This week we have seen Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull wrestling in a power struggle over the 'ute gate' affair, demonstrating some of the verbal 'power over' tactics common to a verbally abusive relationship.

Colourful stands to hold Connect09 resources will be delivered for churches next month to remind people to 'Remember the Essentials'.

Converting to an online diary is (at least from my viewpoint) a no-brainer.

The Washington Times has commented that the inauguration of the Anglican Church in North America posed a "dilemma for the worldwide Anglican Communion over who represents Anglicanism in the United States and Canada".

Sometimes a great voice and faultless production just aren't enough.

Only one more sleep until the Church Planting Conference at Moore College and there is a talk that a new network will be born there.

There is something about the last Federal parliamentary sitting week before the winter recess that sends everyone berko. It's like school muck-up day, but with more invective.

We continue to feel the aftershocks of Mark Driscoll's 2008 Sydney visit, especially as we consider training which has 'stolen' a generation of church planters.