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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: June 2009
Love and Marriage » Bill Muehlenberg’s CultureWatch
Big Billy M weighs in on the marriage vow dialogue: So if you are seriously considering marriage, my first word of advice to you would be to abandon any foolish thoughts about using such self-destructive phrases as “as long as … Continue reading
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Wedding Vows: APBA vs BCP
Let’s compare APBA (A Prayer Book for Australia) and the classic BCP. The BCP reflects the best of the western tradition of marriage: 1995 APBA Groom: I, John in the presence of God, take you Mary to be my wife; … Continue reading
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Decline of John Calvin | The Australian
Great piece by Michael Jensen. Loved the below line… Calvin’s great work was his Institutes of the Christian Religion, which must surely count (with the Bible) as one of the great unread classics of Western thought. via Decline of John … Continue reading
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APBA Wedding Vows
The marriage vows we use at Holy Trinity Doncaster from the 1996 “A Prayer Book for Australia” (this is not used in Sydney). If you include the consent and giving of rings, there are three sets of promises: THE CONSENT … Continue reading
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The Benefits of a Classical Education – O’Reilly Radar
A surprising intersection of two of my interests – classical education and technology…. The Benefits of a Classical Education – O’Reilly Radar.
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Stolen generation of church planters | Youth & music ministry | Sydneyanglicans.net
Give Jodie a medal for his insights below. If local churches could apprenticeship people and keep them involved whilst at 4 years of full time college, that would be very effective IMHO. The danger might be that the person would … Continue reading
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Customised wedding vows
The Wall Street journal reports on For Better or for Worse: When Marriage Vows Get Creative. Sydney Anglicans has some good reflections here: I say ‘I won’t’ until they say ‘I will’ In my marriage preparation ministry at Holy Trinity … Continue reading
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I’m a church plodder too
A great article on why Anglicanism is worth it: Back to the Future. Reforming the Church of England – Learning from the past. Some choice quotes: The Church of England, as we heard last year, is not halfway between Rome … Continue reading
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What Is Anglicanism? Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi
This is a wonderful article by a leading Anglican Archbishop. Some great quotes to entice you to read the whole thing: I have the privilege of serving as archbishop of the Church of Uganda, providing spiritual leadership and oversight to … Continue reading
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Between Two Worlds: Luther on the Connection between Good Literature and Good Theology
What a great insight from Luther: I am persuaded that without knowledge of literature pure theology cannot at all endure, just as heretofore, when letters [literature] have declined and lain prostrate, theology too, has wretchedly fallen and lain prostrate; nay, … Continue reading
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Psalm 62 Sermon
2009 – 06 – 14-06-09 AM – In God Alone My Hope is Found – Wayne Schuller – Psalm 62.mp3 via Sermons – holytrinitydoncaster.org.au.
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Oden on Pastoral Care and Modern Problems in Theological Education
Reading Thomas Oden, Theology Today – Vol 42, No. 1 – April 1985 – ARTICLE – Pastoral Care and the Unity of Theological Education. “There is a sense in which all theological disciplines-biblical, historical, theological, church and society, and practical-lack … Continue reading
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John Calvin on Psalm 62
The Great Commentator on Psalm 62: It is essentially necessary, if we would fortify our minds against temptation, to have suitably exalted views of the power and mercy of God, since nothing will more effectually preserve us in a straight … Continue reading
Solzhenitsyn – A World Split Apart
This man was a prophet – this speech to Harvard graduates in 1978 is a powerful condemnation of Western pride in the middle of the cold war. His commentary on materialistic self-destruction seems even more apt 30 years later. His … Continue reading
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Andy Naselli » Blog Archive » Training Pastors to Think
I really enjoyed this article from Kevin Bauder on “Liberal Education“. Some people call it a “liberal arts” education, others call it a ‘classical’ or even ‘classical Christian’ education. If you read the biographies of the magisterial Reformers, right up … Continue reading
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