by Australian Christian women. Since September 2015

5 minutes with Adela ...

Apr 30, 2017
2 min

5 minutes with Adela ...

A bit about myself: As a third culture kid life growing up has consisted of a lot of moving and travel but I currently live in Melbourne, Australia. I love the buzz of the city but also the scenic views of nature that the city does not offer. I really enjoy making most things arts and crafts, especially drawing and painting. I am currently a uni student studying science and hope to do dentistry down the track. Having been born in Indonesia I hope to one day go back there fo

A New Heaven and a New Earth

Apr 29, 2017
3 min

A New Heaven and a New Earth

Revelation 21:1-7 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and

What Kind of People Should we Be?

Apr 28, 2017
3 min

What Kind of People Should we Be?

2 Peter 3:3-15 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged

A Kingdom of Priests

Apr 26, 2017
3 min

A Kingdom of Priests

Revelation 5:5-14 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the centre of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the scroll from the

Eager to Do Good

Apr 26, 2017
2 min

Eager to Do Good

Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. What do

Daily Reflection: God’s New Community

Apr 25, 2017
3 min

Daily Reflection: God’s New Community

Ephesians 4:1-16 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But to

Daily Reflection: One New Humanity

Apr 24, 2017
3 min

Daily Reflection: One New Humanity

Ephesians 2:11-21 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands) — remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Ch

Daily Reflection: A Living Hope in a Groaning World

Apr 23, 2017
3 min

Daily Reflection: A Living Hope in a Groaning World

Romans 8.18-30 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. 22 We

Easter – Misogyny or Hope

Apr 14, 2017
7 min

Easter – Misogyny or Hope

I often break the ice with people who meet me for the first time by telling them I think I am the only Anglican minister who has ever sat a bra fitting exam and gained 100%. It breaks down expectations of who and what an Anglican minister might be. And yet as I reflect on Easter this year I realise the depth behind that one liner. For many women shaped by feminism the idea of a male saviour is a disconnect. I myself wrestled with this disconnect and understand it. It has forc

5 minutes with Louise ...

Apr 11, 2017
4 min

5 minutes with Louise ...

Tell us a little about yourself Brevity isn’t my strong point so “a little about yourself” is tough! I am married to Mark who is a principal at a special school, I have three daughters (ages 15, 12, 9) and 2 cats, 4 guinea pigs and a turtle. I finished my PhD in ancient history at Macquarie Uni in 2015 looking at representations on disability in the gospel. I am lecturer at Mary Andrews College in Sydney am currently a Senior Fellow at Anglican Deaconess Ministries for 2017 w

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