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
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
Tim Swan CEO of Angican Aid issues an urgent update. We have just heard from Bishop Martin Gordon in Goma. He said that at least 3,000 people have been killed in his city. Many thousands have been injured, and hospitals… Continue Reading
The Anglican Archdiocese of Melbourne (ADOM) has been alleged to have amended its Code of Conduct for Child Safety & Wellbeing in a manner which forces church workers to obey Victoria’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act (CSP ACT).… Continue Reading
When Mark Leach, then the senior minister of Rozelle Anglican Church in inner Sydney, heard of a pro-Palestinian demonatration being held in the CBD within a couple of days of the massacre and kidnappings of October 7, 2023 he protested… Continue Reading
Un-expectedly in Melbourne, caring for a sibling who was rushed to hospital, Sunday morning saw me at St Paul’s Cathedral, challenged to take lent – the season of reflection and repentance leading up to Easter – very seriously. At the… Continue Reading
Cyril Zenda via Religion Unplugged HARARE, Zimbabwe — “He hurt us. … Guide was an only boy in a family of seven girls. What he (the abuser) did was grossly unfair. May his spirit burn in hell!” These are sentiments… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Georgian architecture and human struggle: Mrs Slope took Obadiah on an adventure usimg the new light rail (or tram for Melburnians) that snakes through Parramatta. The light rail made it easy to explore the old asylum… Continue Reading
At first glance, Sydney’s Inner South West is the city’s “unBible belt,” suburbs where churches are doing it tough, but look deeper and signs of spiritual vitality emerge. One of these is a growing desire for gospel centred churches to… Continue Reading
Today’s hearing of Cheng v Church Missionary Society Australia Limited (CMS) is a rare instance of a Christian worker taking their employer to the Fair Work Commission seeking redress in an unfair dismissal case. Nothing in this story should be… Continue Reading