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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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Apostasy distinctions
I’ve been thinking about apostasy and heresy. The latter is a subset of the former. The people who are warned about in Hebrews 6 are not false teachers, but apostates. All false teachers are apostates. But not all apostates are … Continue reading
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A Good Book Week
Three new books have arrived in the mail this week. Lovely.
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Tentmaker – George Whitefield: A Definitive Biography
Another two volume biography of Whitefield. I hope to read Vol 2 of Dallimore this year. George Whitefield: A Definitive Biography Dr E. A. Johnston. 2 volumes, 572 600 pp, dark green cloth with d/w. Foreword by J. I. Packer … Continue reading
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Franklin and Whitefield as Opposites :: Desiring God
I read “The Divine Dramatist” a few years ago, it truly is an awful biography of Whitefield. I missed the gem Piper found, click the link to see it. Whitefield’s journals are the best starting point to get into the … Continue reading
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A Campus Carol
A few years ago, in ye-good-old student ministry days, Helen and I led a strand group at the AFES National Training Event. I think it was the year 2000. We were doing a study of Romans 3:21-26 and we wrote … Continue reading
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Coolness #2
Was reading a bunch of 90′s EFAC Essentials articles yesterday. I can’t remember the author, but one of the articles was called: “Reaching the Reebok Generation”. Not cool. See also: Coolness
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Ben Had Cancer
May God be glorified through the death of one of his loved saints. This afternoon Ben went to be with his Lord. After a short six month battle with NK cell lymphoma Ben has gone to a better place. As … Continue reading
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Long term assistant ministers
A letter to the Sydney Anglican newspaper: Underneath this is an important goal – promoting the option of long-term assistant ministers. But the way to do it is not to pretend they don’t exercise a similar kind of spiritual role … Continue reading
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Are Children of Believers Members of the Christian Church?
On holiday we visited two great churches and were deeply encouraged by both. But they had very different views concerning children of believers. One church counted children of believers as being Christians themselves. They were part of the whole service … Continue reading
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CS Lewis Science Fiction Trilogy
Read the Lewis Space Trilogy on my holiday and loved them all. Especially the much darker and edgier second book. Being a lover of sci-fi I had long avoided Lewis’ “experiment” into this genre. But actually he does it very … Continue reading
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Diocese newspaper reports on Melbourne Synod
Synod says ‘pass’ on sanctity of life vote. Budget in deficit until June ’09 Baptism requirement a ‘barrier’ to marriage ministry
Submissive Christianity
What are the differences between Christian submission and Islamic submission? Christian submission is to a resurrected and reigning saviour, not an arbitrary divine will Christian submission is to one who is both divine and incarnate, the ascended Lord Jesus Christ … Continue reading
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Jono Smith’s Blog: The ESV Study Bible is MINE!!!
Well we have some new idols at Holy Trinity Doncaster. We all got ESV Study bibles delivered yesterday. Let the bibliolatry begin. I can’t believe Jono opened his already. I thought we all agreed lay baskets of fruit before it … Continue reading
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Audio Files from EFAC Conference 2008
The EFAC National Conference at Melbourne a few weeks ago was a great time of encouragement and networking. Kanishka’s bible talks were excellent. Abp Peter Jensen’s post Gafcon comments were helpfully mythbusting and encouraging. I thank God for the work … Continue reading
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Coolness
What if the hippest preachers and Christian music groups today date as quickly as DC Talk have in 15 years? Back in their day, DC Talk were hip and Biblical. Cool and Christ-centred. They were it and a bit.
Fellowship
“We should not think of our fellowship with other Christians as a spiritual luxury, an optional addition to the exercises of private devotions. Fellowship is one of the great words of the New Testament: it denotes something that is vital … Continue reading
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Colin Buchanan Concert
DSC_0054 Originally uploaded by WayneSchuller Every year Helen takes the kids and whoever will come to the Colin Buchanan concert. I missed last year, so it was great being able to go this year. Colin was fantastic. A great performer, … Continue reading
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Kayaker ‘forced to break leg’ | theage.com.au
This story of a Kayaker breaking his own legs is a great illustration of Jesus’ teaching on hell: 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to … Continue reading
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Peter Bolt – Living With The Underworld
It’s good. Recommend to anyone concerned about deliverance or spiritual warfare. Not a bad introduction to the Christian worldview for the stock Western materialist. A quote on deliverance ministries toward the end: The New Testament gives absolutely no encouragement to … Continue reading
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