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July 2008
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When is an Evangelical? --
Review: Promises for future men Alan Radloff
Self-esteem and God's esteem Amelia Clarke
One nation before God Andrew Cameron
When does life begin? The archbishop's fiat Andrew Cameron
Doing 'nothing remarkable' on the coast Andrew Heard
A different Jesus Andrew Heard
Homosexuality is a choice Andrew Lansdown
Making sense of disaster Andrew Lansdown
Chasing fantasies Andrew Lansdown
Heather has two mommies Andrew Shead
Should we sing Hillsong songs? Andy Judd
How to survive your denomination Anonymous
The Denomination as Idol Anonymous
How Certain Can You Be? Anonymous
The Relationship Between the Testaments: Church Anonymous
Published Abroad: Why, where, and how should Christians meet? Anonymous
Singing is a fellowship hazard Anonymous
Revelation and recovery: A wife's story Anonymous
A review of Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith by Rob Bell Bill Muehlenberg
Unmasking greed Brian Rosner
Further Interchange on ‘The Design of Genesis’ Briefing Reader
The garden and the bush: Two ways to read the Bible Bryson Smith and Paul Sheely
Advent Calendar for 15 December-1 January Carmelina Read
We need more churches: church planting in the Adelaide Hills Chris Edwards
Homosexuality in church Chris Keane
Two commands to women Claire Smith
After the Silence: Dealing Christianly with abortion Claire Smith
Factotum #1: The Ministry of the Pew Colin Marshall
Factotum #7: What is a leader? Colin Marshall
What the church is D. Broughton Knox
The Church and the denominations D. Broughton Knox
Seven Principles of Prayer D. Broughton Knox
The Christian and money D. Broughton Knox
What is the gospel? D. Broughton Knox
The Jenolan Caves Scrolls Dave Andrew
Starless City Dave Andrew
The Gift of Suffering Dave Andrew
Getting the cart before the horse Dave Andrew
Media wash-up Dave Andrew
Time ... and what to do with it Dave Andrew
Is our leadership too professional? David Andrew
Work: the big picture David Hohne
Work: the big picture unfolds David Hohne and Tony Payne
Preaching to Preachers I: Psalm 24 David Jones
Pop goes the Gospel David Miles
The Dead Sea Scrolls again David Peterson
Jesus, the name high over all Denis Ryan
Did Satan Win? Edward Vaughan
Should we pump it up? Edward Vaughan
Review: There's no place like home: the marvellous land of Christian parenting books Ellen Hrebeniuk
The trouble with travel Emma Thornett
Interchange: The Travel Bug Emma Thornett
Review: Do as I do Geoff Campbell
Review: The Best of Intentions Glenn Davies
Is polygamy a sin? A consideration of polygamy and the Bible Glenn Davies
Dear Briefing: Should Christians have children? Gordon Cheng
Why ministry is hard: The suffering minister Gordon Cheng
Let's abolish lay ministry Gordon Cheng
Starting with God: The Bible's guide to ministry training Gordon Cheng
Hermeneutics and Christ Graeme Goldsworthy
Review: Crucifying the blues Greg and Amelia Clarke
Here we stand? Greg Clarke
The devil you know Greg Clarke
Every green plant? Drugs and the Christian Greg Clarke
Christ and culture Greg Clarke
The Devil Unmasked J. I. Packer
The gods of the body Jack Mock
Why work? James Davidson
A long, hard look at ourselves Jane Tooher
The Hard Ask: Disagreeing with your pastor John Chapman
Review: Introducing God (the course) by Dominic Steele John Chapman
Worship and the didgeridoo John Dickson
Things to say when you are asked the question of the moment John Dickson
Please Send Money (P.S. I love you) John McClean
The God of Word John Woodhouse
Word and Spirit: The God of Word II John Woodhouse
Word and Bible: The God of Word III John Woodhouse
Minor or Major? John Woodhouse
When to unite and when to divide John Woodhouse
The unity of the church John Woodhouse
Christian unity and denominations John Woodhouse
Written in Blood Jonathan Fletcher
Jumping the gap Joshua Ng
The Sabbath Rest Joshua Ng
Bridging the gap between the Old and New Testament Joshua Ng and Greg Clarke
Posting the Word: a glossary Karen Beilharz
Review: The Boundaries series Keith Condie
Your welcome Kel Richards
Straight answers to curly questions #1 Kim Hawtrey
Review: Designer Cells Kirsten Birkett
Calling the shots: Science and ethics collide Kirsten Birkett
Review: Did Christianity really decline? Kirsten Birkett
Evangelizing Roman Catholics Leon Theophilus
Top Shelf: Understanding Catholicism (Review) Leon Theophilus
Review: The Prayer of Jabez and other misuses of the Bible Luke Tattersall
A pastoral perspective on the emergent church Mark Driscoll
Saving the heart: What is an evangelical? (Part 1) Mark Thompson
