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

February 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…

The problem with personal Bible reading

February 6, 2023January 24, 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…

HUGH LATIMER: GOSPEL PLOUGHMAN

December 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…

It’s Advent, Time to Prepare!

November 28, 2022November 26, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Time to prepare! This Sunday marks the beginning of the season of Advent. While many of us are wrapping up our work for 2022 and wrapping up our presents for Christmas, a new season begins. In fact, a new year begins. Not a civil calendar year, but…

From the vault: The Bible in the hands of the sovereign

September 13, 2022 by ACR Team

The Royal Law By the Rev. Canon M. L. Loane, M.A., Vice-Principal of Moore College.May 28, 1953 At the Coronation of the Boy-King, Edward VI, in 1547, three swords were placed in his hands, one each to represent his right to the realms of England,…

The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 4

September 3, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 3 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here. Authentic Anglican Identity So, we have said a lot about the myth of the Via Media and the Canterbury tale of the Three-Legged Stool – perhaps too much!? But if…

The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales – Part 3

August 30, 2022 by Mark Earngey

Mark continues from part 2 of his Gafcon 2022 talk. You can read the entire text here. Classic Confusion #2: The ‘Three-Legged-Stool’ So much for the myth of the Anglican via media. But alas, there is one more tall Canterbury tale which needs to…