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Church history is our history

October 6, 2026 by Leah

According to tradition, in 1637, a Scottish market trader named Jenny Geddes stood up in the middle of a Sunday service and hurled the stool on which she was sitting at the preacher in the pulpit. Her protest was provoked by…

Exegeting ourselves and our communities

September 30, 2026 by Ruth Baker

In my first article in this series, I showed that here in the West, our local communities are mission fields. Here, we’ll look at how we can examine ourselves and our suburbs to better connect with people as part of our long-term mission. Exegesis…

The West as a mission field

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 by Ruth Baker

This is the first article in a two-part series. Here, I show that in the West, our local communities are mission fields. In part 2, we’ll look at how we can examine ourselves and our suburbs to better connect with people as part of our long-term mission.…

Australian and English evangelicals: A conversation with Andrew Atherstone

September 22, 2026 by Lionel Windsor

Andrew Atherstone is Professor of Modern Anglicanism at the University of Oxford. He has been in Sydney for the Annual Moore College Lectures, held in August 2026, on Anglican Evangelicalism in the Age of John Stott, Jim Packer and Dick Lucas:…

The end of an era: Bishop Mark Calder retires

September 17, 2026 by James Daymond

Many will know that there are three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened. Bishop Mark Calder, 11th Bishop of Bathurst, retiring on 19 September 2026, has been…

Artemis, 1 Timothy 2, and the clarity of Scripture (part 2): The interpretive backstory

September 15, 2026 by Lionel Windsor

This article first appeared on The Gospel Coalition Australia in a series interaction with God’s Yes to Women. In her second article on the editorial framing of God’s Yes to Women, Dani Treweek takes exception to the framing…

Artemis, 1 Timothy 2 and the clarity of Scripture (part 1): “The looming shadow”

September 15, 2026September 14, 2026 by Lionel Windsor

This article first appeared on The Gospel Coalition Australia in a series interaction with God’s Yes to Women. This is the first of two articles responding to Michael Bird’s chapter in God’s Yes to Women: “Leadership, Teaching,…

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