Christian Living – Australian Church Record

The “new normal” and the same old story: Evangelism in a virtual world

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by Lionel Windsor

“I just want to see my friends!” This was the frustrated—and completely understandable—cry from one of our teenagers as we entered another week of isolation with no clear end in sight. Although these friends had been chatting (and…

Christian Living Doctrine

The bread and butter Christian – Psalm 136

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by Ben George

How much is thankfulness part of your life as a follower of Jesus? How much, in our current situation, are you tempted to grumble? How much do you focus on the negative and lose sight of the positive? These questions are significant because giving…

Christian Living

You are enough, and other lies we like to swallow

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 by Jocelyn Loane

I don’t know about you, but the recent months of school at home exposed some pretty ugly cracks in the façade I’d created for myself of being a good mother. It’s much easier, it turns out, to parent your children when they aren’t in the…

Christian Living

Why You Should Ditch Your Digital Bible

June 2, 2020June 4, 2020 by Matt Smith

When I started working in university ministry, I thought I knew the issues facing Christian students: money, church attendance, dating unbelievers, overseas holidays, grades. What I didn’t expect was a run-in with the digital Bible. With…

Christian Living Ministry

Extraordinary Ordinary Local Church Ministry

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 by Alison Blake

Who could have anticipated that after devastating drought, bushfires, hail and floods, a deadly virus would turn up, slamming shut the doors of every church building in every suburb and town in the land! I’d been thinking about writing…

Christian Living

Love in the time of Coronavirus

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Stephanie Hawkins

There are reports that during this time of pandemic, the topic of God and eternity is suddenly on many people’s radars.[1] As the ACR reported back in 1919, “Christianity is something worth having in an emergency”.[2]…

Christian Living Ministry

Church under Coronavirus: All Saints Petersham

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by Jocelyn Bignil

At All Saints Petersham, we have aimed to keep things simple and sustainable while still focusing on the core of all our church activities: gathering around God’s word and seeking to spur one another on in faith. Our church services are uploaded…