From here: http://www.lambethconference.net/canada/?p=92 “Dr. J.I. Packer, received a letter threatening suspension from ministry by the controversial Bishop of New Westminster, Michael Ingham. Bishop Ingham accused Dr. Packer, hailed by Time Magazine as the “doctrinal Solomon” of Christian thinkers, “to have abandoned the exercise of ministry” after the church where he is a member voted to …

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Ok, now here’s something quite valuable that’s up on the net. Vern Poythress (Teaches NT at Westminster Theological Seminary) has put his book, The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses online. John Frame and Vern Poythress generously try to put whatever publications of theirs online as they can, thus this site is a …

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Christianity Today has posted a review of Frank Schaeffer’s book, Crazy For God. Basically this book pokes a cynical view of the life and ministry of his parents, Francis and Edith Schaeffer.In the review, which is absolutely brilliant, (teaching us life lessons and bringing an insight into the life of the Schaeffers) Guinness, covers topics …

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I had the wonderful privilege of visiting the L’abri family at Greatham, UK last year in September. This was an amazing time of growth, learning and streching in my Christian life and I’ve learnt unique things from my time there that I will hopefully never forget. Definitely the most wonderful experience of Christian community I’ve …

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Here’s a snippet from a good and short interview with the Getty’s from CT: CT: “What makes for a good song? Kristyn: People have to want to sing it. So much of songwriting is editing, really. It’s just trying different words. Keith: Ever since we started doing this, people have written to us with their …

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Here’s an excellent post from Byron Smith on his Nothing New Under the Sun blog on the topic of fellowship and church: http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2008/02/jesus-friend-of-sinners.html

I’ve just recently asked a few questions of Rev. Simon Manchester of St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, North Sydney about preaching and pastoring. Having been led by, and having worked for Simon for a few years I am glad to share his thoughts with you. He is a servant-hearted Christian leader and I commend his thoughts …

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In the western post-Christian world, what is needed to be a counter-culture as per the salt and light Jesus demands? Douglas Groothius has posted some good thoughts on his blog – here’s a snippet: “What is required to be a Christian counterculture? Here is a short list to provoke thought and action. 1. Biblical knowledge …

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Here’s a short and good little write-up on how a wrong practice of seeking God’s will can potentially lead Christians to emotional and spiritual bondage. http://blog.togetherforthegospel.org/2008/02/the-bondage-of.html

If you’ve been following the movements of the Anglican Communion globally recently (and not-so recently also), then you’ll know that the Anglican Diocese of Sydney will not be attending the Lambeth Conference this year. This is highly significant and listening to the reasons of the Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen is an important part of …

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