The Briefing Issue Archive
A complete list of our back issues.
- 362: We need more shack time November 2008
- 361: Motherhood and humble pie October 2008
- 360: Mission in the 21st century September 2008
- 358-9: The strategy of God July 2008
- 357: A hitchhiker’s guide to the underworld June 2008
- 356: Let’s do church May 2008
- 355: The slow death of congregational singing April 2008
- 354: Evangelicals then and now March 2008
- 353: The good fight: do we argue too much? February 2008
- 352: The most important words in the world January 2008
- 351: Job, Jesus and Suffering December 2007
- 350: www.MyTruth.com November 2007
- 349: Your money and your heart October 2007
- 348: Building better marriages September 2007
- 346-7: The slow train to growth July 2007
- 345: The dark night of Atheism June 2007
- 344: Why I am anti-gay and pro-homosexual May 2007
- 343: What is the gospel? April 2007
- 342: Flexing the church March 2007
- 341: Remember the poor February 2007
- 340: The surprising face of Hillsong January 2007
- 339: Make a difference December 2006
- 338: Prosperity now! November 2006
- 337: The design of Genesis October 2006
- 336: No thanks, I’m Catholic September 2006
- 335: Defending the gospel August 2006
- 334: Diagnosing a sick prayer life July 2006
- 333: Being a friend June 2006
- 332: The conversation stopper: Women preaching May 2006
- 331: The Bible in church April 2006
- 330: Back to the Bible March 2006
- 329: Renovating your small group February 2006
- 328: Honest to God evangelism January 2006
- 327: See him coming December 2005
- 326: How much of a sinner are you really? November 2005
- 325: Such a candle was lit that day: Remembering the reformation October 2005
- 324: Marriage September 2005
- 323: Should I stay or should I go: Christians and travel August 2005
- 322: Kick start your life with regeneration July 2005
- 321: Church without doors June 2005
- 320: Where did he stand: Who was Martin Luther really? May 2005
- 319: Christians and war April 2005
- 318: The cross still stands March 2005
- 317: How do they fit together?: More on social involvement and evangelism February 2005
- 316: The gospel and social involvement January 2005
- 315: ‘Tis the season: To think outside the square December 2004
- 314: Christianity: The next 100 years November 2004
- 313: Is there any point being ‘evangelical’? October 2004
- 312: Decoding Da Vinci September 2004
- 311: More than one way to fish August 2004
- 310: A touching story: Jesus’ ministry to the unclean in body July 2004
- 309: This is my body June 2004
- 308: Is the missionary a dying breed? May 2004
- 307: A lifestyle decision awaits… April 2004
- 306: The ESV two years on March 2004
- 305: Should the stewards object? February 2004
- 304: How did it come to this? January 2004
- 303: Too professional December 2003
- 302: The gathering November 2003
- 301: Curly questions October 2003
- 300: Resisting control September 2003
- 299: Can Christians fall away? August 2003
- 298: What is a leader? July 2003
- 297: Rewards in heaven? June 2003
- 296: Getting serious about men May 2003
- 295: Crossing over April 2003
- 294: When to say no March 2003
- 293: Can we rest now? February 2003
- 292: The Bible on foreigners and refugees January 2003
- 291: Making Christmas strange December 2002
- 290: The best book to read November 2002
- 289: Love rules: How to live a moral life October 2002
- 288: Love abounds: How good are the Boundaries books? September 2002
- 287: Learning to pray again August 2002
- 286: Good grief July 2002
- 285: Getting personal: Stem cells and human beings June 2002
- 284: The upside of being made redundant May 2002
- 283: Did Jesus go to hell? April 2002
- 282: Issue 282 March 2002
- 281: Issue 281 February 2002
- 280: Issue 280 January 2002
- 279: The power of one: What it means to be united as Christians December 2001
