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Monthly Archives: April 2011

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Growing Up: Innocence to Inner Sense (AASN Conference 2011)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Bishop John
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AASN, Australian Anglican Schools Network, will be hosting a national conference in Hobart from 12-14 August 2011. Keynote speakers include Rt Rev. Dr Chris Jones, who will be speaking on “Nurturing a Moral Imperative” and Melinda Tankard Reist on “Toxic … Continue reading →

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‘Call to open hearts on asylum’

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Bishop John
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On Easter Sunday I spoke out for Tasmanians to support asylum seekers who are coming to a new detention centre near Hobart. The Mercury article accurately reported my view, see following, but I was deeply disappointed at the ‘Comments’. Perhaps I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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An Easter Attitude

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Bishop John
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Thoughtful and thought provoking article on Easter hope from the Vicar General, Bishop Chris Jones. I can’t speak for New Zealanders or the Japanese, but I believe Australians like to see themselves as resilient. Perhaps we feel that resilience is … Continue reading →

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Easter & the meaning of suffering

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bishop John
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Thoughtful article from Barney Zwartz, The Age, on “acts of God”, suffering and the relevance of the events of Easter. He quotes a book from a long ago philosopher brother in Christ, Bruce Langtry as well as Peter Adam and Wolterstorff, among … Continue reading →

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The stethoscope

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bishop John
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A YouTube clip (2.20 minutes) for the congregation on Easter Day, or any day!  🙂 See, http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/stethoscope.html  Compliments of Richard Steven. … Continue reading →

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Liturgy of Reconciliation

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bishop John
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The value of having the worship service in a booklet that I can take home and ponder has been affirmed once again. Following the Good Friday Service of Meditations at the Cathedral, the service booklet including the prayers for reconciliation … Continue reading →

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Of cracked pots and Easter

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Bishop John
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My Easter message appears in Tasmania’s three major newspapers today, ‘Of cracked pots and Easter’: Holidays are great.  To set your envy juices flowing, I have just had eight weeks of holidays. Can you forgive me for that? Forgiveness is a … Continue reading →

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Is euthanasia an act of love?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Bishop John
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One of the repeated justifications for euthanasia claimed by the pro-euthanasia side is that it relieves the burden of the suffering as an act of compassion and love. Yet, this “compassion” or “love” is largely left undefined in modern discourse, … Continue reading →

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“Yulki: our Aboriginal sister”

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Bishop John
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Last November COMPASS ABC TV aired a show about Yulki: Arnhem Land Priest (see my blog post about it here). Now her amazing story has been written down in a book, “Yulki: our Aboriginal sister” by Phyllis Mercer. At the … Continue reading →

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Technology aids Gospel proclamation

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Bishop John
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Earlier this week I appeared in The Mercury article “Clergy’s faith in technology” showing off my Bible app on my iphone 🙂 Technology continues to be used to spread the Gospel to all corners of the earth. A good example … Continue reading →

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