Charles Brammall on John Lance Tremlett’s Footprint of Word and Life. I have spent a little time with Lance and am impressed by his soft warmth, Christlikeness, and Gospel loyalty. His utter conviction of God at work, obvious personal relationship… Continue Reading
Am I still Anglican? Ridley Melbourne’s Michael Bird asks in the wake of the Gafcon announcement of the Global Anglican Communion – a reset of the links between natiuonal Anglican churches. “Am I still Anglican? “Because, according to GAFCON, you cannot be Anglican and be… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column A treat not a trick: Christian Author and travelling Bible reader, Simon Camilleri, provides a note on Halloween to hand out with treats for visitors if you take part in that American day. It is a… Continue Reading
Professor, journalist and author, Wiradjuri man Stan Grant drew on sociologist Zigmunt Bauman’s characterisation of the present age as “liquid modernism” in painting a bleak picture of the new generation trapped in identity politics at the Richard Johnson memorial lecture,… Continue Reading
Whovian Charles Brammell remembers…. As a child a would tell what I considered a hilarious joke: ‘Knock knock’ “Who’s there?” ‘Dr’ “Dr Who?” ‘Dr Who on channel 2!’ Later on, at boarding school, straight after dinner the whole of the… Continue Reading
Lance Lawton sees very different Anglican groups sharing one brand. It’s been argued in parts 1 & 2 that the Anglican Communion (AC) is not fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. The present protracted upheavals over radically differing views and practices regarding sexuality… Continue Reading
The conservative Anglican network Gafcon’s announcement last week that the Global Anglican Communion is here and the traditional links to the Archbishop of Canterbury should be ignored has been interpreted in different ways. So who is right? Have Gafcon left… Continue Reading
Murray Campbell The Baptist Union of Victoria (BUV) and Whitley College are going to the Supreme Court. It is a sad state of affairs. This isn’t anything to gloat about or take joy in. After all, the Scriptures warn us… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall My opening to a work I submitted at Bible college on “Heaven”, was the lyric from a David Byrne (Talking Heads) song, “Heaven”: “Everyone is trying to get to the barThe name of the bar, the bar is… Continue Reading
A communique from Gafcon, the conservative Global Anglican Futures network, which speaks for the overwheming majority of Anglicans as measured by church attendance, makes the strong claim that the future of Anglicanism has arrived. The communique declares that the old… Continue Reading