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Recent blog posts

• Jacob: Scoundrel, wrestler and ancestor of Christ, with Philip Kern @ Moore College
  May 22, 2020
  The figure of Jacob, in the pages of the Old Testament book of Genesis, is a fascinating character. The man who became known as “Israel” was in so many ways a scoundrel, yet he received God’s
• Is “Church Online” Church? (Lionel Windsor, Mikey Lynch, Andrew Heard)
  May 17, 2020
  In this discussion for the Reach Australia network‘s podcast, I join Mikey Lynch (leader of Tasmania’s Vision 100) and Andrew Heard (lead pastor of EV Church on the Central Coast of NSW)
• Ecclesiastes and a world in crisis, with George Athas
  May 14, 2020
  What does the Bible have to say to a world in crisis? In my latest Iso-Chat, I speak to my friend and colleague George Athas about the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is about a
• The “New Normal” and the Same Old Story: Evangelism in a Virtual World
  May 12, 2020
  There are amazing opportunities in online evangelism. And with the “new normal” under COVID-19, people really are listening.
• How did the Reformers respond to plagues? Learning from history with Mark Earngey @ Moore College
  May 8, 2020
  I have a chat to Mark Earngey, Head of the Church History Department and lecturer in Christian Thought at Moore College, about his public online lecture “Protestants and Plagues”. Video This
• “He is risen! He is not here”: Comfort and hope in absence, with Peter Orr @MooreCollege
  May 1, 2020
  The words of the angel on that first Easter Day, “He has risen! He is not here” (Mark 16:6) are full of comfort and hope. That is especially true as Christians celebrate Easter in 2020, under
• The biblical meaning of righteousness and justification Part 3, with Chris Thomson @ Moore College
  April 30, 2020
  I speak with Dr Chris Thomson about the meaning of "righteousness" and "justification" and how this helps us to understand Romans, imputation and assurance.
• God’s judgment and compassion in Jeremiah, with Andrew Shead @ Moore College
  April 28, 2020
  What does it mean for God to be judge? How does this square with the biblical picture of God as compassionate? Sometimes we can adopt a one-dimensional view of God—a view that assumes that either God
• The biblical meaning of righteousness and justification Part 2, with Chris Thomson @ Moore College
  April 27, 2020
  I speak with Dr Chris Thomson about the meaning of “justification”, especially in light of modern scholarly views, in particular that of N. T. Wright.
• Moore College, open for business: Joys and challenges during Covid-19, with Principal Mark Thompson
  April 24, 2020
  Principal of Moore College, Mark Thompson, talks about how the College is faring in this season of Covid-19 restrictions. Mark shares some encouraging stories of Christian love and mission amongst