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What happened a year ago today

July 20, 2023July 18, 2023 by Bronwyn Windsor

It’s a cliché: ‘It began as an ordinary day’. But it did. And it opened a window into the ordinary extraordinariness of God’s providence. 7:57am – my husband is going for a run. He’s a very routine-type person so it’s his usual practice, but it’s…

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ACR Journal Church History

Richard Johnson

July 19, 2023July 18, 2023 by Steve Tong

Chaplain under fire One 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…

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Christian Living Doctrine

What I’d be reading right now (if it had come out before the extended version)

July 18, 2023July 15, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

You might be aware that a couple of years ago, Victoria passed laws to ban certain kinds of conversation about gender and sexual identity—and other states like NSW are considering following suit. The scope of Victoria’s laws goes far beyond…

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ACR Journal Christian Living Evangelism Ministry

This is the Word of the Lord

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 by Mark Earngey

Thanks be to God With great joy in his heart, a friend of mine recently shared with me about how his son became a Christian. The teenager had been reading through the story of Achan’s sin (Josh. 7:1-26) at youth group and upon reflection on the nature…

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ACR Journal Doctrine Ministry

God’s goodness in 1 Timothy

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

Paul’s first letter to Timothy is full of goodness. Terms for ‘good’ appear 25 times in the letter. That should lead us to expect that 1 Timothy would bring us delight, joy, peace, and satisfaction in God’s goodness. But when we come to read or teach…

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ACR Journal Doctrine Ministry

A God worth trembling before

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 by Craig Schafer

We know a glorious God. A God worth trembling before. Look at the opening words of Isaiah 66: Thus says the Lord: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool…’ A king who uses our planet, all 5.9 sextillion tonnes of it, as a footstool. This…

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ACR Journal Doctrine Ministry

The law of the LORD is perfect

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 by Andrew Leslie

During the lead up to the same-sex marriage plebiscite in 2017, I remember being surprised at the number of Christian people in my own circles who could confidently say ‘I know what the Bible teaches about homosexuality’, whilst at the same…

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