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Stepping into Chaos
Adrian Pyle
Australian readers may have seen the tragic but equally faith filled "Australian Story" on the death of Dr Khulod Maarouf-Hassan in Noble Park in 2006. Dr Maarouf-Hassan, who had come to Australia from Syria, was attacked... More »
Death of the Church Part II
Adrian Pyle
Twice before leaving for the USA in May and twice whilst there I heard different people pronounce the church dead. Knowing a little about each of these people and their journey I know they were... More »
Death of the Church Part 1
Adrian Pyle
My local community newspaper recently ran a front page story about a local Anglican faith community coming to the end of its time. At the time of writing you can see the article by clicking... More »
In the US
Adrian Pyle
The blog has been quiet for a few weeks and will be for a couple more while I am in the US looking at various church research activities.But you can see a little bit about... More »
Special. But not that type of Special
Adrian Pyle
See this entry at Trapeza - a great site for discussion I have found myself in three recent but very different conversations about how Christians connect with others in their community. Each of these... More »
Tradition Part II
Adrian Pyle
Reactions to my last post in various forums have been interesting. Mostly the assumption has been that I was making a point about the English language and approporaite grammar. My metaphor was obviously a little... More »
Tradition as the Friend and Enemy of God/god
Adrian Pyle
See this entry at Trapeza – a great site for discussion I wonder what our communities could be like if we thought anew about tradition? Recently I was involved in a conversation about a website... More »
Tax Deductible Belief
Adrian Pyle
I was toggling through radio stations as I drove recently and came across the local Christian station. As is often the case with Christian media this station adopts more of a "belief centred" Christian... More »
Apologies for an Underdeveloped Faith?
Adrian Pyle
See this entry at Trapeza – a great site for discussion I wonder what might happen if the church said sorry to its members, past and present for lack of spiritual direction? I found myself... More »
How are you -Really?
Adrian Pyle
See this entry at Trapeza – a great site for discussion I wonder what our communities could be like if we took conversations to a new level of intensity? Recently, driving on a major freeway,... More »
progressive christianity
July 2008