Charles Brammall Many years ago, my family and I had 15 weeks of long service leave, and Rev Dr Richard “Gibbo” Gibson, who had taught me at Moore Theological College, locumed for me at Artarmon Community Church. The congregation adored… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Yes, Charlie Kirk’s assassin can be forgiven. The Gospel trumpets that no rebellion against God or rejection of His authority over us is beyond the reach of God’s grace through Jesus’ death. Not even murder. Paul (once a persecutor… Continue Reading
I heard a sound bite from Nicola Olyslagers, just after she’d won gold for Oz at the Worlds: “My identity is not in clearing the bar, but in Christ who cleared it for me.”. “Hmm..” I thought, “A sister in… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Last decade, while on LSL in France, I noticed something (as well as the predominance of disabled people, dog poo smack bang in the middle of footpaths, thousands of people smoking, and couples snogging everywhere). It was the… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall [Sarcasm / ON] We all know that Conservative Evangelicals (esp. Sydney Anglicans) are uninterested in, nay suspicious of, mercy. Social Action and the Social Gospel. (Even more than they are of the Prosperity Gospel.) It’s common knowledge that… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Many decades ago I dumped, in my immaturity, fear, and in my idiocy, a Godly, perfect girl. Committed to holiness, a zealous relationally empathic evangelist, she was a clever, empathic and warm woman who folks found it safe… Continue Reading
By Charles Brammall “Jesus to a Child”, 1996: “Kindness in your eyesI guess you heard me cryYou smiled at me like Jesus to a childI’m blessed I knowHeaven sent and heaven stoleYou smiled at me like Jesus to a childAnd… Continue Reading
By Charles Brammall The Promised Land is presently an unholy mess, on fire. My cousin is Jewish. I love her. A lot. We spent 100s of hours playing together as younger people. She was raised in an Anglican home, Sunday School,… Continue Reading
By Charles Brammall Whilst visiting Australia, now 72 year old, Marakesh-born Israeli Mordecai Vanunu, known also as John Crossman, began attending a church in Sydney’s Inner City. In July 1986 he became a Christian, and joined the Anglican Church. Venunu moved… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall My son was a Grind Core drummer (the heaviest of Heavy Metal music). He chose it out of all the genres because it involved the most technical and difficult drumming, and he wanted to stretch himself. I would… Continue Reading