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A View from the Pew: Helping the Church make decisions

August 31, 2023August 30, 2023 by ACR Editorial

Mrs Anna Davidson of St Barnabas’, Fairfield with Bossley Park is new to the synod this year.Why do you serve on the synod?This will be my first synod (2023). I was asked to serve and thought I would give it a go! Others encouraged me and said we need…
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A View from the Pew: Lessons from Lay Members of Sydney Synod

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 by ACR Editorial

With Sydney synod fast approaching, it is worthwhile remembering that two-thirds of the synod are lay members. Quite apart from the numerical majority, lay folk play an important role in the business of the synod, and in its ministry outcomes.…
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Richard Johnson

July 19, 2023July 18, 2023 by Steve Tong

Chaplain under fireOne observation about the past is especially instructive for Christians of any age: faithful witness is often met with hostile opposition. It would be a mistake to conceive of some halcyon days in the past when the whole of…
Christian LivingChurch History

Easter: It really happened! But so what?

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 by Mike Leite

When it comes to the resurrection of Jesus, most contemporary Christian writing has been centred on its historicity. Preaching often tends to focus on the historical details and the fact that it really happened, rather than its meaning. As…
Christian LivingChurch HistoryDoctrineInternational

ACR Statement on the Church of England’s Green Light to Bless Same-Sex Couples

February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 by ACR Team

The Australian Church Record laments the regrettable decision of the Church of England to pass a motion to proceed with further steps towards the blessing of same-sex unions. This decision is contrary to the clear teaching of the Holy Scriptures…
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The problem with personal Bible reading

January 24, 2023February 6, 2023 by Kirsten McKinlay

Let me be clear from the start: I think personal Bible reading is of inestimable value. In fact, as we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this year, we should be all the more aware of the immense privilege it is to pick up the…
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HUGH LATIMER: GOSPEL PLOUGHMAN

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 by Mark Earngey

For preaching of the gospel is one of God’s plough-works, and the preacher is one of God’s ploughmen.[1]So proclaimed Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-1555) on a rainy eighteenth day of January during the winter of 1548. This sermon – the famous ‘Sermon…

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