http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/ en mark@sydneyanglicans.net Copyright 2008 2008-07-28T01:59:01+10:00 http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/the_state_of_play There’s nothing like raising boys to make you reflect on your own childhood. As you seek to help them fill their leisure hours, you reflect on those activities you used to engage in. thinking There’s nothing like raising boys to make you reflect on your own childhood. As you seek to help them fill their leisure hours, you reflect on those activities you used to engage in. 2008-07-28T00:59:01+10:00 Mark Hadley http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/time_to_harness_the_power_of_hymns Ross Cobb, Music Director of St Andrew’s Cathedral, convinces JEREMY HALCROW that his belief that contemporary music is always the best option for gospel ministry is a myth. There is some evidence that traditional hymns resonate more with the unchurched. thinking Ross Cobb, Music Director of St Andrew’s Cathedral, convinces JEREMY HALCROW that his belief that contemporary music is always the best option for gospel ministry is a myth. There is some evidence that traditional hymns resonate more with the unchurched. 2008-07-14T01:01:00+10:00 Jeremy Halcrow http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/a_little_girl_no_more The rise of the ‘kidult’ requires a re-think of how we do evangelism. thinking The rise of the ‘kidult’ requires a re-think of how we do evangelism. 2008-06-16T01:01:00+10:00 Mark Hadley http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/christianity_and_us_foreign_policy_a_historical_perspective In recent years the link between Christianity and US foreign policy has become a topic of increasing global interest. Historian Mike Thompson gives us a historical perspective. thinking In recent years the link between Christianity and US foreign policy has become a topic of increasing global interest. Historian Mike Thompson gives us a historical perspective. 2008-05-12T01:01:01+10:00 Mike Thompson http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/connecting_you_now Australians love mobile communication. In 2005 mobile telephone penetration of the Australian population had reached 94 per cent with 19 million subscribers nation wide. In 2007 alone Australians bought just over ten million new handsets. thinking Australians love mobile communication. In 2005 mobile telephone penetration of the Australian population had reached 94 per cent with 19 million subscribers nation wide. In 2007 alone Australians bought just over ten million new handsets. 2008-02-07T00:01:00+10:00 Mark Hadley http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/the_big_picture_deadly_cartoon_pandemic We Christians should make common cause with Western secularism. When the Nazis invaded Soviet Union, Churchill defended his support of the communist Soviet Union saying, “If Hitler invaded Hell I would at least make a favourable reference of the Devil in the House of Commons”. Churchill recognised the greater danger. So should we. thinking We Christians should make common cause with Western secularism. When the Nazis invaded Soviet Union, Churchill defended his support of the communist Soviet Union saying, “If Hitler invaded Hell I would at least make a favourable reference of the Devil in the House of Commons”. Churchill recognised the greater danger. So should we. 2006-02-28T20:58:06+10:00 Jeremy Halcrow http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/the_big_picture_did_the_media_lose_the_plot1 Not in living memory has a riot seemed so media-generated. Front page headlines about Aussie Pride. Radio chatter about violent Lebanese youth and counter-talk about the Bra Boys surfers fueled an already incendiary situation. thinking Not in living memory has a riot seemed so media-generated. Front page headlines about Aussie Pride. Radio chatter about violent Lebanese youth and counter-talk about the Bra Boys surfers fueled an already incendiary situation. 2006-02-04T00:20:03+10:00 Jeremy Halcrow http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/the_lion_the_witch_and_the_dying_fly As Lucy approaches the wardrobe in the film of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the camera lingers on a dying fly on the window sill. I had wondered why the fly received a three second close-up, but then forgot all about it until Ivan Head, Warden of St Paul’s College at Sydney University, sent me his intriguing paper. thinking As Lucy approaches the wardrobe in the film of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the camera lingers on a dying fly on the window sill. I had wondered why the fly received a three second close-up, but then forgot all about it until Ivan Head, Warden of St Paul’s College at Sydney University, sent me his intriguing paper. 