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God’s good word transforming lives – four stories

April 11, 2023 by Ben George

I’m sure that book after book could be written on the goodness of God’s word, exploring various passages and the ways in which we ought to delight in its beauty. However, surely one of the most impactful ‘good’ things when we think of God’s word…

Do you know death?

April 7, 2023 by Jeanette Chin

Over the past three years, it’s been sobering as the world confronts its mortality. Covid’s death toll overwhelmed hospitals, filled the morgues, converted paddocks into mass graves. The words of Hamilton have felt prophetic: “Death…

What are we unable to stop speaking about?

February 23, 2023 by Mike Leite

Every time I read Acts 4:20 I am struck by how the message about Jesus should work. As the book of Acts begins, what Peter makes clear in each of his first Christian sermons is that Jesus is both Lord and Messiah. For example, Acts chapter 2 and the…

The antidote to idolatry

February 14, 2023 by Alan Lam

It’s right and proper for us to worship God. But when we think about worshipping God, we can tend to think of just a limited range of activities, such as singing to him, obeying him or evangelising. Yet if we do this, it’s possible to miss a key component…

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…

A question of security (Ephesians 2:6–7)

February 9, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

As I write this, the world is shocked and grieving at the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The loss of life is beyond devastating. But news stories about disasters in our world are far too common, aren’t they? And whenever we hear of them, they…

In the spitting image of God

December 20, 2022 by Bronwyn Windsor

This year on my birthday I received one of those DNA test kits – and I was so excited, I couldn’t wait to do it. I’d been wanting to do one of these for ages. The instructions directed me to spit into a little test tube and mail it off to the lab. It felt…