Few Christians would deny the importance of reading Christian books. They can help us grow in knowledge, strengthen our faith and broaden our perspective. However, not everything released is edifying. Your.Sydneyanglicans.net has spoken to Christian book publishers and sellers to find out what Christians are reading now, what concerns them and what reading trends we are likely to see in 2008. Read full story »
Read Joseph Smith’s Indepth column Reader’s Indigestible to find out what Christians were reading most in 2007.

After 14 years at Moorebank, including seven years as assistant minister, Manoj Chacko will take up his first senior post when he is inducted as curate-in-charge of Holy Trinity, South Liverpool on January 3.

A graduating Moore student is slated to helm a new church plant at Peakhurst South Public School next year.

The very idea that God would heal people of homosexuality is a complete anathema to our culture on multiple levels. It’s hard to see this changing in the near future. However it does reflect poorly on media diversity in Australia that the voice of ex-gays tends to be under-reported.

The leader of Australia’s evangelical student organisation has taken on a strategic international role.

Ministry, doctrine and dodging the odd cricket ball might sound heavy going for an 81-year-old, but for Paul Mahaffey, they have been part of everyday life for the past two years.

A decision by a NSW diocese to elect a female bishop would clearly ‘break the unity’ of the Anglican Church, says the Bishop of North Sydney, Glenn Davies. Archbishop Peter Jensen has confirmed that he cannot participate in the consecration of a woman bishop. Yet Anglican protocol holds that as Metropolitan of NSW, the Archbishop of Sydney consecrates all NSW bishops. Your.sydneyanglicans.net investigates this potentially divisive issue.

Malaysian Bishop Yong Chen Fah has challenged Sydney Anglicans to send more missionaries to South East Asia.

It is difficult to address the issue of pornography in Christian circles. Even discussing the subject can lead to suspicion and tainted careers. This week Your.sydneyanglicans.net looks into this temptation, to which Christians are not immune. We also find that Moore College is establishing a model for protecting Christians, their ministry and their relationships from pornography’s perils.

A Sydney Anglican musician is relaunching his band and looking to resource churches with a new and effective music ministry.

A team of young adults from the north shore have returned from a week of assisting a country parish in reaching its community.

The Rev Peter Hayward commenced as the rector of Beverly Hills six years ago when he returned to Australia after establishing a new church in Spokane, USA.

Southern Cross reports on the main decisions of the Diocesan Standing Committee in November.

A new era dawns for the parishes of Ashfield and Five Dock/Haberfield, as they amalgamate on January 1.

In 2001 God brought a couple from two different Asian countries to Australia, to himself and to each other.

Barraba Anglican Church is still busy following up the contacts made when a 40-member team from Cherrybrook Anglican Church joined them for the second year running for a week-long mission in October.

The national Anglican General Synod agreed in late October to make mission a priority for the next three years, with a focus on church planting.

Connect 09 plans get underway.

When two-year-old Dean Shillingsworth’s body was found in a suitcase in an Ambarvale pond on October 17, rector of the local Rosemeadow Anglican Church, the Rev David Cole did not expect that he and parishioner Cherie Kervin would spend days talking to and praying with hundreds of locals, who came to the pond to pay their respects.

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No one knows which books Christians will devour in 2008 but Joseph Smith looks at the books that Christians were consuming during 2007.

Former homosexuals like Chris Keane say their voice is being suppressed by the media, and as a result Christians do not hear the full story. He believes the issue of homosexuality is far more complex than the way it is portrayed in the secular media.

It may be that the “prosperity gospel” is waning among our Pentecostal brothers and sisters but what about the unofficial Sydney Anglican prosperity doctrine...

The 2008 Lambeth Conference is fast approaching. But will Lambeth be held at all in 2008? To this question I would venture to reply Yes, though possibly with a largish number of bishops not present.

As we end the year there is one matter which is causing much grief amongst Anglicans and where we need to bear witness to biblical teaching while respecting those with whom we differ.

How much would a bionic woman set you back these days? If you were thinking six million, then I suggest you may have to make an appointment with your bank manager.

The Kite Runner is a record of how extinguishing guilt can lead humans down the darkest roads, while embracing it can point the path to freedom.

American Gangster is a very gritty, honest and confronting portrayal of how the allure of crime is far more attractive than anything it can ever hope to deliver.

You’ve really got to feel for militant atheists at this most charitable time of year – particularly those who keep hoping to harness the power of the modern media to push their case. When it comes to the film industry they just can’t take a trick.

Southern Cross looks at four of the biggest releases hitting cinemas this Summer.

Comic genius Jerry Seinfeld’s return to writing and acting has created one of the most charming, clever and funny animated films to grace the big screen in a long time.

Into the Wild is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, who grew up in a wealthy suburb of Washington, DC but after graduating from University in 1990 chose to venture ‘into the wild’ on a journey of self-discovery.

To parents sustaining the interests of children at home, The Golden Compass might seem like a God-send for the days after all the presents have been opened. But the ‘sting’, as they say, is in the tail.

Francois Ozon’s new film Angel tells the story of Angel, a young and ambitious girl convinced she has a future as a famous authoress awaiting her

It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the first two volumes of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, that the final part is stridently anti-Christian.