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The journey of a lifetime: An interview with Ruth Baker

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Ruth Baker

Ruth, thanks so much for speaking to us. I’ve heard you say before that you are a very ‘unlikely’ Christian. Can you tell us a bit about who you are and how you came to trust Jesus? I grew up in the 1970s in the north of England with wonderful hippy, anti-establishment,…

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ACR Journal

A Theological Account of Blessing

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 by David Höhne

At the recent Synod of the Diocese of Wangarratta (Aug 2019) Dr Dorothy Lee mounted a case for the possibility of Australian Anglican churches blessing same-sex unions in keeping with the general practice of blessing civil unions and the local…

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Christian Living Ministry

Pastoral care for the sluggish

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by Ben George

One of the saddest conversations I have ever had is with H. H was a skilled evangelist, a natural conversationalist, highly intelligent with infectious energy, and, most importantly, was on fire for the Lord Jesus. Yet in this conversation,…

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Christian Living Ministry

When to take a stand

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by Tom Habib

From time to time, faithful Christians have been called on to take a stand for the gospel. In the 1st century it was over circumcision and Gentile inclusion in the church. In the 4th century it was over the nature of God and the divinity of…

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ACR Journal

Summer 2020 Journal

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by ACR Team

Not everything can be said in a short blog piece. This is where The ACR Journal comes in. Some issues are complex and are best dealt with in more detail. In our journal you’ll find lengthy discussions on relevant and current theological matters…

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Church History Evangelism

Sydney Diocese’s Unchanged Priority for over Eighty Years

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by ACR Editorial

“The world’s greatest need is evangelism. With all the earnestness and strength that are in me I urge upon you that fact. I urge it especially upon my brethren of the clergy. Study evangelism; preach evangelism; live evangelism. Let us…

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Christian Living

A Day of Reckoning: Victorian Government pushes to ban Christian practices with threat of 10 years in prison

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by Murray Campbell

The day has come in Victoria where Christians and Churches need to decide whether to obey God or the Government. Such a decision should never be forced onto believers but the current Victorian Government insists that it must be so. There are times…

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