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Below are the archives of Phillip's weekly From the Dean column as well as his articles from The Briefing and Southern Cross.



  • From the Dean
  • The Briefing
  • Southern Cross: People Matter

A regular article written by Phillip Jensen in his role as Dean of Sydney at St Andrew's Cathedral.

Evidence-Based DecisionsFebruary2010
Two Models Of Church OrganisationFebruary2010
The “Brutal” MissionaryFebruary2010
Football And ReligionFebruary2010
Experience Or The Bible?January2010
Ignorance Or Historical Censorship?January2010
Mae West, Jerry Seinfeld And The BibleJanuary2010
Preaching Our TheologyJanuary2010
Christmas ContradictionsDecember2009
I will build my church (the challenge of church planting)December2009
Good Politics – Poor TheologyNovember2009
Two Tales Of Two BrothersOctober2009
One BloodOctober2009
Church Planters, Founders and SponsorsOctober2009
A Double Life?October2009
Labour Day: A Sad CelebrationOctober2009
Beyond ToleranceSeptember2009
A Christian Nation?September2009
More Than Fatherhood Under AttackSeptember2009
Private Scandals And Public Leadership?September2009
Content, Context and Corinthian ConfusionAugust2009
Power To WitnessAugust2009
Time To Grow UpAugust2009
Media ScapegoatsAugust2009
Evangelical Leaders Preaching In Our CathedralJuly2009
MiraclesJuly2009
Labels: Communicating Confusing or Controlling?July2009
Freedom To Do What You Don’t LikeJuly2009
Quiet Please: Politicians are PresentJuly2009
GamblingJune2009
A Trite Habit?June2009
It’s Not Just CricketJune2009
The Water of DeathMay2009
God’s Justice and OursMay2009
League HypocrisyMay2009
The Mothers of Mother’s DayMay2009
Connecting With Mother’s DayMay2009
The “Arrogance” of HumilityApril2009
The Death of His SaintsApril2009
A Certain HopeApril2009
Advancing Atheism at EasterApril2009
Worldly SpiritualityMarch2009
Shopping on Public HolidaysMarch2009
Legalising Abortion?March2009
Miracles in JohnFebruary2009
When is a TV Show Immoral?February2009
Of Fire and FluFebruary2009
The Holy SpiritFebruary2009
Sydney and a new yearFebruary2009
Materialistic ChristmasDecember2008
Christmas PoemDecember2008
December PrayerDecember2008
The South Pacific Regional Training EventNovember2008
Bali BombersNovember2008
The Image of Jesus?October2008
Traditions Old and NewOctober2008
Church PlantingOctober2008
Why Anglican?October2008
Bible MythsSeptember2008
MediaSeptember2008
The Foundation of Fathers’ DaySeptember2008
Bertrand RussellSeptember2008
Colin The Baby WhaleAugust2008
EvangelicalsAugust2008
EvangelicalAugust2008
Reading RevelationJuly2008
Christ IntercedesJuly2008
AtheismJuly2008
PolygamyJune2008
Evolution ChristiansJune2008
Anglican FamilyJune2008
God’s CharacterJune2008
CensorshipMay2008
Canberra MoneyMay2008
Big Church DayMay2008
Discriminate for mumMay2008
Mothers’ DayMay2008
Youth DayApril2008
Remember the FallenApril2008
Olympic TorchApril2008
Money #2April2008
The FiftiesMarch2008
Happy EasterMarch2008
All my worldlyMarch2008
Easter #1March2008
Spiritual InferiorityMarch2008
AdulteryFebruary2008
Multiculturalism #2February2008
EducationFebruary2008
New RegulationsFebruary2008
Father and SonJanuary2008
Youth Work KYLCJanuary2008
Dying AloneJanuary2008
Three KingsJanuary2008
What’s wrong with ChristmasJanuary2008
The end of 2007January2008
John NewtonDecember2007
Response to ChristmasNovember2007
The Important ElectionNovember2007
Overseas PreachingNovember2007
AppointmentsOctober2007
Lambeth ConferenceOctober2007
ChristmasOctober2007
Bank openingOctober2007
AddictionSeptember2007
Samuel MarsdenSeptember2007
CensorshipSeptember2007
Unknown GodSeptember2007
Episcopal RepentanceAugust2007
Hugh Palmer’s visitAugust2007
ContentmentAugust2007
Amazing GraceAugust2007
ShamelessnessAugust2007
CrimeAugust2007
AlcoholJuly2007
The Birth of a BabyJune2007
Church and StateJune2007
Slavery to SinJune2007
Jazz in the CathedralJune2007
Bible StudyJune2007
EulogiesMay2007
GenerosityMay2007
DroughtMay2007
Moore College MissionMay2007
MotherhoodMay2007
AnzacApril2007
Your Mind MattersApril2007
Happy EasterApril2007
The Sunday next before EasterApril2007
Les MiserablesMarch2007
PrayerMarch2007
MaterialismMarch2007
A Letter from Cambridge, UKFebruary2007
Christmas ShowcaseFebruary2007
Review of the YearDecember2006
Killed in the SquareDecember2006
Christmas PlansNovember2006
Christmas PreparationsNovember2006
Sheik HilaliNovember2006
Reformation SundayOctober2006
Bishop BarkerOctober2006
Bible study groupsOctober2006
The Pursuit of PleasureOctober2006
The Ordination of Women as PresbytersOctober2006
Friendly ChurchSeptember2006
Individual DifferenceSeptember2006
The War on Terrorism and 9/11September2006
BastardSeptember2006
Anti-SemitismAugust2006
God’s PatienceAugust2006
Money and GenerosityAugust2006
Richard Coekin - Cathedral Spring Convention 2006July2006
MYC and MacauJuly2006
The Law in RomansJuly2006
World AnglicanJune2006
DemocracyJune2006
MusicJune2006
The Big Church DayMay2006
Mother’s DayMay2006
Moore College Mission at St Andrew’sMay2006
PeaceMay2006
Wisdom That Is FollyApril2006
Easter and ChristmasApril2006
Easter DayApril2006
ANZAC Day and EasterApril2006
Easter CelebrationsMarch2006
Romans and QueenMarch2006
Letter from Birmingham, USAMarch2006
CensorshipFebruary2006
Faith From HearingFebruary2006
Call for prayer after last week’s violenceDecember2005
Welcome our new Music Director!December2005
Celebrate the Birth of GodDecember2005
The Last Command of JesusDecember2005
PartnershipNovember2005
Rosa ParksOctober2005
LatimerOctober2005
GrandchildrenOctober2005
WorkOctober2005
There are some things in them that are hard to understand…September2005
The Old TestamentSeptember2005
Prayer and ThanksgivingSeptember2005
UniversitySeptember2005
HumanitySeptember2005
GenerosityAugust2005
ToleranceAugust2005
The Mission of ChristAugust2005
National Training EventDecember2004
GovernmentOctober2004
World MissionSeptember2004
EducationSeptember2004
FathersSeptember2004
OlympicsAugust2004
Drought of the WordAugust2004
‘The Bible Talks’ (TBT) LaunchAugust2004
Religious RealismJuly2004
Mission ProgressJuly2004
Fasting #2June2004
PrayerJune2004
Jazz Service #2June2004
Platform 7June2004
Drought and GratitudeMay2004
Change #2May2004
Mother’s DayMay2004
Sermon on the MountMay2004
Easter DayApril2004
Ministry GrowthMarch2004
GenerosityMarch2004
Distribution of CommunionMarch2004
Raising ChildrenMarch2004
Church Growth in HullFebruary2004
Ministry TrainingFebruary2004
England Churches #2February2004
SpiritualityAugust2003
Club 5August2003
UnityAugust2003
PersecutionJuly2003
Citizen Member PartnerJuly2003
RepentanceJuly2003
GiftsJuly2003
CommunionJune2003
WesleyJune2003
Prodigals #1June2003
Diocesan MissionMay2003

