The gospel is not a message of personal salvation from the world, but a message of a world transfigured, right down to its basic structures
The more the gospel is seen as something just for our private souls, the safer Christianity is. It reminds me of Jesus words: “if you try and save your life, you […]

If you would like to understand the whole controversy that is swirling around Richard Clarke’s book, against all enemies then get over to the annotated biography of Clarke prepared by Tim Dunlop. It has extensive quotation from the book, which is great for Aussie readers where the book is not available yet.

I am continuing my read of Walter Wink’s engaging the powers and I find his whole idea that the powers are not evil in themselves but are simply fallen. He writes:
Nothing is outside the redemptive care and transforming love of God. The Powers are not intrinsically evil; they are only fallen. What sinks can be […]

As we have posted before, our denomination is utilising some consultants from Canada. Alan Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk are guiding us through a process aimed at releasing missional imagination in our local Churches. I am very impressed with the methodology that they have developed to do this process. It is one that does not rely […]

I have just watched John Gibson on Fox News “interview” a Canadian Senator.
Is it just me or do people think that it is inappropriate for a Fox News reporter to be yelling at a Canadian elected Senator? Is it right for Gibson to be shouting over the top of the Senator talking and basically […]

In a discussion on Wink’s exploration of the myth of redemptve violence, Colin commented this:
As Epicurus put it:
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? […]

It seems while I was asleep in the Southern Hemisphere, President Bush has been reading signposts
Last night I commented here that I didn’t want a show trial but I did see the worth in Bush and Rice appearing under oath. Let’s face it Rice’s perspective on this issue can’t be that sensitive as she […]

We are currently in the process of buying a house and I must admit that there is one aspect of the process which has left me a little bemused. In short, it appears that our role as human beings is to rort the system as much as possible. In connection with this purchase, […]

Dr Rice confirms what Clark has been saying about the situation room conversation:
The White House has acknowledged that on the day after the September 11 terror attacks President George Bush asked his top counter-terrorism adviser, Richard Clarke, to find out whether Iraq was involved.
Mr Bush wanted to know “did Iraq have anything to do […]

Bruce Grant writes an interesting piece on the Iraq war in today’s Age.
His opening statements are sure to get the blood flowing for some.
Students of statecraft learn that prudence in international affairs is a virtue. Political leaders who act impulsively or rely on the triumph of hope over experience do not get far in […]