Charles Brammall on being a chaplain to the entertainmnet industry with his ENTER ministry One of our guiding principles was that my chaplaincy style wasn’t only “problem-centred”. I.e., I didn’t only have an “open door policy” where people were always… Continue Reading
When author and podcaster Hanna Rosin wrote her “The End of Men” book, based on an Atlantic magazine cover story, it was an instant hit and quickly hailed as a feminist landmark. Her thesis was contained in the subtitle: “the… Continue Reading
Discussion following the recent Nexus conference which attracted a considerable chunk of Sydney Anglicans clergy and a critique by David Robertson who left half way through, has all sides being keen on evangelism.As far as this writer can tell the… Continue Reading
Via Press release. The Board of Bible Society Australia (BSA) has announced BSA has entered into a contract of sale for Koorong, Australia’s largest Christian retailer, to Excelsia University College (EUC). This transition will take effect from the close of… Continue Reading
Faith-based health organisations and individuals will face a moral dilemma of directly participalting in abortion services or leaving their jobs, if a bill before the NSW parliament is passed, according to a statement by the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Unfair: Why an unfair fight? Well, one of Canadian author and psychologist Jordan Peterson and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, John Lennox, has the holy spirit, and the other doesn’t. We are weighing truth… Continue Reading
David Robertson, a Presbyterian Scot now ministering in the Hamilton that is a suburb of Newcastle only made it to lunchtime when attending Nexus, a conference attended by evangelical ministers mostly of the Sydney Anglican variety. His account of why… Continue Reading
Two initiatives by the Freedom For Faith (FFF)think tank make it easy for Christians to get involved in the upcoming – not-sure-quite-when – federal election. “As I write, over 70 churches are planning to hold a candidate forum for their… Continue Reading
Martyn Iles, the former Managing Director at the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), has left Answer In Genesis, the US-based creationist ministry he joined after leaving ACL. After six weeks of social media silence, he has announced he is “in transistion”.… Continue Reading
Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) One of the most impactful cultural changes in 21st-century America has been the steady decline in Christian vitality, as measured by membership, baptisms versus funerals, worship attendance, practices, and perceptions. Two major new social… Continue Reading