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Why Lambeth is like a Hollywood set
30/07/08 | John Sandeman
Why Lambeth is like a Hollywood set...and Peter Jensen is our Ronald Reagan.
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Reports of Anglican demise exaggerated
29/07/08 | Russell Powell
Journalistic ambition, ignorance and a conflict paradigm led to some woeful early reports of GAFCON. So the success…
Journalistic ambition, ignorance and a conflict paradigm led to some woeful early reports of GAFCON. So the success…
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A drought is coming… of Holy Communion
07/07/08 | John Sandeman
Google a Sydney Anglican website, look under “staff” and the chances are that you will find a bloke called…
Google a Sydney Anglican website, look under “staff” and the chances are that you will find a bloke called…
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Rudd’s 20/20 blindness
02/07/08 | Bryan Cowling
Bryan Cowling argues the fruit of the Rudd Government’s 2020 Summit betrayed its economic rationalist agenda…
Bryan Cowling argues the fruit of the Rudd Government’s 2020 Summit betrayed its economic rationalist agenda…
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I’m a Believer
01/07/08 | Phillip Jensen
Is an atheist somebody who does not believe in God or somebody who believes that there is no God? The two options…
Is an atheist somebody who does not believe in God or somebody who believes that there is no God? The two options…
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Spare a thought for the atheists
02/06/08 | Bishop Ivan Lee
Having grown up as an atheist (well, up to the age of 17, if you call that grown up) I have always taken an interest…
Having grown up as an atheist (well, up to the age of 17, if you call that grown up) I have always taken an interest…
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Is seeking happiness wrong?
26/05/08 | Brian Rosner
The pursuit of happiness sounds like a pagan idea to many Christians. Brian Rosner wonders what our churches can…
The pursuit of happiness sounds like a pagan idea to many Christians. Brian Rosner wonders what our churches can…
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The black man’s burden
26/05/08 | John Sandeman
As Africans return the gospel to America, the Moral Majority is on the move.
As Africans return the gospel to America, the Moral Majority is on the move.
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A virus infects our schools
28/04/08 | Bryan Cowling
Bryan Cowling explains why ‘SSD’ syndrome stops us from supporting Christian teachers.
Bryan Cowling explains why ‘SSD’ syndrome stops us from supporting Christian teachers.
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Take the plunge!
28/04/08 | John Sandeman
Finding the right coffee is one front-line in a spiritual battle.
Finding the right coffee is one front-line in a spiritual battle.
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Why own goals do not matter
24/02/08 | John Sandeman
Everyone is a player in the Anglican Church Special Olympics.
Everyone is a player in the Anglican Church Special Olympics.
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No free lunch for church
27/01/08 | John Sandeman
Unbelievers should not have to subsidise our ministers.
Unbelievers should not have to subsidise our ministers.
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The face of Australia’s future
27/01/08 | Jeremy Halcrow
New research reveals the missing values of Gen Y
New research reveals the missing values of Gen Y
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Our secret heresy revealed
25/11/07 | John Sandeman
It may be that the “prosperity gospel” is waning among our Pentecostal brothers and sisters but what about…
It may be that the “prosperity gospel” is waning among our Pentecostal brothers and sisters but what about…
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Will the Communion crumble?
25/11/07 | Margaret Rodgers
The 2008 Lambeth Conference is fast approaching. But will Lambeth be held at all in 2008? To this question I would…
The 2008 Lambeth Conference is fast approaching. But will Lambeth be held at all in 2008? To this question I would…
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Doing their best in the Inner West
29/10/07 | John Sandeman
Dominic gave a talk on how to have ultimate sex. Witness statements gathered by this column indicate that the item…
Dominic gave a talk on how to have ultimate sex. Witness statements gathered by this column indicate that the item…
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Burma’s invisible victims
29/10/07 | Margaret Rodgers
Ever since I was a member of the General Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia, and then one of the presidents…
Ever since I was a member of the General Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia, and then one of the presidents…
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A nation in disarray
01/10/07 | Margaret Rodgers
Some images we see of life in Africa are heart wrenching, especially those coming out of Zimbabwe.
Some images we see of life in Africa are heart wrenching, especially those coming out of Zimbabwe.
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You REPA what you sow
01/10/07 | John Sandeman
A “storm in a teacup” – a minor argument or fight - is sometimes useful. It can help you see people in a…
A “storm in a teacup” – a minor argument or fight - is sometimes useful. It can help you see people in a…
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