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13 Mar Divine pronouns? Let God decide

Posted at 14:28h in Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture, Identity, Religious Literacy 0 Comments

The Church of England has been asked to respond to requests from clergy to use gender-neutral pronouns for God. The question has been referred to the Church of England’s Liturgical Commission. This would be a major variation from the Book of Common Prayer, a foundational text...

16 Dec Divisive Victoria: Promotes Islam, Shuns Christianity

Posted at 20:14h in Faith & Worldview Blog, Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam 2 Comments

In the lead-up to the recent Victorian election, Premier Daniel Andrews announced grants of more than $8 million to the Victorian Islamic community. A social media video posted by his office celebrated this news in a way that can only be described as joyful. In the...

06 Oct Counting the Cost of Being a Public Christian

Posted at 19:41h in Changing World, Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture, Freedom 0 Comments

Last week’s resignation of Andrew Thorburn from his newly acquired role as CEO of Essendon Football Club raises deep concerns about the ability of Christians to serve in high-profile positions in business and government. Thorburn’s resignation came after the club became aware that City on a...

16 May Right, Left and the Politics of Time: A Christian Response

Posted at 18:04h in Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture, Restoring Worldviews 1 Comment

ABSTRACT How should we as Christians position ourselves in the swirling political currents of the age? Is it Christian to be on the right or on the left? In any case, Christians must engage in the political process, even though it be from a minority position....

12 May Whither the Australian Anglican Church?

Posted at 08:57h in Changing World, Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture, Marriage, Religious Literacy 14 Comments

A Divided Church This week the General Synod of the Australian Anglican Church has been debating what its stance is to be on human sexuality. A vote to affirm the church’s traditional position on marriage was strongly supported by clergy and laity but was narrowly rejected...

25 Dec A Christmas Greeting for 2021

Posted at 08:13h in Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture 0 Comments

Dear friends, I am writing to you on Christmas morning in this year of our Lord 2021, to wish you a wonderfully joyful Christmas. Yesterday I entered a neigbourhood newsagent to buy a card for a friend. There I encountered rows upon rows displaying hundreds of festive...

31 Oct Love Them As Yourself: A Journey Amongst Iranian Asylum Seekers

Posted at 11:31h in Changing World, Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture 2 Comments

Over the past eight years, I have been involved in caring for Emmanuel Iranian Church, a congregation of Iranian asylum seekers in Melbourne, most of whom are recent converts from Islam to Christianity. It has been an exciting – and at times, exhilarating – ride....

16 Sep Faith and Fear in Age of COVID Anxiety

Posted at 17:09h in Changing World, Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture, Freedom, Video 0 Comments

Mark Leach and Mark Durie discuss Christian responses to the COVID crisis....