About Me:
I am a Christian, husband and father.
I am senior pastor of Berwick Anglican Church, in the south eastern growth corridor of Melbourne. I am ordained in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.
I studied theology at Ridley Melbourne.
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Budget Synod Postscript
The budget crisis synod came and went. There was a bit of good discussion and debate about various figures and details Overall everyone was happy enough to move the new budget without debate and go home early. It was a … Continue reading
How Ubuntu Saved A Dell Laptop
My Mum’s Dell laptop is 3 months old. When Windows update tried to install service pack 1, it died horribly. Every time we booted there was a “blue screen of death” (I have photos). Safe mode, repair mode, nothing worked. … Continue reading
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MTS Victoria Training Day – July 24 – Preaching Old Testament Prophets (Zechariah)
MTS (Ministry Training Strategy) is a great movement equipping and recruiting evangelical pastors and leaders. They have Barry Webb from Moore Theological College coming on July 24th to lead this training day. It is aimed at Evangelicals in full time … Continue reading
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Not entertaining
Got into a healthy stoush recently for trying to follow v19. God willing, next time I’m going to do a v20 in response to a v19 sin. 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought … Continue reading
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AM Archive – NRL appoints gender politics adviser
This interview is from 2004 on the ABC. It demonstrates the failure of secular ethics to protect women. Christians believe God has both designed and commanded sex to be enjoyed in a lifelong marriage union. What matters most is our … Continue reading
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Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Financial Crisis
There is lots happening in the diocese right now. Not least our Synod on Saturday to deal with the DFC, our incarnation of the GFC. Please pray for us and our Archbishop.
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Charter Rights No Wrongs (Make A Stand) – www.makeastand.org.au
Well worth consideration if you want to protect religious freedom. I suspect a charter of rights will legislate a wrong morality. Charter Rights No Wrongs (Make A Stand) – www.makeastand.org.au.
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Recent Sermons – Acts
I love Acts. We have 2 more weeks to go on the series but not by me. 2009 – 04 – 19-04-09 AM – Challenging the Church – Wayne Schuller – Acts 15 v1-35.mp3 2009 – 04 – 26-04-09 AM … Continue reading
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How Our Children Come to Faith (Paperback) By (author) Stephen Smallman
This is a helpful little booklet if you want a 5 minute theological introduction to Reformed parenting. By (author) Stephen Smallman How Our Children Come to Faith via How Our Children Come to Faith (Paperback) By (author) Stephen Smallman ISBN … Continue reading
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I am new here
Does anyone actually click on “I am new here” links? I see lots of church web sites copying Mars Hill in this way.
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Charlie Brooker on why he hates Apple Macintosh computers | Comment is free | The Guardian
Charlie is right. Except what he doesn’t add is that MS Windows is also your proprietary Fisher-Price activity centre. Use an open source (free software) operating system if you really want to use your computer. My choice is Ubuntu Linux. … Continue reading
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Abortion and Civil Disobedience » Bill Muehlenberg’s CultureWatch
Bill M. issues a call to Christian civil disobedience. If we know that unborn babies are being killed at the abortion clinic down the road, what is our response to be? Do we have an obligation to stop the slaughter? … Continue reading
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Biblical Productivity Series PDF
Good productivity wisdom for pastors. Spanning more than four months on the blog, C.J.’s 17-part series on biblical productivity has finally concluded. Via email and in personal conversations many of you have requested that the series be provided as a … Continue reading
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Philip Jensen on a forgotten evangelistic strategy
“In Australia, the people with the lowest birthrate are the atheists. The raising of Christian children is an important evangelistic strategy“, the Briefing, April 2009 (Issue 369), p20.
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Cahill declines to coach Federer | Tennistalk
Coaching Federer would be the ultimate job for any tennis coach. Yet I think Cahill has made the right decision in rejecting Federer to be with his family. There are lots of lonely broken men with successful careers out there. … Continue reading
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Another book sale
Christian Books Australia also have a sale this week, 20% off everything to newsletter subscribers until May 7. So get on their newsletter! These guys have heaps of hard to get old books, especially Reformation + Puritan.
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Barnabas Fund – Prayer Focus Update May 2009
OIC – MUSLIM STATES CONSIDER INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION UZBEKISTAN – PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCE A FRESH WAVE OF SEARCHES AND ARRESTS EGYPT – FIRST CONVERSION CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO A CHRISTIAN CONVERT TAJIKISTAN – NEW RELIGION LAW THREATENS FURTHER PERSECUTION IRAN … Continue reading
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Canon Press Sale
Canon Press have a $1, $2, $3 sale on right now. Now you can get all your Reformed heresy in one place and at cheap prices. Let me share what I see as particularly noteworthy, with my comments in italics: … Continue reading
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