- 278: Issue 278 November 2001
- 277: Issue 277 October 2001
- 276: Issue 276 September 2001
- 275: Issue 275 August 2001
- 274: Evangelism: When to take the risk July 2001
- 273: Time flies June 2001
- 271-2: Calling the shots: Science and ethics collide May 2001
- 270: A body to die for: The very physical doctrine of the resurrection April 2001
- 269: Who’s in the ministry, and why? March 2001
- 268: When God calls, what does he say and how do you answer? February 2001
- 267: The pleasures of being a Christian February 2001
- 265-6: Peace on earth?: Reflections on U2 and Tim Costello December 2000
- 264: Every green plant?: The Christian and drugs November 2000
- 263: Taking Christian music beyond the safety zone October 2000
- 262: Infertility: A silent grief September 2000
- 261: Five things you should know about the Dead Sea Scrolls September 2000
- 259-60: The future of evangelical Christianity August 2000
- 258: The very practical doctrine of the trinity July 2000
- 257: Do you believe in hell? June 2000
- 256: When too much sport is barely enough June 2000
- 255: Conflict in full bloom: Tensions deepen in Australian Anglicanism May 2000
- 254: Time for reformation? April 2000
- 253: The word, the snake and the devil: A study in Scripture twisting April 2000
- 252: On the trail of the spirits in prison March 2000
- 251: Not keeping up with the Joneses: The Christian practice of becoming poorer March 2000
- 250: Unmasking greed: The sin no-one cares about any more February 2000
- 248-9: Darkness meets the light: The Spirit’s illumination December 1999
- 247: Diagnosing feminism’s soul: From service to self-service December 1999
- 246: The view from here: How the resurrection changes your life November 1999
- 245: Raising the stakes: Why the resurrection matters October 1999
- 244: When does the search for unity become dancing with wolves? September 1999
- 243: A time to mourn, a time to party: What to do about the millennium September 1999
- 242: No other name: The challenge of Christ’s uniqueness August 1999
- 241: The Bible’s marching orders: Doing what works (Part II) July 1999
- 239-40: Doing what works: The mechanics of being biblical July 1999
- 238: Mission accomplished?: The successes and failures of world mission June 1999
- 237: Church and worship: How do they fit together? May 1999
- 236: Who’s leading the worship? April 1999
- 235: Predestination: The skeleton in our closet? April 1999
- 234: Should conscience be your guide? March 1999
- 233: The Spirit that divides? February 1999
- 232: What else could we ask for?: The benefits of union with Christ February 1999
- 230-1: The New Perspective in action December 1998
- 229: Wright up close December 1998
- 228: Getting in and staying in: Paul and the New Perspective on justification November 1998
- 227: A buyers’ guide to evangelistic courses October 1998
- 226: The gender debates: Are they a trivial pursuit? September 1998
- 225: Search for the Scriptures September 1998
- 224: The ethics of Ezzo August 1998
- 223: The mechanical miracle July 1998
- 221-2: Together? Alone? July 1998
- 220: Bridging the gap: Between the old and the new June 1998
- 219: Side by side: God’s purposes and our partnership May 1998
- 218: Tenth Anniversary Issue April 1998
- 217: Jumping the gap April 1998
- 216: Divorce revisited March 1998
- 215: Jesus for Jews February 1998
- 214: Stemming the tide: The church and divorce January 1998
- 212-3: Was he just like us? December 1997
- 211: Troubled waters? November 1997
- 210: Sacred cows November 1997
- 209: Divine intervention? October 1997
- 208: Written in blood September 1997
- 207: The freedom of forgiveness September 1997
- 206: Motherhood August 1997
- 204-5: One nation before God July 1997
- 203: Full swing? June 1997
- 202: Can you feel it?: Jonathan Edwards and religious emotions June 1997
- 201: The challenge of church planting May 1997
