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The ethics of receiving a vaccine for coronavirus are hotly debated, but that does not mean we can allow these disagreements to fracture our church communities. While the Omicron strain impacts our world, differing views of vaccines and vaccine mandates are impacting our churches. Disagreement [...]

Oversimplified narratives and kneejerk reactions are dividing our society. By extending grace to others and taking a breath to consider their perspectives, we can save our communities from increasing polarisation. Our world is fracturing. It’s fracturing across many issues: from politics to race; from climate [...]

Even those who think the vaccines are safe and ethical are wary of the widening divisions in society caused by governments imposing mandatory vaccination, curtailing employment, business and socialisation. Vaccine mandates are now government policy in many parts of the West. US President Joe Biden [...]

Fear reduces our ability to think and act reasonably. Instead of being overwhelmed by anxiety concerning temporal issues, we can find peace amidst uncertainty and challenges by focusing on faith in God's heavenly plan. It’s just after midnight. I rub my sleepy eyes. I need [...]

Does religion oppress women, or liberate them to live with deep meaning and purpose? A new study undertaken by Harvard University suggests the latter. Author Margaret Atwood’s novel (and now TV series) The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian story set in the near future, when a [...]

Whether lockdowns, masks or vaccine mandates, finding answers that we agree on is nearly impossible when it comes to Australia's handling of COVID-19. But perhaps we can agree on the questions that need to be asked. No doubt you're over all things COVID-19.You've had enough [...]

It's easy to think that, when the time comes, we will be the ones opposing tyranny or speaking up against injustice. Unfortunately, history demonstrates that we are likely wrong. Statistically, we would be conformists like everybody else. Christianity Today’s podcast The Rise and Fall of [...]

As Cancel Culture continues to dominate many areas of western life, Christians need to know how to respond wisely to being 'cancelled'. We must not fight hate with hate. The Story of Peter Boghossian Peter Boghossian was a professor of philosophy at Portland State University, [...]

Vaccine Passports are increasingly controversial among some Christians. This is part two of a two-part series exploring the question of ‘what should Christians think of Vaccine Passports and the Coercing of Conscience?’ You can read the first post here. In this series, I aim to [...]

Vaccine Passports are increasingly controversial among some Christians. Nonetheless, it is important to consider how we should respond to difficult issues. The Ezekiel Declaration Controversy The recent ‘Ezekiel Declaration’ has garnered almost 3000 signatures from church leaders across Australia. It argues people should not be [...]

Unable to process personal guilt, modern secular Westerners have developed a puritanical streak in cancelling others, while trying to seek personal absolution through identifying as perpetual victims. Victimhood and cancel culture are a growing phenomenon in the modern West. More and more minorities identify as [...]

The Western World is facing a mental health crisis, and the only solution is for psychiatry to get right with God. Why? According to the experts, religion actually helps mental health. The Mental Health Dilemma In Australia, a recent report from the Victorian government reveals [...]

The Western world has shifted dramatically in its view of gay marriage. Until early 2012, Barack Obama held to traditional marriage. This was also the position of the Australian Labor party until around that time.[1] Of course, support for gay marriage has grown enormously since [...]

Journalist and author Greg Sheridan has just released a new book titled Christians: The Urgent Case for Jesus in Our World. He opens with this explanation of why he wrote it: ‘This book is about the compelling, dramatic, gripping characters you meet in the New [...]

‘The madman jumped into their midst and pierced them with his eyes. “Whither is God?” he cried. “I will tell you. We have killed him -- you and I. All of us are his murderers... God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed [...]

Domestic Violence is a monstrous evil. The abuse of one partner by another is one of the most destructive and wicked things a human being can do. And yet, it’s found among all demographics. According to the Federal Government’s report on Family, Domestic and Sexual [...]

Religious freedom is under increasing pressure in Australia and much of the West. Places such as Victoria have brought in laws that will effectively penalise Christian teaching around sexuality and gender. And our broader culture demands we affirm particular identities and practices the Bible regards [...]

Euthanasia laws are sweeping across Australia and much of the West. This so-called 'right to die' is now asserted as a natural human right with passionate zeal. It's framed as an individual's independent decision about their own life (and death). To this end, gut-wrenching stories [...]

(This is an edited version of the first part of a talk I gave to Christian school principals at the recent Christian Schools Australia National Policy Forum in Canberra.) On September 23rd 2019, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg addressed the UN’s Climate Action Summit. She began: [...]

The Western world is in the grip of the cult of youth. Being young is in, and being old is, well, so old. Youth is the gold standard of beauty, of health, and increasingly, of wisdom. Of course, we should celebrate children and youth (just [...]