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The following is an excerpt from Kurt Mahlburg’s new book, Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? ~~~ The Myall Creek massacre of 1838 was one of the darkest events in Australia’s history. A group of former convicts had been roaming the surrounding district [...]

A lot of what's passed off as Aboriginal culture today is actually Aboriginal religion — pagan beliefs no longer embraced by most Aboriginal Australians. Christians must use discernment on these issues.

We as fathers need to pass on our love for Australia to our children. If we do not, who will? I am not talking about some sort of jingoistic conceit for our country, but a clear and deep love of our nation despite our nation's [...]

An Australia Day tradition that has emerged over recent years is to fiercely debate whether or not we should even celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January. Calls to “change the date” grow louder each year, even as the majority of Australians remain supportive [...]

There is nothing wrong with being a patriotic Australian. When watching the Australian cricket team, especially in the Ashes, I feel patriotically Australian. When asked to give the historical presentation at Beersheba on 31 October 2017, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the [...]

Here’s an interesting insight into how the game of politics is played. Regarding the Victorian 'Suppression (Conversion) Bill' where the MPs stated the "government (had) also led 21 face-to-face discussions, including with faith groups" a ministry mate of mine -- under a freedom of information [...]

We all hoped 2021 would somehow turn a corner on the insanity of 2020, but recent events at the US Capitol have proved otherwise. The unprecedented storming of the Capitol building by US citizens -- by hardcore Trump supporters -- has shocked not just America, [...]

Today as I was reading God’s Word, I came across a truly relevant portion of Scripture nestled away in the book of Isaiah. As does all of Scripture, it speaks not only to its original recipients, but also to all those who would take heed [...]

[click here to listen] God’s ways are higher than our ways, and we are invited to pray today the same prayer as Paul did, so we also may be strengthened in holiness in our hearts, and be flawless and blameless before the face of [...]

1 Timothy 2:1-2 urges us to pray for our governments so that we may be able to live our lives in godliness and honesty. Democracy is meant to be more than two foxes and a chicken sitting down to vote on what is for dinner! [...]

It was GK Chesterton who said, "Throughout the ages we have spoken about having the courage to die; now we have descended into talking about having the courage to live." Over the past 20 years there have been 16 attempts to legalise euthanasia in South [...]

As 2021 begins, we want to start the year right by lifting Jesus up and recognising His rightful place in our lives and in our nation. As such, we are calling for 21 days of prayer and fasting during the first 21 days of January [...]

Your invitation to a time of Prayer and Fasting. Since 2018, when the first bill to legalise abortion to birth in SA was introduced, we have held 132 Days of Prayer and Fasting -- predominantly for Mercy. The Lord has been faithful and enabled us [...]

Once again, the healing of wounds. A reason to rejoice. Even dance. We are in our island fortress, so protected from the virus ravaging other countries far away. Yet, in the midst of the protections that have served us so well, and in the context [...]

Two weeks ago I released my new book Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? I’ve been overwhelmed with the response -- over 600 copies have sold in that time, and we’re on to our second print run. I begin Cross and Culture with [...]

No matter how you look at it, 2020 has been a painful year. For the first time in living memory Australians faced shortages of essential items in supermarkets, endured long periods of lockdown, and then lived through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. [...]

By Leah Russell. A few weeks ago, the Victorian parliament passed the Suppression Practices Prohibition Bill in the Lower House, and it looks set to sail through the Upper House and into law unless there is a massive outpouring of protest. This Suppression Practices Bill [...]

PREPARING OPTIMISTICALLY FOR CHRISTMAS. A Prayer from Bishop Philip Huggins Gracious God, We give thanks, as with optimistic hearts, we are once again renewed by the Nativity scene of Christmas. You are “utterly kind and unassuming”; as beloved Julian of Norwich learned in the Revelations [...]

On March 17, 2016, the Coalition joined forces with the Greens to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act and abolish senate group voting tickets (GVTs). GVTs allowed voters to simply put a 1 above the line and let their party of choice distribute their preferences. Although [...]

Members of the ‘left-wing movement’ in the NSW parliament are again pushing ahead with a bill to legalise euthanasia. If this bill goes ahead, NSW will become known as the ‘Killing State’ having legalised Abortion and rejected Zoe’s Law. Alex Greenwich MP announced last week [...]