Comments on: The good news about bad news

By: Garth Bulmer

Garth Bulmer — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:54:38 +0000

This is an excellent article about the importance of “telling it like it is” . Without this there is no real compassion for victims, no incentive to be vigilant by churches, no gain in insight about why people offend in this way. Hard to face, yes, but ultimately everyone is better off.
Thanks

By: Jim Carlson

Jim Carlson — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:47:35 +0000

This is a very thought-provoking read. It really made me think about why I/we are here, and what are the real “nuts and bolts” of living a Christian life, and not superficially leading a “pretty” existence, with a view through rose-coloured glasses. It made me go back to the words of my Mom and Dad, “What would Jesus do?” Well, it’s pretty simple what He would do! Jesus came to save sinners, but not to shelter them, nor also to condemn them.
Thank you for The Journal’s honesty in discussion of ourselves and of the real world around us; it helps me try to follow Jesus’ guidance to Forgive, and also, to Do.

By: Ginny Doctor

Ginny Doctor — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 22:51:24 +0000

Thank you, Tess for being so brave and writing both the good and bad news. We have to be honest; bravery and honesty are two traditional teachings of many Indigenous people.

By: Neale Adams

Neale Adams — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 22:12:43 +0000

I completely agree with the Editor. What the Anglican Journal attempts to do, and usually does it very well, is achieve a balance. All good news would not achieve balance any more than all bad news. For decades we have been served by a newspaper that tries hard to “tell it like it is”–good and bad. May it continue to do that difficult task.