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Can the conscience vote?
Tony Payne17 May 2015Surely the ‘conscience vote’ is one of the most disconcerting phenomena in the generally disconcerting panorama that is our federal politics. Only rarely, and apparently only on certain kinds of...
Inviting Muslim friends to read a Gospel
Tony Payne10 Apr 2015At our recent CCL event on ‘Can we talk about Islam?’, I suggested that one fruitful way to talk with our Muslim friends was simply to invite them to read...
What exactly is this Centre thing?
Tony Payne02 Mar 2015In the few short weeks I've been working as the Director of the Centre for Christian Living (CCL), I've been asked the obvious question numerous times by friends: “So what...
Book review: The Church of Facebook
Andrew Cameron01 Jan 2014The book is divided into five short chapters. Rice considers how Facebook can have pulled hundreds of millions of people into using the service in its first 5 years. He...
Book review: Sin Bravely
Andrew Cameron01 Jan 2014Ellingsen’s book presents a compelling challenge to both proponents of a purpose-driven life and to those who find it easy to let the Christian life become joyless and burdensome. With...
Book review: Lifted
Andrew Cameron01 Jan 2014Allberry tackles the resurrection in four chapters, structured around the practical implications of this doctrine for Christian believers: affirmation, transformation, hope and mission. Firstly, Jesus' historical resurrection assures us of...