Posts from August 2023
The Morality of Voting Yes or No
This week in Two Ways News, Tony Payne and Phillip Jensen discuss the upcoming constitutional referendum. The heart of their discussion is an attempt to answer two questions: “What place does morality have in deciding questions like this?” and “How should Christians engage with the debate as citizens?” Tony Payne: Is there a Christian response to this particular social, political question that we’re grappling with? How can Christians think through morality and the way we make decisions as Christian citizens? Phillip…
Book Review – The Manual
Al Stewart, The Manual: Getting Masculinity Right. Matthias Media, 2022. 249pp. With issues of gender front and centre of the cultural conversation, the need for clarity on what it means to be a man, and what real masculinity is all about, has never been greater. That there is confusion is without doubt. And the confusion is not confined to the secular world; many Christians and churches struggle to clearly and biblically define what it means to be a man. It is…
The Voice: A Christian Perspective
Here’s an article you might find helpful to think through the debate on the upcoming Voice referendum later this year. It is a Christian perspective, not the Christian perspective. But it’s helpful, because so much of what we read is coloured through the lens of partisan politics rather than Christian reflection. Read the article at The Gospel Coalition website.
Three Reasons to Greet Someone New (and Someone You Know) at Your Church
There have been many new people joining us as guests at our worship services in recent months. I’ve been encouraged to see many of you speaking with guests afterwards; that’s a really practical expression of love and kindness. It brought to my mind two articles I read recently: Three reasons to Greet Someone You Know at Your Church, and Three reasons to Greet Someone New at Your Church. Both are well worth reading and learning to put into practice. Three reasons to Greet Someone New at…