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Religious Freedom and The Politics of Outrage – Part 1 By Akos Balogh (taken from Gospel coalition website) (According to Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times Journalist Nicholas Kristof, the best way for the Mainstream Media to build audiences in this competitive digital age is by ‘reinforcing stereotypes and minimising nuance‘. [1] Well, we saw both these behaviours in the SMH and ABC…
The Silent Epidemic That’s “Killing Us” (Part 3) by Akos Balough (Gospel Coalition) Part 1 & 2 can be found on our church web site or the Gospel Coalition Aust web site 9) Churches Are a Potent Force Against Loneliness Churches are islands of community in a (rising) sea of loneliness. When living faithfully to God’s word, churches are places where people…
The Silent Epidemic That’s “Killing Us” (Part 2) by Akos Balough (Gospel Coalition) In part 1 Akos raises the huge problem loneliness is for our western culture and then looks at 4 thoughts on why it is happening and why… 5) The Underlying Cultural Shift: Individualism. Although technologies like social media do shape us (for good or ill), loneliness was already a…
The Silent Epidemic That’s “Killing Us” by Akos Balough (Gospel Coalition) A silent epidemic is sweeping across western societies. It’s affecting young and old, rich and poor, educated and uneducated. You wouldn’t know it’s happening, because much of it takes place behind closed doors. But increasing numbers of people are touched by it. What is this silent epidemic? Loneliness. According to…
Jewellery Jesus or Genuine Jesus by Glenn Hohnberg It was a Buddha’s head that started the thought. The head was in Bunnings ready to receive your newly purchased soil and spring bulbs. A profound religious thinker who changed the path of history can now exist in every second tranquil Aussie garden. Utterly domesticated. Jesus is a lot like that. A glittering model of…
7 Deadly Sins – An Introduction Over the next seven weeks we will be looking at the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’: Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Anger, Pride and Slothfulness, exploring their relevance in today’s society and for our lives. For most of us though, the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins seems old and out-dated, something to be caricatured and laughed at or…
GAFCON 2018: A Turning Point in the History of Anglicanism – Part 3 By Ed Loane GAFCON Watershed GAFCON 2018 marks a significant turning point in the history of Anglicanism. The conference was not only the largest international gathering of Anglicans in the last 50 years, it represented the majority of the Anglican Communion. In the final statement the movement reiterates its…
GAFCON 2018: A Turning Point in the History of Anglicanism – Part 2 By Ed Loane Drift and Schism Unfortunately, towards the end of last century, some of the churches began to move away from the biblical and doctrinal basis of Anglican unity. At the 1998 Lambeth Conference these churches sought to validate their departure from scriptural norms by seeking the endorsement…
GAFCON 2018: A Turning Point in the History of Anglicanism By Ed Loane Almost 1700 years ago, on 20 June 325AD, 318 bishops concluded a very significant meeting. They had gathered in Nicaea because errors had arisen in the church which were so profound that they undermined the very foundation of the Christian message. Those bishops renounced the heresies and upheld orthodox…
GAFCON: Why this Anglican Conference matters to all Christians – Part 2 By Fiona McLean Striving for unity God calls his people to be “standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents” (Philippians 1:27). Striving for gospel unity will take wisdom and humility. Satan would love…
