This is a resource paper produced for a training day on responding to domestic violence. It aims to lay out a some of the important biblical and theological issues which we need to think about on that topic. There is…
Category: Musings
Gracious Elenctics
This is a revised version of a post I wrote for Thinking of God in August 2015. It’s great to find a new word and to realise it is one you’ve been looking for — even if it turns out…
What God has joined?
As governments around the world have legislated to ‘redefine’ marriage, many churches have refused to accept those redefinitions and have continued to affirm the classic Christian, and biblical, view that marriage is a life-long union between a man and a…
Gates of Adamant are Broken
This morning, our dawn service opened with this C.S. Lewis poem, and the the second service closed with the same poem. It’s a wonderful reflection on the resurrection, and illustrates how Lewis could think of the gospel as a true…
The surprising history of Australian weddings
Australian weddings have changed — a lot, and that means marriage has changed as well. One of remarkable trends is the rise of civil celebrant weddings. These tell us a lot about how Aussie’s think about weddings, marriage and life.…