Worse than messing up marriage

On Monday night, The ABC provided an important contribution to the ongoing debate about same-sex marriage. The Media Watch program highlighted the reluctance across the media to give fair and equal coverage to those defending the traditional view of marriage. As the program noted, “the overall media coverage of the debate has also been skewed,” and, “as we’re constantly … Read more

A new day for Jamberoo Anglican

For the first time in 173 years, Jamberoo Anglican is meeting for church on a Saturday! From this weekend our partner church at Jamberoo will meet each Saturday afternoon at 5pm, followed with the option of dinner. The service is for people of all ages, and includes a special program for children. The style is contemporary … Read more

A word about domestic abuse

The latest edition of our Sydney Anglican magazine ‘Southern Cross’ carries a confronting story about spousal abuse in marriage. This is a tragic, yet important issue that we must continue to address in our churches. Please take the time to carefully read this magazine article that is available for free from Sydney Anglican churches. This … Read more

When ‘paying out’ leads to pain

The controversy over the booing of AFL player Adam Goodes has reminded us of how easy it is for people to be hurt by words. Whether Goodes is being booed because he plays for the Sydney Swans, or because of his on-field antics, or because he is Aboriginal, it is clear that he is hurt by the jeers. Sadly, … Read more

Unfaithful Marriage

‘Life is short, have an affair’ is the tagline of the adultery dating website ‘Ashley Madison’. This week Ashley Madison’s website was hacked and held ransom by a group known as ‘The Impact Team’. The hackers threated to release the information of those who had signed up, bringing to light infidelity and potentially causing many … Read more

More glorious than Pluto

When the New Horizons spacecraft safely beamed back photos of Pluto this week, it was an exciting milestone in the scientific discovery of the universe. After almost a century of appearing as a fuzzy dot, images of the former-ninth planet of our Solar System were shown in glorious detail. Yet compared to the rest of the universe, this celestial body … Read more

What to think when things go wrong

  When things go wrong in a person’s life, it’s tempting to assume that it’s because they’ve thought or done something bad. Like Maria in The Sound of Music, we believe that “nothing comes from nothing”, and that good or bad happens to us because of something right or wrong we did in our past. Yet, the … Read more

Name it and Claim it!

Prayer is a powerful tool that Christians have in their arsenal. We believe that through prayer we have access to the creator and sustainer of all things. We believe that God is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-places and therefore when we speak to him in prayer we can trust that he not only hears, but has … Read more

Freedom to speak

This week the news has blown up because of a statement that was made by Zaky Mallah on the ABC’s show Q&A. Whether you agree or disagree with the statements that were made, one of the great freedoms we have in this country is the freedom to speak. We as followers of Jesus embrace this … Read more

The high value of citizenship

Our Federal politicians are debating whether or not to strip dual-nationals of their Australian citizenship if those individuals are considered to be a terrorist threat. Whilst this is a policy of other, similar countries like the UK, it is causing controversy in parliament. Above all, it shows the high value of being an Australian citizen. … Read more