Matters of the heart: What is an evangelical? (Part 2) Mark Thompson
Preaching to mixed congregations Mark Thompson
How to have a godly argument Mark Thompson
Review: Is there any point being 'evangelical'? Mark Thompson
Is the Reformation over? Martin Foord
Making Jews jealous: another look at Romans 9-11 Martin Pakula
Leadership: Avoiding the pitfalls: Worldly woes for Christian leaders Matthew Malcolm
The welcoming church Matthew Pickering
The Human Genome Project Megan Best
When are we human? The dilemma of embryonic stem cell research Megan Best
Leadership: Avoiding the pitfalls: A gospel of leadership Michael Fischer
Top Shelf: Suffering (Review) Michael Hill
Divine Intervention: Genetic engineering and the plan of God Michael Hill
Should the stewards object? A biblical approach to gambling Michael Hill
Review: Drugs in the classroom Michael Jensen
The slow death of congregational singing Michael Raiter
Our hunger for freedom: Where to find true liberty Peter Jensen
Then shall the lame man leap like a deer: God and the Disabled Peter Avery
Strange sayings about 1 Timothy 2:11-12 Peter Bolt
The living and the dead Peter Bolt
More than animals: what kind of creature are we? Peter Jensen
God is in the house Philip Percival
Taking the protest out of Protestant Phillip Jensen
Are You Ready, Mr Music? Phillip Jensen
The Risks a Preacher Takes Phillip Jensen
I will build my church Phillip Jensen
Public lies and private lives Phillip Jensen
The future of evangelical Christianity Phillip Jensen
Dear Briefing: Bible translations Phillip Jensen
Keeping it interesting as a young preacher Phillip Jensen
This present age: Our struggle not to covet Phillip Jensen
Have evangelicals lost their way? Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne
Four ways to live? Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne
Have evangelicals lost their way? Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne
The ESV and NIV compared Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne
Interchange: The Travel Bug Polly Seidler
Charged to plant Presiding Bishop, Church of England South Africa
Living on approval Ray Galea
Choosing Songs Rob Smith
Old Answers to New Questions Rob Smith
Getting in and staying in: The ‘New Perspective’ on justification Rob Smith
Wright up close Rob Smith
The New Perspective in action Rob Smith
No golden age Robert Doyle
Martin Luther and the justification of God Robert Doyle
The church of the Holy Trinity Robert Doyle
Sexual Abuse and Confidentiality Robert Doyle
Ministers who resign Robert Doyle
The One True Worshipper Robert Doyle
A primer on trinitarian debates Rory Shiner
Review: The Twilight of Atheism Rory Shiner
The balancing act Ross McKenzie
Review: Judging by its title Russell Powell
Not keeping up with the Joneses: The Christian practice of becoming poor Sandra King
Reaching out without selling out Shane Rogerson
Talking about Total Church (Part 2) Simon Flinders, Steve Timmis and Tony Payne
Interchange: The Travel Bug Stuart Adamson
Doing good: The shape of the Christian life (Part 1): Why we don't Stuart Heath
Interchange: The Travel Bug Suzanne Weinberger
No justification! The Briefing
Consuming joy The Briefing
Interview: Jesus the Man (ABC radio) The Briefing
Talking sex The Briefing
Two Ways to Live: Box 1 The Briefing
Show yourself a man: Some reflections on ministering to men Tim Booker
When in Rome ... Tony Payne
The Riddle of Barbara Thiering Tony Payne
Is homosexuality next? Tony Payne
Confessions of a teenage praise junkie Tony Payne
Prayer, praise and singing in church Tony Payne
The rags of time Tony Payne
He's out there Tony Payne
The Ethics of Ezzo Tony Payne
Being biblical or doing what works (part 1): Do we have to choose? Tony Payne
Doing what works (part 2): The Bible's marching orders Tony Payne
Time for reformation? Tony Payne
Is this the English Bible we've been waiting for? Tony Payne
FAQs on the ESV Tony Payne
Worship III: The gathering-thinking afresh about church Tony Payne
How close are we to the Bible? Tony Payne
Resource Talk: The genius of training Tony Payne
A hitchhiker's guide to the underworld Tony Payne
Putting the ‘media’ into Matthias Media Tony Payne
Blast from the only slightly recent past Tony Payne
The surprising face of Hillsong Tony Payne and Gordon Cheng
To whom shall we go? Tony Payne and Phillip Jensen
When Christians disagree Tony Payne and Phillip Jensen
Two Ways to Apologize Tony Payne, Colin Marshall and Phillip Jensen
An Apologetic Armoury Tony Payne, Colin Marshall and Phillip Jensen
Talking about Total Church (Part 1) Tony Payne, Simon Flinders and Steve Timmis

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