Matt Glover posts about an exciting venture of Mictham Baptist here in Melbourne – Australia. He makes some interesting observations about whether the building is the church or not.
Matt writes:

“Yesterday saw the official opening of “the Factory” - the community facility provided by the people that make up my church. It’s not a particularly unusual […]

Another christian glurge from my inbox
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Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to tell a lie?
If you think this is so, you should consider whether you have a predisposition to dishonesty.
Why are we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon is over we suddenly […]

Just a quick note to remind you all that the Forge Pioneering Leadership event is on this weekend. Come along and check it out for your chance to catch up with Phil and maybe even me if I manage to get my essay done.

I have started listening to the bible podcast on my ipod on the train. So far I find it pretty good - the American accent is a little off-putting, but the readings are nicely dramatised and have music and other sounds to add to the passage. The first creation story in genesis for […]

Phil just alerted me to this article from the herald sun reporting that an application by Mornington Baptist Church for an exemption from anti-discrimination provisions so as to allow them to advertise for jobs with community caring, a church charity has failed. The church wanted to advertise for applicants who were baptised, practising Christians […]

Ross is a smart guy. In reflecting on the temptation narrative he says this:
Each camp could identify bible verses which could be used to back up their argument, and each hurled them at the other as though simply quoting the bible and saying “it is written!” (or, perhaps, the rhetorical “what does Scripture […]

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert has formulated some fantastic rules for internet arguments:
1. Turn someone’s generality into an absolute. For example, if someone makes a general statement that Americans celebrate Christmas, point out that some people are Jewish and so anyone who thinks that ALL Americans celebrate Christmas is stupid. (Bonus points for accusing […]

In this post (which may take the prize as the comments thread with the most different topics discussed) a discussion has developed regarding the question of what makes a person “fit to lead” in a church context. We often talk about whether someone’s personal morality (particularly sexual morality) as a qualification for leadership but […]

Over at Waving or Drowning (great blog by the way!), Mike has posted up some thoughts of his friend Robert. Mike does not agree with the thoughts entirely but they do provide some reason for thinking about the way the canon of the bible was put together.

“I’ve been reading The da Vinci Code and you […]

I found this to be a good article on the fear mentality that is being created in the western world at the moment. In Australia, you don’t have to watch the news or read the newspapers for long to see a politician making some statement that is designed to highlight fear. When we had pay […]