This heartfelt proclamation was at a confirmation service conducted by the Anglican Bishop of North Sydney, Chris Edwards, held at an Anglicare residential care facility in Sydney.
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Never too old to be born again – Anne Lim
The gospel for the boss (Ephesians 6:9)
I once learnt a management principle that’s so simple, and yet so profound, that it’s stuck with me for years. Authority and responsibility should always go together. Authority doesn’t exist for its own sake. If you have authority, it’s there so you can carry out certain obligations. That means you have a responsibility to carry out those obligations, and so you should be held to account for how well you discharge your responsibility.
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The truth about truth
Jesus Christ has always been a controversial figure. Take John 18:33-38, for example, when Jesus is addressing Pilate. He says that he came into the world to speak about reality, and everyone who listens to him knows the truth. This is controversial because Jesus is saying that if you don’t listen to him, you’re deceiving yourself. You are a fool. It is difficult to be neutral in the face of such a statement!
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God with us as we face drought and bushfire
Bishop gets warm welcome in the West
‘Tis The Season to Be Jolly, So What If I’m Feeling Sad?
The irony of all this is that it’s those who most dread Christmas who really need Christmas the most. Not the season itself, with all the cultural baggage it has acquired of excessive consumption and enforced jollity. But the actual heart of Christmas, and what it says to those of us who feel we aren’t quite feeling the season.
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