Rev Dr Robyn Whitaker and Rev Fran Barber have been friends for 25 years. In that time they have shared a lot of things – including a wedding dress. They now share a podcast to help resource people in ministry.
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Mark’s Gospel in Context
Through a close reading of Mark’s Gospel in its ancient historical, political, and religious context, we will examine the hermeneutical possibilities Mark offers our contemporary contexts. The readings will privilege...
Pilgrim Theological College
Trump’s photo op with church and Bible was offensive, but not new
US President Donald Trump delivered an address this week in which he threatened military action on the nation. Then he walked to the nearby St John’s Episcopal Church to pose with a Bible. Yes, Trump held the Bible like...
Robyn Whitaker
Can I get a witness? Violence, racism and Christian response
This article is republished from Crosslight. Yet another black man has died this week as a result of police brutality in the USA. His name was George Floyd and his story ignited both rage and grief across Minneapolis...
Practicing religion and faith via Facebook
How do you celebrate religion and faith in time of coronavirus, when places of worship are closed? Many religious institutions have turned to the internet by streaming live videos, sending mp3 sermons via email and...
Pray, but stay away: holding on to faith in the time of coronavirus
Plagues of global proportions might seem biblical, but coronavirus is creating new challenges for faith leaders.
Epiphany 3: Calling Disciples (Matt 4:12-23)
By the Well: A weekly podcast for preachers Alistair Macrae, minister at Wesley Uniting Church, joins Robyn & Fran to discuss discipleship, call, and repentance in Matthew 4. We discuss being disciples not admirers...
By the Well
Semester 1 unit: Advanced Greek Reading
Lecturer: Reverend Dr Robyn Whitaker This unit is designed to consolidate and develop the language skills gained in New Testament Greek A and B. The unit concentrates on using these skills for the purposes of...
Epiphany 2: John 1:29-42 with Dorothy Lee
By the Well: A weekly podcast for preachers In this episode, Dorothy Lee joins Robyn and Fran to discuss John 1:29-42 and baptism by the Holy Spirit. Desire, identity, invitational evangelism, sin, and purpose are...
From virgin births to purity movements: Christians and their problem with sex
It took 400 years, but sometime in the early fifth century Christians transformed a tradition about Jesus’s miraculous virgin birth into a doctrine that inextricably connected sex with sin. It has plagued the church...