Australian Church Record

InternationalMinistry

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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Christian LivingDoctrine

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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Christian LivingMinistry

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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Christian Living

Does the Bible produce bigots?

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 by Ben George

Mardi Gras is upon us in Sydney. When thinking about the tension in society around the issue of same-sex attraction, it’s easy to wonder if you might actually be a bigot – because you’re a Christian. In preparation for a seminar I presented recently,…

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MinistryYouth & Kids

5 things you need to talk about with your Youth

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Adrian Foxcroft

As the apostle Paul finished up his time with the church in Ephesus he was confidently able to report, ‘I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God’ (Acts 20:27). Wouldn’t that be a great way to finish up a time of serving people you…

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Christian LivingInternational

Novel Coronavirus – fearful or careful?

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 by Simon Gillham

Over the last six weeks global attention has been increasingly drawn to the outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus in Hubei Province, China. As the situation has evolved the number of infections and casualties associated with the virus has…

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