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My Greatest Recommendation for Kids – Best News Ever

October 17, 2023 by Jocelyn Loane

Recently, a friend was telling me about a poll they conducted among the parents at their church. One question asked about whether the parents read the Bible regularly with their kids at home. They were surprised to find that only about ten percent…

Safety obsession

October 13, 2023 by Talar Khatchoyan

‘Caution: slippery when wet’ Our society is risk-averse. With our endless road signs, laws and regulations, we’ve cultivated a society that champions safety and prioritises the elimination of risk. Our Western world is safety…

‘Your truth’ and the true story: How the gospel of Christ transforms our decision-making

October 9, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

“Whatever the cause, my memory is my memory, it does what it does, gathers and curates as it sees fit, and there’s just as much truth in what I remember and how I remember it as there is in so-called objective facts. Things like chronology and cause-and-effect…

BOOK REVIEW: Mental Health and Your Church

October 5, 2023 by Netane Siuhengalu

Struggles with mental health are a common human experience. Yet many in our congregations attest to feeling alone, ‘different’ or ill-equipped to address this reality with Scripture (p 71). How do we even begin to approach such a personal and…

Catechising – A short introduction

October 4, 2023 by Mark Earngey

“Believe me, Sir, the Church of God will never preserve itself without a Catechism, for it is like the seed to keep good grain from dying out and causing it to multiply from age to age.” So wrote the Genevan reformer John Calvin to Lord Protector…

A View from the Pew – Sarah Cameron

September 20, 2023 by ACR Editorial

The seventh in our series on lay synod reps… Mrs Sarah Cameron has served since 2021 as a lay representative for St Barnabas’, Fairfield with Bossley Park. 1. Why do you serve on the synod? It’s a position that’s hard…

A View from the Pew – Kim Windsor

September 20, 2023 by ACR Editorial

Mrs Kim Windsor served on Sydney synod for St Stephen’s Kurrajong (2005-2013). Why do you serve on the synod? I stood for the Synod Rep positions because my rector, Sandy Grant, asked me. I had the time to do it, since I wasn’t working and so could…