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My afflictions, your glory (Ephesians 3:12–13)

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Lionel Windsor

As Paul writes Ephesians, he can see there’s a crisis approaching. He’d often written letters when groups of believers faced crises. Sometimes, the crisis involved false teaching. Sometimes, it was persecution. There had also been moral…

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Christian Living

My Coronavirus Meltdown Moment

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Jocelyn Loane

Have you had a Coronavirus meltdown yet? Today I had an ugly cry in Coles. I am feeling pretty embarrassed about it. As I jostled my way through the crowds and past empty shelf after empty shelf, I felt myself growing increasingly anxious. We have…

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Christians and Pandemics through the Ages (260, 1347, 1665,…2020)

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Matthew Payne

The ‘coronavirus’ (COVID-19) has put the world into a panic. It is clearly extremely contagious and a significant threat to many lives. Nobody knows how long it will last or what its ultimate effects will be. Amidst the uncertainty, most people…

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Why would you?

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 by ACR Editorial

Moore College Overseas Alumni: An interview with Rob and Alice Brown Can you tell us about the state of the church in your home country? England is a country with a great gospel heritage, and Christianity in the broadest sense has been part of British…

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The importance of being a struggling Christian (Ephesians 6:14–16)

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 by Lionel Windsor

Do you ever feel like the Christian life is a struggle? Do you feel that it’s hard, day after day, to keep going? Do you find it hard to trust God, to live for Jesus, and to speak about Jesus with other people? Maybe you look at other Christians—at church,…

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Church History

Praying for patience

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by Kirsten McKinlay

I first started thinking about patience when I observed (what I perceived as) a lack of it in my husband nearly every time we had to leave the house together. He is a classic ‘doer’; he loves to act and get stuff done and ticked off. I, by contrast,…

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Theological college – Have I missed the boat?

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 by Rowena Russell

ACR chats to Rowena Russell: ministry wife, mum- to-teenagers and Deaf Society support worker and adult educator about taking on theological study at a different stage of life. 1. We often picture the average theological college student as…

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