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Being Who You Are: Considerations for Contemporary Dilemmas

June 16, 2022 by Rob Smith

In my last article, I outlined the four biblical lenses necessary to answer the question “Who am I?” Putting these four lenses together, I hope now to draw out four implications particularly relevant for our present time. 1. The Contemporary…

No Mere Mortals: Understanding Myself through Biblical Lenses

June 14, 2022 by Rob Smith

In my first article in this series, I showed some different approaches taken in response to the contemporary question, Have I the right to be who I am? The deep question, however, is the older question: Who am I? In this article I will outline the…

Have I the Right to Be Who I Am?

June 9, 2022 by Rob Smith

This article is adapted from a talk given by Rob at the Mother’s Union Sydney Conference, ‘For Such a Time as This’, held at St Andrew’s Cathedral in February 2022. This article is the first in a three-part series. My wife and I enjoy watching the…

Confronting the Lord Almighty

June 7, 2022 by Ben George

Media coverage and advertising everywhere will tell you confidently that the god of this age is Autonomy. Of course, autonomy is not new to this age. We can trace the declaration of autonomy throughout humankind’s history in the pages of Scripture,…

The Transcendent Queen

June 2, 2022 by Kirsten McKinlay

I’ve never met the Queen myself, and am very unlikely to do so now, but I love to hear stories from those who have met her personally. So much so, that I actually remember once feeling quite breathtaken when my mum casually mentioned that she’d Scottish…

The anatomy of an Anglican service: Why Do We Sing Together?

May 31, 2022 by Angus Martin

People from all four corners of the earth love to sing. Some of us are better at it than others, but needing to be good at it doesn’t stop my friend James[1] from singing loudly and off-key! But why do we sing? And why do we sing in church? I want to share…

The anatomy of an Anglican service: More than an MC

May 27, 2022 by Adam Friend

The most important service? Let the word of Christ dwell among you richly, said Paul to the church in Colossae. Christians who gather, he goes on, should teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,…