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"God’s peculiar love that uniquely belongs to him, once revealed to Moses, is perfectly expressed in Jesus’ death for us sinners. The cross of Christ is the ‘irrefutable proof that God loves us.’"
—Andrew Prideaux

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(TBT) "Let us not blur the lines between going to people in our own culture and going to people are completely foreign to us. Pretending that Brisbane is Dhaka, Bangkok or Jakarta is not only naïve but incredibly ignorant."
—Sam McGeown and Wei-Han Kuan

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[Collin Hansen @collinhansen]

Twenty years ago today: https://t.co/X5E2e6ne6k

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“If you could use some help negotiating your way through the maze, The AI Apocalypse is here to help.”
—Phil Campbell
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"Far from ... using a few data points ... [complementarianism] is anchored in what Genesis teaches: our equality & complementary roles in creation; the universal effects of sin, & the distinct expressions of sin & judgment for men & women."
—Ruth Baker

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(TBT) "But that is where the attraction ends. When the mystery is unveiled, what is revealed is only disaster. 'In the end,' the father warns his son, 'she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death.'"
—Andrew Errington

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"Melbourne needs more churches. Australia’s cities and towns need more churches. New churches are starting and other church are revitalising, but we are far from the point where church growth is stemming the tide of church decline. "
—Murray Campbell

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"I don’t think grammatical-historical method is enough, especially when narrowly applied or to the exclusion of other methods. Our consideration of the biblical literary context ... needs to be larger than a paragraph or small literary unit."
—David Shaw

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(TBT) "We may die completely forgotten, and lie in some unmarked grave. We may not make a mark, or leave a legacy. We may not float on the swell of an audience’s applause. But God, who sees all, and who judges all, will not overlook us."
—Michael Jensen

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"Hill encourages the reader to seek rest — described as Sabbath rest — from the hand of the Lord. This Christian view of rest is more than what our unbelieving friends and neighbours hope to gain from their next holiday."
—Joy Arundell
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"Travelling around Australia [listening to people talk about] women entering vocational gospel work... has made me cautious about assuming that every difference we see between men & women in ministry can be explained by ecclesiology alone."
—Clare Merkel

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And this article was published today:

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In memorium of novelist, poet & environmentalist Wendell Berry:
"Both Berry’s writings & his life challenge Christians to be rooted, fruit-bearing members of their communities—'to stand like slow growing trees / on a ruined place, renewing, enriching it.'"
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(TBT) "I once asked John where the idea of consecutive Bible exposition came from. He replied that he learnt it from the Sunday night Bible readings of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union (CICCU)."
—Peter Adam

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"A big idea approach usually digests the meaning of the story, and then structures the sermon around more general principles that are manifested therein ... However, a narrative section can be unified and structured around the story itself."
—Mikey Lynch

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"Our stewardship is not primarily of our buildings but of the gospel of the Lord Jesus ... that is enabled, in part, by our buildings. The church doesn’t exist to preserve its buildings; its buildings exist to serve the church’s calling."
—Michael Jensen

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(TBT) "Lewis, in writing Surprised by Joy, may also have been making use of the medieval concept of ars memorativa—the ‘art of memory’—in which one could 'find continuity, integrity, & purpose in life' through the recollection of memory."
—Joshua S. Hill

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"As a church pastor, I can tell you that there are few things more discouraging than complaints. We tend to feel under attack and immediately break into defence mode. Maybe we could do with a fresh perspective."
—Dave McDonald
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"I am convinced that the Greek text in its context is best translated in line with most of our modern English translations. Bird’s translation ... might fit better with his ... backstory, but it has not been convincingly established."
—Lionel Windsor

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