Sydney Anglican teenagers from the Northern Beaches who wanted to 'do something positive' for the citys homeless have combined a mid-winter sleep-out with a charity breakfast.

After The Da Vinci Code I have learnt not to trust books that begin by saying that "this is a true story." It is pretty much an admission by the author that what is contained within the covers of the work is, well, unbelievable. It has a plausibility problem. But the more bizarre elements of Jon Ronsons The Men Who Stare At Goats are anchored in a disturbing reality that we know to be the truth. The shocking images from the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were too weird, too perfectly calculated to do psycho-sexual and cultural damage, to be merely a case of a couple of bored, barely literate prison guards having a lark.

Theology students left out in the cold by the natural limitations of parishes are hoping to find a new source of learning at St Andrews Cathedral.

News that a racing horse has tested positive for cocaine has a Sydney Anglican involved in the citys racing scene calling for immediate intervention.

A highly awarded British musician will be trading the sites of Bristol for the Bridge as he heads Down Under to take up the Cathedral's top musical position.

In the nearly quarter of century that Neil Emerson has been rector of Holy Trinity, Wentworth Falls, he has seen nothing like it.

There are opportunities arising all over the place but we struggle to find the people to support the existing ministries we have running. How are we to multiply congregations and multiply people?

For everyone who enjoyed Kel Richard's witticisms and insights in The Aussie Bible, hold on to your Akubras because his follow-up has hit the shelves.