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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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you need 4 conversions « Shane’s Blog
Shane hits the nail on the head here. I remember hearing Peter Adam talk about these four conversions also: we want to see 1. conversion to Jesus as the Son of God (God’s grace) 2. conversion to the bible as … Continue reading
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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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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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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
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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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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