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Happy 142nd birthday, ACR!

July 12, 2022 by ACR Team

On the first of July, 1880 the ACR began. Its name back then was ‘The Church of England Record’. Its very first article explains its object and purpose – and it’s remarkable that (1880s language conventions notwithstanding) it’s still the ‘vibe’…

Evangelism Through Making Christianity Strange

July 7, 2022 by Andrew Moody

The World Next Door by Rory Shiner and Peter Orr Is secularism all bad? Does it always have to mean an increasing hostility to Christianity and resistance to the gospel? Maybe not. One possibility is that it might be (at least partly) a blessing…

Telling the truth (Ephesians 4:25)

July 5, 2022 by Lionel Windsor

Truth is becoming an increasingly rare commodity in our world. Former US President Barack Obama certainly thinks so. In a speech in July 2018 celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, Obama took the opportunity to warn against a…

How to catechise a toddler, and other resources from Moore College

June 30, 2022 by Angus Martin

For centuries, Christians have used catechisms to teach the truths of the Scriptures to children. Indeed, in the Anglican Church, one of the biggest responsibilities of the ‘catechist’, often a theological student (what we now tend to call…

Paul the Apostle does children’s ministry (Ephesians 6:1–3)

June 28, 2022 by Lionel Windsor

Children’s ministry is exceptionally important. I can vouch for that first-hand. I first came to know Christ when I was a child, through the ministry of volunteers who taught the Bible in my school. As I’ve served on various ministry teams, I’ve…

Pleasure (and Power and Pride)

June 23, 2022 by Kylie Yip

In my last two articles, I wrote about Pride and Power and my aim in each was to warn us of the danger of shielding ourselves from the God who is Love. I argued that Pride turns us away from our Creator so that the reality of our smallness and dependence…

Are we ready?

June 21, 2022 by Ben George

During a time of door knocking around the streets of Auburn, I met S. He and his family had moved from Maharashtra relatively recently. He was keen to chat about God, but our conversation very quickly revealed his lack of assurance. S’s acts of…