Which party should a Christian vote for? Which party should a Christian get involved with? The way I see it is that depending on where a Christian is at in their walk with God, they will be more inclined towards one party of another. No party will completely satisfy any thinking Christian. Not even the […]
Apocalyptic and the Beauty of God Isaiah 65. 17–25; Revelation 21.9–27 a sermon at Harvard Memorial Chapel, October 22 2006 by the William Belden Noble Lecturer, Bishop N. T. Wright (Bishop of Durham) ‘And I saw a new heaven and a new earth.’ You might well suppose that this would be the reaction of the […]
ACNS 41203 | LAMBETH | 23 OCTOBER 2006 Archbishop of Canterbury: Sermon preached at Chaoyang Church, Beijing 22nd October 2006 Dear brothers and sisters; it is a great privilege for me to be able to greet you in the name of Jesus Christ and to greet you from all of your brothers and sisters in […]
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES THREE CHRISTIANS * CHRISTIAN LEADER ASSASSINATED IN INDONESIA * CHRISTIAN SUSPENDED BY EMPLOYER FOR WEARING CROSS NECKLACE * MUSLIMS TAKE REVENGE IN IRAQ FOR POPE’S REMARKS * A GLOBAL EXPLOSION IN CHRISTIANITY * SPIRITUAL OVERHAUL IN HOLLYWOOD ———————————————– INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES THREE CHRISTIANS Three Christian men in […]
Weekly Message from Bishop Will Willimon 10.23.2006 MAINTENANCE OR MISSION? From http://www.crossmarks.com – an article by Harold Percy, “Good News People.” I very much liked its contrast between “maintenance” and “mission” as well as its stress on “effectiveness” being a mutually shared matter between pastor and congregation. The only thing I would add is that […]
Broadcast: 23/10/2006 Reporter: John Stewart The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, has moved to position Australia as a global centre for conservative Anglican churches throughout the world. Transcript TONY JONES: Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop, Dr Peter Jensen, has moved to position Australia as a global centre for conservative Anglican churches throughout the world. In […]
October 22, 2006 By Harry T. Cook Mark 10: 35-45 Cup: coffee cup, tea cup, paper cup, Styrofoam cup, tin cup, china cup, loving cup. Imagine each of them: from pedestrian to ordinary to modest to precious to triumphal. Each of them a cup. The paper or Styrofoam cup is disposable and is disposed of […]
Iraq: the project that failed October 19, 2006 In Australia the debate has barely begun. But Simon Jenkins says the US and British governments have run out of excuses. THE Baker report on an exit strategy from Iraq, leaked this week in the US, is as sensible as it is sensational. It rejects “staying the […]
I And Thou | Book Review Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough. “I and Thou” by Martin Buber is of course a religious classic. It is still widely available today. For those who might wish to make more serious study of the book, I include page references below. Martin Buber considered that he received this book as […]
Previous Biblical Authority and the Church’s TaskThe Challenge to the world’s authority structures and concepts The church is not made so that there can be a safe ghetto into which people can run and escape from the world, but so that God can shine out his light into the world, exposing (among other things) the […]