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What kind of church does God want us to be? Jesus said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23) He notes in Mark 10:29-31 that this will involve losing some things that are close to our hearts. Yet Christians are promised much more than what they have had to…
Isn’t the Christian View of Sexuality Dangerous and Harmful? From Gospel coalition website. Sam Allberry is an editor for The Gospel Coalition, a global speaker for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, and a pastor based in Maidenhead, UK. He is the author of a number of books. He is a founding editor of Living Out, a ministry for those struggling with same-sex attraction.…
The Struggle Against Pornography My very first encounter with the internet in the late 90’s was in the office of one of our farming families. They had been signed up to a government trial on how the internet would be beneficial for farming. I will not go into the detail but a link from a church web site landed us on a…
Strengthening your Marriage – When God and the Government agree! In 1998, the Federal Government released a report called “To Have and To Hold”. It was a review of the 1975 Family Law Act and is subtitled “Strategies to Strengthen Marriage and Relationships”. It offers some remarkable findings concerning marriage but none more so than the disadvantages of cohabitation prior to marriage.…
Last week we considered domestic violence and the belief of some that domestic violence is sanctioned by passages concerning male headship in the Bible. In the ABC’s recent online article about domestic violence and the Christian church, Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies speaks to the contrary: “Submission is never coercive, it’s always voluntary, so the wife offers herself in that relationship. It becomes…
A lengthy article was posted online this week at www.abc.net.au/news, entitled “Submit to your husbands: Women told to endure domestic violence in the name of God”. The article rightly highlights the problem of domestic violence and the response of the Australian Christian churches to it. It has provoked much debate. It seems timely, then, to revisit a 2015 newspaper article written by…
The Organic/ Paleo/Detox Movements and what they reveal to us … A Philosophical Musing Article written by Shebu John – accessed off Gospel Coalition Australia website https://australia.thegospelcoalition.org Okay, wow that was a long title. So, I have been thinking—as I drink my single origin signature blend latte at my favourite coffee spot—is it just me, or is everything either organic or something…
A Good Reason For Evil – Part 4 This is a transcript of a commentary from the radio show “Stand to Reason,” with Gregory Koukl. It is made available to you at no charge through the faithful giving of those who support Stand to Reason. Reproduction permitted for non-commercial use only. ©1997 Gregory Koukl We’ve heard that uncomfortable truth, that westerners tend…
A Good Reason for Evil – Part 3 This is a transcript of a commentary from the radio show “Stand to Reason,” with Gregory Koukl. It is made available to you at no charge through the faithful giving of those who support Stand to Reason. Reproduction permitted for non-commercial use only. ©1997 Gregory Koukl So we’ve heard that God thinks that, on…
A good reason for Evil – Part 2 This is a transcript of a commentary from the radio show “Stand to Reason,” with Gregory Koukl. It is made available to you at no charge through the faithful giving of those who support Stand to Reason. Reproduction permitted for non-commercial use only. ©1997 Gregory Koukl We have seen that evil is the absence…
