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I was wondering the other day about how we would define the phrase ‘Emerging Church’. What do you think?
We bander about words like post-modern, alt worship, gen-x, alternative and we use places like cafe’s, homes, pubs. But what is it that defines us? How do you explain to someone what you are involved in?

Well, I know I am probably slow. On second thoughts don’t answer that! But, has anyone seen this site that provides Christian Book Summaries?
As I am a bit of a book snob, I believe that you should read a whole book. It just seems to me that it is sort of cheating to read books […]

Okay, it appears that our blog has come under scrutiny from some year 10 students who are required to write an essay on “Is Australia an Egalitarian Society”. Their diligent internet searching has brought them to this entry.
So, I am not one to knock back a request for assistance. But seeing as it […]

Our man of Steel and his trusting side kick Minister for Immigration Ruddock*, have whipped up paranoia and fear of the ‘other’ perhaps like no other team throughout Australian history. No mean feat in these days of education, internet etc. But, these two have shown about as much compassion to people who are fleeing tyrants […]

I have a cartoon on my office wall which is entitled “As the coming out trend continues”. A husband and wife are sitting on a couch with their heads in their hands whilst their daughter stands in front of them saying “It wasn’t anything that you did or didn’t do as parents. I […]

Darryl had some really good stuff to say about a letter he received recently:

My tradition is concerned about being right. It’s becoming more and more obvious to me that we can be right on all sorts of issues and still be so very wrong. I really wonder if God is as concerned about what we […]

Today I read with interest an article by Gordon Moyes on the recent Uniting Church Assembly. Some of the points that he made bear closer consideration:

Churches by their nature require an ethos that includes tradition and culture, mystery and authority. Reject the bishops and abandon the Bible and all that replaces them are mates […]

Hot off the press, this article from today’s paper entitled “Church votes to allow gay priests“. Turns out they are reporting about developments in the Uniting Church of Australia, which refers to their clergy as “ministers”. You can find some background on the debate here.
I bet some of the Anglican and Catholic leadership […]