Bishops Betray Christ
Bishops Betray Christ – But There is Hope It was an interesting headline in the Australian: ‘Conservatives crushed in Anglican same sex marriage vote’. Reading the headline gave the impression […]
The Vows of Office – Scripture
This is the third in a series of articles on the vows of Presbyterian ministers and elders. For the earlier articles see https://ap.org.au/category/ministry/ Jesus Christ is the heart of the […]
The Christian Cancer of Celebrity Culture
Kissing Reformed-Evangelicalism Goodbye… One of the best examples of long-form journalism and modern day ‘story telling’, is Christianity Today’s twelve-part podcast, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. Produced and hosted by Mike Cosper, […]
Are the Sacraments a Help or Hindrance?
I once knew a 70-year-old who had been attending and serving in a Presbyterian Church all her life, and whose father was an elder. Yet that woman had never been […]
THE VOWS OF OFFICE – LET ‘YES’ BE YES.
This is the second in a series of articles on the vows of Presbyterian ministers and elders. For the first article see here. Along with other churches and Christian bodies, the Presbyterian […]
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 […]
The Vows of Office
We take promises Day by day we make promises. Many of these are at the level of ordinary commitments to ordinary things such as “Sure, I’ll collect the kids from […]
The Secularisation of Worship and the End of Spiritual Independence
There is a significant court case going on in Scotland just now, and it has important implications for the Presbyterian and other churches in Australia. 27 Scottish church leaders have […]
Moderator General Statement: Victorian Legislation, Feb 2021
To the congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Australia9 February 2021The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill – Victoria The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill has now […]
Daniel Andrews Defies God and His Own Church
Daniel Andrews, the Roman Catholic Premier of Victoria, has not only defied the God of the Bible, turned a deaf ear to the wider Christian population, but has specifically rejected […]
Reset or Revival?
Everyone is talking about it – the UN, the politicians, the environmentalists, the media. Even the church wants in on the act. 2020 has been a pretty horrible year but, […]
The Ten Truths
I am a post war, ‘baby boomer’, I have never known any other state than freedom, including the freedom to speak my mind. Since 1968 I have been a Christian […]
Come Let Us Hum
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with […]
Treating God as God: A timeless principle of worship that endures pandemics
Recently I met a young man who told me of his transition from a Pentecostal Baptist Church into an evangelical Presbyterian Church. He grew to love the Presbyterian Church, but […]
Is Church a Good Laugh?
“And you stand laughing, raising a laugh like women of the world who are on stage. This has overthrown, this has cast down everything. Everything we do is turned into […]
Come Let Us Sing?
Being back in a service of public worship last Sunday was lovely. The ‘social distancing’ is not too much of a culture change for this Scottish Presbyterian – although the […]