The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
Interchange: Christian men reply to Elle
The Briefing / February 2003
Feedback on the controversial article ‘The Prince and the Porker’ (Briefing #293).
Candy or Depardieu?
If Ms McPhearson's experience of her husband's and her friend's husband's view of female bodies is true, she and her friend both have my deepest, male sympathies. But let's be honest with ourselves! Is it only men that are guilty of this crime? As a “fat and ugly” (not my words) bachelor, I daily live with the fact that I won't find a wife until I lose weight—a fact told to me not only by a Christian woman but by a Christian woman who is
Thinking theologically about glory and gospel ministry
David Starling / February 2003
An address given at the AIM ‘Thinking Theologically’ conference held at Moore Theological College in June 2002.
Thinking theologically
I take it that the reason you have paid good money to be at this conference is not because theology happens to be a hobby of yours, like birdwatching or classical music or stamp collecting. Instead, it is because you are involved in some way in the work of the gospel, in the pastoring of God's people and in the evangelizing of Sydney and the world.
And I assume as well that you are here because you see the
Philosophy helped my evangelism
Mike Russell / February 2003
I found myself a few weeks back visiting Tim (not his real name), doing Just for Starters. Tim was becoming a friend, now that we'd spent seven or so sessions together, looking at the Bible. First, we went through Simply Christianity—five studies from Luke's Gospel. Now we were following up with the Just For Starters studies—seven basic Bible studies on key areas in the Christian life. Tim still wasn't convinced that the Bible was true, but he'd accepted that Christ had died for sins and risen from the dead. We were having lively times of