Theology
The Unstoppable Gospel
The book of Acts is well suited to be studied in a year of what we hope will be recovery like 2021. The affect of Acts is to bring about […]
Today’s Quick Word: 3rd August
Acts 21:12-14 [Agabus prophesied that, if Paul went to Jerusalem, he would be bound by the Jews there and handed over to the Gentiles.] When we heard this, we and the […]
Learning from Theology: A review of John Dickson, Bullies and Saints (Zondervan 2021), Part 2.
Introduction: Bullies and Saints is a church history book, and, as we saw In part 1 https://ap.org.au/2021/07/28/learning-from-history-a-review-of-john-dickson-bullies-and-saints-zondervan-2021-part-1/ it is an excellent church history book. In part 2 I want to consider the theological questions […]
Today’s Quick Word: August 2nd
Judges 16:22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved. If there is any benefit to be gained from reading through this distressing chapter […]
The Model
How refreshing to watch Ashleigh Barty’s demeanour and sportsmanship on display at this year’s Wimbledon Tennis Championship. Ash’s speech commending her opponent, thanking her team and the crowd, exuded down […]
Why Should I Become a Member of a Local Church?
A friend of mine (who is also a theologian) commented to me recently that one of the greatest weaknesses amongst modern day evangelicals is our doctrine of the church. My […]
Today’s Quick Word: July 30
Mark 12:26-27 Now about the dead rising – have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the […]
Raising Spiritually Resilient Kids
As parents who know the goodness of God, what part can we play to help our children grow in faith, and turn from the many deceptions and temptations they will surely encounter? […]
Today’s Quick Word: July 29
Jeremiah 25:8-9, 11-12 Therefore the LORD Almighty says this: “Because you have not listened to my words, I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of […]
Who is the Child?
Throughout the history of mankind, the natural progression of life has been birth, ultimately followed by death at some point in time. During these trying times it might be worth looking […]
Learning from History: A review of John Dickson, Bullies and Saints (Zondervan, 2021): Part 1
Introduction: John Dickson’s latest book is subtitled “An honest look at the good and evil of Christian history”. It has deservedly already received much praise. (It’s a small point but I don’t […]
Today’s Quick Word: July 28
Acts 15:1-2 Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” This […]
Changing Scenes of Life
Ecclesiastes 3 sets out a poetic and memorable reminder that life has its seasons, and there is a time for everything – to be born and to die, to plant […]
Today’s Quick Word: July 27
Judges 10:1-6a After the time of Abimelech a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country […]
Today’s Quick Word: July 26
Mark 8:23-25 [Jesus] took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spat on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus […]
Is “Purity Culture” a Problem in the Australian Church?
There’s a memorable scene in C.S. Lewis’ novel, The Great Divorce, where this ghostly person shrinks back from entering heaven dur to the interference of a small red lizard on their shoulder. […]
I Remember When…Christians fared well at college
My only taste of secular tertiary education was in 1962-3 at Wagga Teachers College. It was a vastly different era to the present time. In 1962 there were eight Teachers […]