- 200: Can you trust The Briefing? May 1997
- 199: A life given away April 1997
- 198: Comprehending the darkness April 1997
- 197: Beyond convention March 1997
- 196: Stars in their eyes March 1997
- 195: Return to Colossae February 1997
- 194: The Great Bible Swindle: Have you been diddled? February 1997
- 192-3: The end of the world as we know it? December 1996
- 191: The spiritual realm: how to fight November 1996
- 190: The spiritual realm: Warfare November 1996
- 189: The spiritual realm: the devil October 1996
- 188: Uncommon Prayer: How much variety can one prayer book bear? October 1996
- 187: The basis of union September 1996
- 186: Today’s Christian woman September 1996
- 185: Awakenings August 1996
- 184: How to have a godly argument August 1996
- 182-3: Why work? July 1996
- 181: Work: The big picture unfolds June 1996
- 180: Work: The big picture June 1996
- 179: Facing Tragedy May 1996
- 178: A new vision of evangelical history May 1996
- 177: Jesus, Jesus himself April 1996
- 176: A call to repent April 1996
- 175: Galileo: The real story March 1996
- 174: God’s prayer book March 1996
- 173: Confessions of a teenage praise junkie February 1996
- 172: Seven principles of prayer February 1996
- 170-1: Prophet, Priest & King December 1995
- 169: The Celestine Prophecy November 1995
- 168: Freed by the truth November 1995
- 167: Suppressing the truth October 1995
- 166: A taste that lasts October 1995
- 165: The little known prince September 1995
- 164: Women preaching revisited September 1995
- 163: Hands on the future August 1995
- 162: Feral animals? August 1995
- 161: A time to kill? July 1995
- 159-60: To preach or not to preach June 1995
- 158: Habits of the free June 1995
- 157: Toronto revisited May 1995
- 156: Going fishing May 1995
- 155: Old answers to new questions April 1995
- 154: Here we stand? April 1995
- 153: Magic and the new age March 1995
- 152: No laughing matter March 1995
- 151: Matters of the heart February 1995
- 150: Saving the heart February 1995
- 148-9: The end: Does the gospel have a future? December 1994
- 147: How to divorce your ministry November 1994
- 146: Serving and conserving: Lord’s Supper reform November 1994
- 145: A shattered world October 1994
- 144: The Church and the denominations October 1994
- 143: Changing people September 1994
- 142: Prophesying: Puritanism amongst the people September 1994
- 141: Cursillo August 1994
- 140: The English Puritans August 1994
- 138-9: The wisdom of the world July 1994
- 137: The alternative society June 1994
- 136: Apostolic alone: Paul’s benchmark for ministry June 1994
- 135: Needy baby, murky bath: Loving your neighbour May 1994
- 134: The promised land of equality May 1994
- 133: Her power and purpose April 1994
- 132: Reverting to religion: even evangelicals? April 1994
- 131: Until the end of the world: A conversation with Don Carson March 1994
- 130: The new unimproved Jesus March 1994
- 129: A dangerous man: David Broughton Knox February 1994
- 128: The risks a preacher takes February 1994
- 126-7: Closing the distance December 1993
- 125: The God-man and the cross November 1993
- 124: The body of the Lord November 1993
- 123: What’s in this meal? October 1993
- 122: The biggest word in history (or What is dispensationalism?) October 1993
- 121: The Church of the Holy Trinity September 1993
- 120: Ringing with confidence September 1993
- 119: Please send money (P.S. I love you): Approaches to apologetics August 1993
- 117-8: Heather has two mommies August 1993
- 116: Relationships Man July 1993
- 115: Can someone tell me who the real men are? June 1993
- 114: Desperately seeking Stephens: An interview with David Holloway June 1993
- 113: A slow renaissance May 1993
- 112: Minor or major?: The key to church music May 1993
- 111: An evangelistic dream April 1993
- 110: The godforsaken God April 1993
