I’ve just started some extended leave. What to do? – I have slept a lot and then, compliments of a Christmas gift of movie tickets, went with my bride and friends to see ‘The King’s Speech’. ‘The King’s Speech’ is thought provoking … Continue reading
Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan is ever relevant. [See Luke 10: 25-37] The Samaritan is the outsider, the one who is the despised neighbour and unworthy of a handshake, let alone aid! It seems that when things get tough in … Continue reading
Hawaii is considering assisted suicide legislation and a letter from Oregon where euthanasia/ suicide killing/ dying with dignity legislation does exist, gives a chilling reminder of the abuses that euthanasia legislation brings. Euthanasia changes fundamentally the way doctors view their own … Continue reading
A public lecture will be held at 7:30pm on 25 Friday February at St. George’s Battery Point featuring the Revd Professor Michael Northcott. He is a Professor of Ethics at the Divinity School at the University of Edinburgh. “Professor Northcott’s … Continue reading
The Anglican Bishop of Egypt writes: We appreciate your prayers for: • Our churches and institutions, so that we can fix our eyes on God who is in control. May what is happening help us to draw nearer to God … Continue reading
Personal story of a New York model’s realising what her modeling career was doing to her and turning her life to encouraging healthy lifestyles. Her story illustrates the difficulty of Christians maintaining their faith in the modeling industry and also comments … Continue reading
My mate Jack Lim informs me that Alister McGrath is publishing a series of posts on the New Atheism on the ABC website – one every two weeks. Here is a quote from the first in the series: If the “New … Continue reading
Excellent responses by Bishop Suriel, from the Coptic Orthodox Church in Melbourne in speaking with AM’s Timothy McDonald. The Bishop responds on behalf of all the people of Egypt, not just the Christians. This keeps the conversation broad and not … Continue reading
Despite a Malaysian High Court ruling that the word ‘Allah’ can be used in Christian contexts it still cannot be used because of a pending appeal against the ruling. Clearly, slow justice is no justice. It seems that in an … Continue reading
I received a letter recently from Senator Stephen Parry: Dear John I have recently received a petition from the Tasmanian Council of Churches to which you were a signatory where you indicated strong support for protecting the traditional understanding of … Continue reading