2006-01-19T13:07:14+10:00 Greg Clarke http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/dont_just_watch_it_start_gospel_conversations How can The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe help us to talk about the gospel with friends and family? GREG CLARKE, Director of New College’s apologetics centre, CASE, offers a few starters. thinking How can The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe help us to talk about the gospel with friends and family? GREG CLARKE, Director of New College’s apologetics centre, CASE, offers a few starters. 2005-11-28T21:47:31+10:00 Southern Cross http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/the_big_picture_with_jeremy_halcrow_november_2005 It should be no surprise that the Sydney Morning Herald will take an overly Sydney-centric view when analysing news events. That’s why Julia Baird’s argument in her October 20 column ‘Numbers rule as Team Sydney muscles up’, likening recent decisions of Sydney Synod to George Bush’s foreign policy should be taken with a grain of salt. thinking It should be no surprise that the Sydney Morning Herald will take an overly Sydney-centric view when analysing news events. That’s why Julia Baird’s argument in her October 20 column ‘Numbers rule as Team Sydney muscles up’, likening recent decisions of Sydney Synod to George Bush’s foreign policy should be taken with a grain of salt. 2005-11-02T20:43:27+10:00 Jeremy Halcrow http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/two_communions_loom Could relationships in the Anglican Communion be worse? thinking Could relationships in the Anglican Communion be worse? 2005-10-12T11:37:33+10:00 Jeremy Halcrow http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/three_reasons_we_must_question_the_governments_ir_plans What church hasn’t been adversely affected by Sunday sport and Sunday trading? But these are so entrenched, that talk of resisting the Government’s new industrial relations (IR) laws on the basis that Sunday is sacred just seems like rehashing an argument we lost years ago. thinking What church hasn’t been adversely affected by Sunday sport and Sunday trading? But these are so entrenched, that talk of resisting the Government’s new industrial relations (IR) laws on the basis that Sunday is sacred just seems like rehashing an argument we lost years ago. 2005-10-05T12:08:43+10:00 Southern Cross http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/an_insiders_view_of_evangelicals_michael_davenport It’s not only in Australia that there is unfounded fear and misunderstanding of evangelicals – things seem worse in Canada, says the Anglican Church League, publishing an article from Michael Davenport that helpfully clears up the confusion between evangelicals and fundamentalists. thinking It’s not only in Australia that there is unfounded fear and misunderstanding of evangelicals – things seem worse in Canada, says the Anglican Church League, publishing an article from Michael Davenport that helpfully clears up the confusion between evangelicals and fundamentalists. 2005-09-12T14:11:27+10:00 AMS Staff http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/time_to_write_a_letter_ken_west The Review Committee for key federal legislation relating to human embryos is calling for submissions from members of the public with an interest in these issues. It is important that the Christian Community make their views known to the committee so that they can be taken into account when the committee decides whether the acts should be altered in any way. thinking The Review Committee for key federal legislation relating to human embryos is calling for submissions from members of the public with an interest in these issues. It is important that the Christian Community make their views known to the committee so that they can be taken into account when the committee decides whether the acts should be altered in any way. 2005-08-29T01:01:11+10:00 AMS Staff http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/thinking/roleplaying_for_christ There’s nothing new about the MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) it’s a concept well over a decade old. But with computing power achieving new milestones every month, and broadband becoming increasingly common, MMORPGs have taken off in a big way these past few years. There are now many tens of thousands of players across the world questing, looting and fighting in virtual communities. How then do we play a MMORPG in the name of Jesus? I offer a simple list of strategies which I have found helpful based on personal experience. thinking There’s nothing new about the MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) it’s a concept well over a decade old. But with computing power achieving new milestones every month, and broadband becoming increasingly common, MMORPGs have taken off in a big way these past few years. There are now many tens of thousands of players across the world questing, looting and fighting in virtual communities. How then do we play a MMORPG in the name of Jesus? I offer a simple list of strategies which I have found helpful based on personal experience. 2005-06-08T16:01:48+10:00 David Simon