on January 14, 2010 
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At the third Australia Day Convention at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney, Phillip Jensen is speaking on Emotions in the Christian Life –

Emotions are a powerful force in life.
Anger. Love. Sadness. Joy. Fear. Surprise.
And emotions can be a confusing part of the Christian life. What is their place? How should we treat them? Why do they seem to have so much power over us?

10:00am – 5:00pm Tuesday 26th January. Details here.

9Marks eJournal on the dangers of Liberalism

Posted on January 13, 2010 
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The latest 9Marks eJournal has been published online and is essential reading. Editor Jonathan Leeman writes –

“Michael Lawrence, Carl Trueman, Al Mohler, and Phil Johnson examine how liberalism happens and offer wise counsel for the academic and the pastor’s heart.

Greg Gilbert, Michael Ovey, Russell Moore, and I point to several specific areas where evangelicals appear to be walking on thin ice…

Greg Wills, Michael Horton, and Darryl Hart present notable lessons from history…”

– and there’s much more for your edification. It’s available from 9Marks. (We’ll highlight some key articles over the next few days.)

‘Moses Tay: A Prophet confronts Lambeth Pragmatism’

Posted on January 13, 2010 
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Charles Raven’s latest column —

“if you try to keep the light and darkness together, righteous and immoral together, to say we are a church, it’s disparaging the meaning of covenant” – Bishop Moses Tay

In his recent interview with the Christian Post Moses Tay, onetime Archbishop of Singapore, brings a sharp prophetic insight to bear on the Anglican Covenant and warns that it is a ‘whitewash’. ‘It cannot be of God’ he says ‘because if you try to keep the light and darkness together, righteous and immoral together, to say we are a church, it’s disparaging the meaning of covenant’.   Read more

Petition on the UK Equality Bill

Posted on January 13, 2010 
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UK readers will want to take note of the Petition regarding amendments to the Equality Bill to be voted on in the House of Lords this month. (You must be a British citizen or resident to sign the petition.)

Details at Anglican Mainstream.

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