People Matter was a regular column by Phillip Jensen in Southern Cross, the monthly magazine of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.

Failure is not always a sign of poor leadershipOctober2002
‘Commercial’ hospitality impoverishes the soulSeptember2002
The right way for Christian parents to raise their childrenJuly2002
The success of Scripture is in the hands of boys like Simon, aged elevenJune2002
Danger of trying to maintain our standard of livingMarch2002
Truth lost to the pressure of cultsDecember2001
A small boy’s eyes opened by the strangest giftOctober2001
Family values has meaning for migrant grandfatherSeptember2001
The encouraging word is given in seasonAugust2001
Harsh demands of the workplace on strugglersJuly2001
Missionaries use their feetJune2001
Manners teach that people matterMay2001
Parenting: it never endsApril2001
One storm wrecked a migrant’s dreamMarch2001
When tears make better sense than wordsFebruary2001
A missionary sees clearlyNovember2000
Caring for the stranger within your gateOctober2000
The pride of a humble opinionSeptember2000
A woman reveals her family’s heartAugust2000
Faithful servant rubbed out by Anglican churchJuly2000
Preaching Christ gives hope to individualsJune2000
An overseas student hears of ChristMay2000
Family struggles with ChristianityMarch2000
Arrogance becomes property of the ownerFebruary2000
Two fishermen tell one taleDecember1999
Jesus knows his ownOctober1999
Blessing a wedding ringSeptember1999
A Christian writes from a war zoneAugust1999
One soldier’s fear: will God reject me?July1999
Sydney hail: can you hear the trumpet?June1999
Divorce: one grandfather’s heartacheMay1999
A testimony to lifeMarch1999