This page is for longer writings on theological themes
The 2 Eras of New Testament revelation
a crucial clue to reading and preaching the Gospels Paraklesis – encouragement, exhortation, for life and ministry April 2026 Dear fellow-workers! We are well used to the 2 Stages of Biblical revelation, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. We…
The surprising election of Archbishop of Melbourne, Ric Thorpe: A reply to Dr Muriel Porter
This is a response and reply to Dr Muriel Porter, ‘The surprise election of Archbishop Ric Thorpe’.[1] Peter Adam I greatly enjoyed reading Dr Muriel Porter’s article on the election of Archbishop Ric Thorpe as Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia. She…
Why I am glad to be an Anglican!
If we decide to follow the Lord Jesus, and join his church, we will need to think through how to live as a believer, and how to function as a church, and what to do in our meetings together. One…
Pleasing God with our bodies, including our sexuality!
Peter Adam October 2025 Sometimes we think that God values us in terms of what we don’t do, rather than what we do! We assume he wants negatives, and not positives. We may be likely to think this way in…
A call for strategic global gospel investment
Christ’s command: ‘Make disciples of all nations …’ [Matthew 28:19]. Christ’s prayer: ‘Our Father in heaven, make your name holy, bring your kingdom, do your will, on earth, as in heaven’ [Matthew 6:9-10]. Christ’s atoning death: ‘You were slain, and…
Gospel growth in a dying world: living in last-days pre-Christendom
An excerpt from T R Glover, The Jesus of History, SCM, 1917. [This book was based on a series of lectures given in India, hence the references to India and its gods.] He comments on the extraordinary strength and growth…
Australia: Whose land?
A Christian call for recompense John Saunders Lecture Delivered on 10th August 2009 Morling College Sydney Peter Adam Ridley College Introduction I am grateful for this opportunity to speak on this important issue, one of the great issues facing Australia….
Devoted to prayer?
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry] November 2023 Peter Adam Dear friends, Are you devoted to prayer? The first Christians ‘devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer’ [Acts 2:42]….
The progress of the gospel of Jesus Christ in Victoria since 1835
Some resources Angus, David E., Decisive Years: Experiences of Christian University Students, Melbourne, David Angus, 2005. Babbage, S. Barton, and Ian Siggins, Light Beneath The Cross: The Story of Billy Graham’s Crusade in Australia, London, Heinemann, 1960. Benson, C. Irving,…