January 2021 – Australian Church Record

A word in grief

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 by Scott Millar

This is part two of Scott Millar’s reflections on grief. Read part one here. Two days after Susie’s death, the kids and I walk up the hill to church. The July cold bites us in more ways than one, and yet to be outside brings some sense of relief.…

Christian Living

Grief and love

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by Scott Millar

I like to believe she died in my arms. Suse was fond of my arms. “They make me feel safe”, she’d tell me regularly. So I like to think that her last earthly memory was of me holding her, caring for her, even as she was being carried into her Saviour’s…

Christian Living

How to make godly decisions in a high-ambiguity context

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by Brooke Hazelgrove

How well you can handle change depends on a trait called ‘ambiguity tolerance’. Someone’s ambiguity tolerance describes how well they handle a situation being unclear. Sometimes the situation is unclear because we don’t…

Ministry

2020 Vision in a Covid-19 World

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 by Tom Habib

“Christian ministry has faced two major challenges recently: bullying and burnout. The reasons for both are no doubt complex and too difficult to dissect in a simple article. Yet I wonder if our visionary attitudes contribute to these…

Christian Living Ministry

Making our churches a safe space for the separated and divorced

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 by Ruth Baker

Here’s an interesting thing: according to the 2016 census, 12% of our population is separated or divorced.[1] Yet only 6% of our church population is separated or divorced.[2] What does this discrepancy mean? Are our churches just excellent…

ACR Journal

Marriage has always been…?

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Mark Earngey

A Short History of Christian Marriage [1] The following was first published as part of the Diocese of Sydney submission to the recent Appellate Tribunal. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short account of the development of marriage within…

ACR Journal

Lady Jane Grey: A Firm Faith

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Mark Earngey

The following is an excerpt from a short biography written by Mark Earngey. Complementary copies are to be delivered to Sydney Anglican rectors as a Christmas gift from the ACR. If others would like to order copies please email editor@australianchurchrecord.net…