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About half an hour ago I had a fascinating and pleasant conversation with two Mormons, who were apparently visiting someone from their church. I think we had about a 10 minute conversation about our beliefs. A few dot points from things that struck me:
We use the same jargon to mean different things. […]
Earlier this week Joe Hockey made a speech to the Sydney Institute titled In Defence of God. In the speech he called for, at the risk of oversimplification, a more liberal theology of God.
Today’s letters page in the Sydney Morning Herald has a section devoted to this topic. It’s good to see that […]
At the SCCCA training workshop a few Wednesdays ago, Tom Tokura led a really useful workshop on evangelism.
He has kindly shared a copy of the presentation. Hopefully you will find it as useful as I have.
What’s worse than rotting in hell? Well, in hell, but not rotting.
Our congregation has an “unofficial” policy of vetting the lyrics of songs before admitting them for use in services. In general, we look at almost every song, regardless of source, and assess each on its own merits. I thought it would be useful to share the things I think about when I am […]
Here is a godly example of how to deal with suffering (Warning: 165 MB video file).
For some reason, whenever I talk to people about ministry, the discussion often ventures into “ministry platforms”. I think I have been saying the same thing enough times for me put it down in writing, so that hopefully I don’t have to repeat myself as much.
So, here is a FAQ. Nothing here is […]
There are media reports that Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a founding member of Hamas, has become a Christian. While we would need to take news with a grain of salt, as secular media are not known to be accurate reporters of one’s spiritual condition, if it were true, it would be very […]
Much has been made about gospel partnerships which reach out to a specific group of people. In these gospel partnerships, we have people from many different local churches gather together for a common cause—-to proclaim the gospel to this particular group. This allows them to tailor the way the gospel is delivered to […]
As Andrew Hong noted a few months back, developers of new residential developments in the outer suburbs of major cities don’t have much room for church buildings. There simply isn’t sufficient financial incentive for developers or local planners to put aside large blocks of land for church buildings. While there will probably be generic […]