Thu
Apr
17
2008
Homosexuality and school formals
Over the last few days there has been a minor stir in the Australian media over a protest by some Year 12 students at an Anglican school in Brisbane. They are protesting that gay members of that Year 12 are not permitted bring their boyfriends to the school formal.
Archbishop Peter Jensen was interviewed on ABC radio yesterday about the issue, and it’s a very good listen…
Sat
Feb
24
2007
'In drought and flooding rains...'
A great ministry that SWAC is supporting and promoting the many people in rural Australia experiencing serious suffering because of the drought…
Update: As Countryserve gets underway this weekend, Anglican Media has the story.
Tue
Aug
08
2006
Census Day
Census’s are nothing new (I recall one significant one around 2000 years ago involving Bethlehem!), but this year’s Australian Census can be done online…
Fri
Jul
28
2006
Have your say on church and government
Want a chance to influence the Australian Democrats policies in areas that directly impact on Christian ministry? Read on…
Tue
Jul
25
2006
Why does Lebanon love Hezbollah?
One of the biggest problems for us in the west when we look at what is happening in conflicts such as the Israel-Lebanon situation currently, is the popular media. Here’s a link to a brief, but helpful article that seeks to explain part of the back story to the current conflict in the Middle East.
Sun
Jul
02
2006
Rendering to Caesar...
What is the role of human governments in the life of Christians? Should we happily pay taxes or not? What does the Bible say about such questions? This is a few brief thoughts on the matter…
Mon
May
15
2006
Copyright changes - win some, loose some
New copyright laws mix sensible ideas with some silly limitation – but with perhaps hope for easier use of copyrighted material in some situations in ministry.
Sun
Apr
30
2006
Freecycling
What to do with the piles of stuff that you can’t bring yourself to throw out, but don’t want to keep? Freecycle it.
