Click here to download Media Release View Full Letter to PM here The following is a letter I received from the Office of the Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney David Cook Dear Heads of Faith Communities, Please see attached a copy of the Media Release, now made public, detailing information relating to the Letter sent […]
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Click here to download Media Release View Full Letter to PM here The following is a letter I received from the Office of the Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney David Cook Dear Heads of Faith Communities, Please see attached a copy of the Media Release, now made public, detailing information relating to the Letter sent
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On my recent trip to Malaysia, I was asked to expound Romans 13:1 – 7, the attitude of the Christian to the civil ruler. The Bible makes it clear that all “superior” authority, like that of Government, is derived from the supreme authority, God Himself, who establishes and institutes such authority. For the Christian, the
Maxine and I returned to Australia on Tuesday after eight weeks overseas. We were five weeks in the UK, first at the Word Alive convention. This is like the Easter convention for the UK, this year held in North Wales. Word Alive has a solid commitment to expository ministry, each day started with sermons from
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Toplady’s hymn expresses it well: “Nothing in my hand I bring,Simply to thy cross I cling;Naked turn to you for dress;Helpless look to you for grace;Foul I to the fountain fly;Wash me, Saviour, or I die.” By dying on that cross, Jesus won our salvation. To do so, Jesus had to live a perfect life
Every pastor has been asked “will I know my loved ones on the other side?” The intermediate state is the time between our death and the day when Jesus Christ returns and we receive our new body. In that time we are disembodied souls, will we be able to recognise loved ones? We cannot be
That there is an element of fear as we face imminent death is natural, after all, none of us are experienced at dying, we only die once. It seems so permanent and separating from all that we love. Fear can only be quelled by love. John says that as we face judgement, “there is no
On 20-21 February I spent a weekend at the Koinonia Campsite in Evans Head, 50kms south of Ballina on the far north coast of NSW. It was the annual houseparty of Tenterfield Anglican Church, 50 Adults and 30 children had made the 2.5 hour, winding 200km journey to spend a weekend together. When I told
This is the third column in a series on truths which have been neglected and need careful and clear treatment. Many writers have referred to the Holy Spirit as the shy member of the Trinity. Every believer has the Holy Spirit living within. The Holy Spirit is divine, He is God the Spirit, the third
Occasionally I watch Parliamentary Question Time and the truth of the above quote from Mark Twain impresses me again. Both sides of politics can use the same statistic and reach precisely opposite conclusions. Having been a College Principal for 26 years, I know the power of statistics: How many applicants do we have this year
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