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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Baptism and Fullness (John Stott)

Dear friends Somewhere in the years 1968-1970 when I was ministering as a Staffworker on Australian tertiary campuses, I attended an Intervarsity Fellowship (IVF) annual conference at Bathurst Teachers’ College (one of my almas mater, by the way, and the place I met my future wife Janice Higgs!). John Stott – the world’s ‘Mr Evangelical’ […]

Gibson’s Passion

(Note from Rowland: I saw this film last night, and while there’s some licence with the biblical material here and there, it’s almost certainly an accurate though graphic portrayal of what actually happened. If to be ‘anti-Semitic’ means to deny historical reality, put me on the side of the truth… I may have more to […]

Not all agree on Passion

Not all agree on Passion By Barney Zwartz Religion Editor February 26, 2004 Relentless. Melodramatic. Meaningless. But some deeply moving moments… The Age’s panel of two theologians, a rabbi and a philosopher have given The Passion of the Christ a qualified thumbs down. The unremitting portrayal of suffering in Mel Gibson’s controversial movie of the […]

The Passion – more

February 20, 2004 Dear Concerned Citizen, tothesource was invited to a preliminary screening of Mel Gibson ‘s The Passion of the Christ this last weekend in a private residence. As we settled into their home theatre, the hostess introduced the movie by saying, “I’m not going to say ‘enjoy the film’. This is not a […]

Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion

YOU MUST BE THE FIRST TO SEE IT. “THE PASSION” by Mel Gibson Everyone who is anyone you can trust in the Christian world is enthusiastically recommending this movie! James Dobson, Rick Warren said: “a cinematic masterpiece! I would encourage you to use it as an outreach tool within your community.”,* Billy Graham said: “A […]

The Passion (Rick Warren)

Here’s Rick Warren’s sermon notes accompanying The Passion (from his website – http://webdownloads.pastors.com/dl/GodsPlanForYou.doc ) GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU Rick Warren I. THE TRIAL OF Jesus SHOWS HIS PURPOSE “The chief priests were looking for false evidence against Jesus so they could put Him to death. But they did not find anything. Then they said, `Tell […]

Where have all the movie classics gone?

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS – JANUARY 2004 Paul Arnott State Director CMS Victoria. Christian History Corner: Where Have All the Classics Gone? These days it’s a triumph when a movie is simply inoffensive. But we can do better than that. By Chris Armstrong | posted 07/11/2003 I just saw Finding Nemo. Trusted friends (adults and children alike) […]

Men getting old and positive

urbaneyes Men getting old and positive: I have seen two movies in the past few days. Both with Jack Nicholson. “Something’s gotta give” [big screen] and “About Schmidt” .The acting of the old master is riveting. Both stories are powerfully redemptive. Redemptive in that the two characters as older men over 60 find new sparks […]

Martin Luther – Author of On the Jews and their Lies

For four years, I have felt a great burden about the ignorance, which many Christians (and Jews) display towards a book written by Martin Luther. Many people have heard the name Martin Luther. Many people know that Luther was a great religious thinker, a reformer, a remarkable man who certainly changed the course of Christianity. […]

The emerging missional church

Message(Note: I’m reading this most interesting book at the moment, and will be submitting a review in the next few weeks on this website. Rowland). Friends and Colleagues Attached are some pdf paraphenalia related to mine and Michael Frost’s new book, The Shaping of Things To Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church […]