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Pride will destroy you, your ministry, and people around you

September 7, 2023September 6, 2023 by Murray Campbell

You may be familiar with this famous saying, ‘Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall’. It comes from the Bible, Proverbs 16:18. We have mixed feelings about pride in Australia. On the one hand, we like to run over any tall…

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Children of believers belong to God’s family

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 by Jocelyn Loane

May our children never know a day apart from the saving grace of Jesus. I work as a chaplain at a theological college, and I have the joy of hearing dozens of testimonies. One of the things I’ve found really encouraging is hearing the stories of how…

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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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The Alphabet Bible

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 by Jeanette Chin

When I was at uni, we read an article about memory. It argued that pen and paper, computers and smart phones have erased our reliance on memory. There are good things about this, of course. Our digital calendar reminds us of wedding anniversaries.…

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The Gospel Speaks a Better Word than ‘You are Enough’

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 by Christine Bransdon

In case you missed it, the Barbie movie has now taken in over $1 billion at the box office globally. I saw the film on its opening weekend, enjoyed it immensely and have been thinking about it ever since. Amid the colour, humour and slightly anarchic…

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Recommended Reading – Raising Confident Kid

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 by Hannah Blake

I recently had a church mum approach me about a concern she has. Her daughter is in her first year of secondary school, and so is encountering new ideas about relationships and gender and identity, and having helpful conversations within the…

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