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Tricky media mock Abbott plan

As debate widens about Catholic Church involvement in pregnancy counselling, Anglicare in Sydney has labelled the media reporting of the Federal Department of Healths tender process as 'tricky.

Wave of prayer sweeps war-torn Iraq

Negotiating military checkpoints and the threat of suicide bombers, 400 members of the new Mothers Union group meet each month at St Georges Anglican Church in Baghdad. Now the new group which formed in April 2006 has been linked with Mothers Union (MU) Sydney for specific prayer.

A Year with Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I find reading Bonhoeffer a frustrating experience: I keep interrupting myself to read paragraphs out loud to whoever is in earshot!

How I got back on track

As 2007 kicks off, many Sydney Anglicans are taking the opportunity to re-engage with God in regular Bible-reading and prayer. sydneyanglicans.net spoke to Claire Smith, Chair of the Diocesan Mission's working group on culture, about her New Year's resolution to pray more together with her family.

Devotional tips for the professional Christian

Christ must be the central aim of our lives, and devotions should help center our lives upon that aim. But busy pastors also need discipline: discipline for having devotions and discipline for using the time well.

Beating New Year reader’s block

Key Sydney Anglicans agree that reading the Bible is more important than ever, but the latest Australian Church Life Survey (2001) says that only 31 per cent of us manage to read it more than once a week. As 2007 kicks off, we ask Archbishop Peter Jensen and other key Sydney Anglicans whether it's time for a mission-minded church to make a New Year's resolution to reconnect with God in daily Bible-reading and prayer. Keen to get your 'quiet times' back on track? Chat about what's been helpful or not and get some advice from Gordon Cheng at the discussion forum.

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