- 109: Welcoming the newcomer March 1993
- 108: The ministry of welcoming March 1993
- 107: Saving tomorrow’s truth today February 1993
- 106: Back to school February 1993
- 104-5: The Busby experience December 1992
- 103: Freedom, certainty and assurance November 1992
- 102: Preaching in the Australian context November 1992
- 101: Slogans October 1992
- 100: Revision tests October 1992
- 99: From liberty to coercion September 1992
- 98: A liberal love affair September 1992
- 97: Witnessing to Witnesses August 1992
- 96: The ‘O’ word August 1992
- 95: The God-Buzz July 1992
- 94: The Dead Sea Scrolls again July 1992
- 93: The Spirit-filled Man June 1992
- 92: Inspired aspirations June 1992
- 91: Teaching children about God May 1992
- 90: Conscience & constitution May 1992
- 89: The good news behind the news April 1992
- 88: Evangelizing Roman Catholics April 1992
- 87: What the bishop said to the judge March 1992
- 86: Experiencing God March 1992
- 85: Experiencing confusion February 1992
- 84: God’s power, our fear February 1992
- 82-3: What to pray December 1991
- 81: How can we pray? November 1991
- 80: Prophecy gone wrong November 1991
- 79: Why we don’t pray October 1991
- 78: A theological swearword October 1991
- 77: Why do we pray? September 1991
- 76: Sex, money & murder September 1991
- 75: Martin Luther August 1991
- 74: Prayer August 1991
- 73: The gospel July 1991
- 72: Lord, your word is a lamp to my feet… July 1991
- 71: Women’s ordination June 1991
- 70: How should we respond to God’s guidance? June 1991
- 69: Does God still guide his people? May 1991
- 68: American Christianity May 1991
- 67: Annihilation or eternal suffering? April 1991
- 66: Words of knowledge April 1991
- 65: Pornography March 1991
- 64: The Medjugorje message March 1991
- 63: Youth work February 1991
- 62: Sex and the single? February 1991
- 61: How to train Bible study leaders December 1990
- 60: Am I right and are you wrong? December 1990
- 59: Law & Sabbath November 1990
- 58: Relationship between the testaments: Church November 1990
- 57: When you read the Old Testament, keep Jesus in mind October 1990
- 56: A passion for the lost October 1990
- 55: The Bible, genetics and New Age feminism September 1990
- 54: Women and ministry September 1990
- 53: The search for worship August 1990
- 52: The coming crisis: The historical Jesus August 1990
- 51: An apologetic armoury July 1990
- 50: Two ways to apologize July 1990
- 49: New Age science June 1990
- 48: Taking the protest out of Protestant June 1990
- 47: Martin Luther King and the Tower of Babel May 1990
- 45-6: John Wimber April 1990
- 44: The body of faith April 1990
- 43: Miracles in Mark March 1990
- 42: The gospel by candlelight March 1990
- 41: The clouds of unknowing February 1990
- 40: Consider your calling February 1990
- 39: Issue 39 December 1989
- 38: Issue 38 December 1989
- 37: Issue 37 November 1989
- 36: Issue 36 November 1989
- 35: Issue 35 October 1989
- 34: Issue 34 October 1989
- 33: Issue 33 September 1989
- 32: Issue 32 September 1989
- 31: Issue 31 August 1989
- 30: Issue 30 August 1989
- 29: Issue 29 July 1989
- 28: Issue 28 July 1989
- 27: Issue 27 June 1989
- 26: Issue 26 June 1989
- 25: Issue 25 May 1989
- 24: Issue 24 May 1989
- 23: Issue 23 April 1989
- 22: Issue 22 April 1989
- 21: Issue 21 March 1989
- 20: Issue 20 March 1989
- 19: Issue 19 February 1989
- 18: Issue 18 February 1989
- 17: Issue 17 December 1988
- 16: Issue 16 December 1988
- 15: Issue 15 November 1988
- 14: Issue 14 November 1988
- 13: Issue 13 October 1988
- 12: Issue 12 October 1988
- 11: Issue 11 September 1988
- 10: Issue 10 September 1988
- 9: Issue 9 August 1988
- 8: Issue 8 August 1988
- 7: Issue 7 July 1988
- 6: Issue 6 July 1988
- 5: Issue 5 June 1988
- 4: Issue 4 June 1988
- 3: Issue 3 May 1988
- 2: Issue 2 May 1988
- 1: Issue 1 April 1988
- 0: Special Preview Edition April 1988
