Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, discussing his book, The Purpose Driven Life. I work at the Donald Robinson Library, the centrepiece of Sydney’s Moore Theological College. Near the front doors to the Library is a glass-wrapped display case that often shows rare items from the Samuel Marsden Archives, another hidden jewel of the Anglican …
Publications and talks of Rod Benson
A list of most of my publications and public addresses as at 17 October 2024. Transcripts of my sermons are available here. Publications Books Here We Stand: NSW Baptists and Contemporary Social Issues (second edition; Glebe, NSW: Baptist Union of NSW, 2004). Book chapters “‘Extracurricular activities’: The ecumenical service of Deaconess Margaret Rodgers AM,” in Erin …
Weeping for the divided cities
No. 47 of 47. First published 31 Dec 2007. Here is a prayer read by Australian Anglican Archbishop Phillip Aspinall at our group devotions in Jerusalem on the morning of 10 Dec 2007 in preparation for our journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem: Lord Jesus Christ,Today we share your tears for the cities of the world;Still …
Visit to Yad Vashem
No. 46 of 47. First published 31 Dec 2007. Today (Monday 10 Dec 2007) we moved from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, with important diversions. The first was a visit to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, and its flagship attraction, the Holocaust History Museum. Most striking to me was the huge concrete bunker, vaguely reminiscent …
Lutheran World Federation urges peace in Palestine
No. 45 of 47. First published 29 Dec 2007. The Lutheran World Federation has appealed to Israeli and Palestinian leaders to “urgently pursue” the successful conclusion of a peace treaty between their nations, as agreed at the recent Middle East peace conference in Annapolis in the US. At a full day of meetings in Annapolis …
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