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10/05/2022

We've recently made some changes at InFocus.

1) The InFocus blog has been replaced with a new website (www.jasonharris.com.au) and page (Jason Harris). This includes an archive of the best InFocus posts from over the years. If you want to stay up to date on new posts, please like the new page!

2) InFocus Australia will now continue as a publication imprint.

Welcome. Thanks for stopping by. This is where I share my writing and the things I'm passionate about. I hope it will be helpful to you. Best regards, Counselling

23/09/2020

To think and consider. This link is to an essay, being a response by John MacArthur to the Church Growth Movement. You might be best to read John MacArthur’s address to better understand my “pushback” against some of his ideas. It is apparent that John MacArthur’s address was the opening address at something similar to a Grace Church Impact conference. It is probable that later addresses at the conference picked up on John MacArthur’s themes and defined them for the audience. [ 2,553 more words ]
http://teaminfocus.com.au/macarthurisation-some-pushback/

To think and consider. This link is to an essay, being a response by John MacArthur to the Church Growth Movement. You might be best to read John MacArthur’s address to better understand my “…

25/05/2020

A number of months ago, David Strain wrote an open letter to "Thomas," a fictional seminary student struggling with same-s*x attraction. I appreciated the tone of his letter. It was a welcome contrast to Phil Johnson's handling of the topic to which I offered a somewhat salty—but no less intellectually and biblically rigorous—response. Hope for Thomas My goal here is to address David's error in order to give people like Thomas some hope. [ 2,478 more words ]
http://teaminfocus.com.au/dear-thomas-why-i-think-david-is-wrong-about-your-same-s*x-attraction/

I think he’s wrong. Dangerously and destructively wrong. By dangerously and destructively, I mean that I think Christians have died because of this error. And many have left the church mental…

05/09/2019

That C-word. No one expects it. No one welcomes it. It's just a small lump in the middle of my back. Not even sure it’s worth mentioning to my doctor. Sure - we’ll watch it and see if it grows or becomes irregular in shape. It’ll be fine. It wasn’t fine. The doctor excised it and off it went to the lab. [ 634 more words ]
http://teaminfocus.com.au/cancer-2/

That C-word. No one expects it. No one welcomes it. It’s just a small lump in the middle of my back. Not even sure it’s worth mentioning to my doctor. Sure – we’ll watch it and see if …

10/05/2019

Let's face it. Conservative Christians tend to be wary of the social sciences such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology. I have many friends in church leadership who view the soft sciences with moderated suspicion at least. Others reject them overtly. And this feels reasonable because, it is argued, the social sciences aren't "real" science. And they have been hijacked by radicals who use them to push an anti-Christian agenda. [ 1,224 more word ]
http://teaminfocus.com.au/why-rejecting-the-social-sciences-feels-reasonable-but-isnt/

Let’s face it. Conservative Christians tend to be wary of the social sciences such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology. I have many friends in church leadership who view the soft scien…

28/08/2018

Moments ago I saw the news of an American megachurch pastor, Andrew Stoecklein, who took his own life after a battle with depression and anxiety. Almost immediately the commentary on facebook began. As a pastor who battles mental health struggles, I feel compelled to insert a few thoughts into the discussion. But first, my heart goes out to Andrew's family. This is a world-shattering moment for them. [ 513 more words ]
http://teaminfocus.com.au/when-pastor-kills-himself/

Moments ago I saw the news of an American megachurch pastor, Andrew Stoecklein, who took his own life after a battle with depression and anxiety. Almost immediately the commentary on facebook began…

06/06/2018

"God made s*x. And it was a good creation. And most human beings have s*xual attractions. Orientation is about the direction of those attractions."

Phil Johnson recently began stirring the pot on the non-neutrality of same-s*x attraction (SSA). You can read it here and here. It’s the sort of cantankerous monologue you’d expect from…

02/06/2018

"Phil’s position can’t stand theologically. We could say that his soteriology is over-realised. Because what Phil means when he repudiates the notion of desire-as-attraction as legitimate is not merely that we cease to indulge this aspect of our sinful nature, but rather that we cease to have this aspect of our sinful nature. It is glorification of this part of our being; a demand we make on no other part of man’s being at this stage of the soteriological process."

Phil Johnson recently began stirring the pot on the non-neutrality of same-s*x attraction (SSA). You can read it here and here. It’s the sort of cantankerous monologue you’d expect from…

12/02/2018

An old friend recently asked my thoughts on the local church and it occurred to me that I'm odd. If anyone should hate the local church, it's me. I grew up in an extreme wing of Christian Fundamentalism. My childhood pastor—my Dad—is currently in prison. My world is full of casualties of the unspeakable evils that occurred, not just in… [ 1,334 more word ]

http://teaminfocus.com.au/why-i-still-believe-in-the-local-church/

An old friend recently asked my thoughts on the local church and it occurred to me that I’m odd. If anyone should hate the local church, it’s me. I grew up in an extreme wing of Christi…

07/08/2017

Independent Baptist (IB) Kevin Harris recently came under public scrutiny in Australia for his dangerous views on r**e and child abuse. The responses from IB leaders have varied from enthusiastically rallying around him to reticent disapproval. One of the key arguments that I've heard many times over the last two weeks is the notion that IBs are independent, and therefore not obligated to take any sort of stand against this evil. [ 962 more words ]

http://teaminfocus.com.au/the-independence-of-the-ibs-and-why-australias-not-buying-it/

Independent Baptist (IB) Kevin Harris recently came under public scrutiny in Australia for his dangerous views on r**e and child abuse. The responses from IB leaders have varied from enthusiastical…

27/07/2017

At 9.25pm on Thursday evening, Charlie Haddad, pastor of Grace Bible Baptist Church (an IB church) put a statement "by Kevin Harris" up on his facebook wall. You can read Kevin's statement here. It's odd to me that the statement has been released in this way. I would have expected it to be put up on the Illawarra Community Baptist Church website. [ 1,072 more word ]

http://teaminfocus.com.au/the-statement-from-kevin-harris-charlie-haddad/

At 9.25pm on Thursday evening, Charlie Haddad, pastor of Grace Bible Baptist Church (an IB church) put a statement “by Kevin Harris” up on his facebook wall. You can read Kevin’s …

25/07/2017

I've just been through a very intense 48 hours since the airing of the 60 Minutes report on my family. The last thing I want to do right now is sit down and analyse the response to this programme, but it needs to be done. Links First, let me give you the links you need to know about. The 60 Minutes programme ( [ 1,548 more word ]

http://teaminfocus.com.au/yes-there-is-a-problem/

I’ve just been through a very intense 48 hours since the airing of the 60 Minutes report on my family. The last thing I want to do right now is sit down and analyse the response to this progr…

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