Bill Muehlenberg
Bill Muehlenberg is married with three sons, and ministers as an apologist and ethicist in Melbourne, Australia. He was one of the main drafters of the Canberra Declaration. Bill has a BA with honours in philosophy (Wheaton College, Chicago), an MA with highest honours in theology (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston) and is currently completing a PhD in theology.
Bill is a prolific author and a much sought-after media commentator. He has been featured on most Australian television and radio current affairs programs. Bill teaches ethics, apologetics and theology at several Melbourne Bible Colleges. He hosts his own blog CultureWatch, which features Christian commentary on the issues of the day.
Articles by Bill Muehlenberg:
28 October 2021
5.5 MINS
Old books like Paradise Lost and new Hollywood movies like Lucy remind us that spiritual superpowers await us. All that was lost in the fall – and more – will be gained through our final, glorious redemption in Christ. You have probably heard of the [...]
25 October 2021
6 MINS
Adult activists pushing their radical ideologies on innocent children have a lot to answer for. Children should be allowed to be children, but today they are in the cross-hairs as everything is being politicised, including medicine and science. This is certainly being played out in [...]
22 October 2021
5.5 MINS
If you are like me, you may at times have wondered if you are making an impact for Christ and the Kingdom. You may have despaired of the darkness descending all around us, and wondered if your efforts are making a difference
20 October 2021
5.5 MINS
These are dark days if you are a Christian. Or a conservative. Or pro-life. Or pro-family. Or outspoken about your faith. If you happen to be all of these things, watch out. What just happened in the UK to Sir David Amess, the Conservative MP [...]
18 October 2021
6.7 MINS
No, I am not being trite and using silly cliches. You know what I mean: ‘Jesus is so awesome!’ Well, yes he is, but we can be far too glib and superficial when we talk about our Lord. So am I guilty of doing this [...]
18 October 2021
3 MINS
Intention God values family relationships: marriage and parenthood Scripture “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their [...]
15 October 2021
5.3 MINS
I and millions of other Melbournians are extremely jealous. We look north to NSW and see the people there celebrating their Freedom Day. People doing normal things as they always had done: going to shops and parks, getting haircuts, working out in a gym, having [...]
13 October 2021
4.8 MINS
People the world over are suffering because of COVID, and because of hysterical government responses to it, but I and 6 million others in the Melbourne metropolitan area have got to be doing it tougher than anyone else in the world. A little while ago [...]
12 October 2021
4.3 MINS
There is now no question which side Big Media and the Big Tech Giants are on: they have deliberately and defiantly chosen to stand with fascism as they stand against freedom. We have been aware of this ominous move for quite some time and we [...]
8 October 2021
5.5 MINS
Since its beginning, the Christian church has had to tackle heretical gospels. Today, as much as ever before, it is important to beware of counterfeits. Spiritual counterfeits need to be recognised and resisted: Did you ever buy something that you thought was pretty special – [...]
6 October 2021
5.2 MINS
The newly-proclaimed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet who is replacing Gladys Berejiklian has already been crucified by the secular left and the secular left media. His crime? He is conservative. He is Catholic. He is pro-life. He is pro-family. And, gasp, he has six children! The [...]
4 October 2021
8.5 MINS
In modern western Christianity, the rise of progressive Christianity has coincided with the rise of the Social Justice movement within the Church. Is this movement Biblical? Muehlenberg provides twenty helpful recent resources critiquing the Social Justice movement according to Scripture. When theological liberalism was wreaking [...]
1 October 2021
7.1 MINS
During the COVID pandemic, Victoria has endured a longer lockdown than anywhere else on the planet. This tyrannical government overreach must end. Never forget September 23, 2021. On this day a world record was broken. Metropolitan Melbourne has now been in lockdown for a total [...]
29 September 2021
6.7 MINS
Today, as at any time, God is calling on all to repent and turn to Him. Amos reminds us of what is so often the response of humans to God's call: "Still you have not returned to Me". These are among the most frightening and [...]
27 September 2021
5.6 MINS
Christian Schools have been under ideological and legislative attack for years in Australia, but new proposed laws in Victoria have gone to a whole new level. A Thought Experiment Let me offer a little thought experiment here: If you had the power to destroy something [...]
24 September 2021
6.2 MINS
In the anti-Christian world in which we live, the book of Daniel can be an ongoing source of inspiration and instruction. We can learn much from Daniel about being a stranger in a strange land: The book of Daniel is valuable for so many reasons. [...]
22 September 2021
5.2 MINS
Yes, we have actually got to the place, with all the hysteria and fear over this virus, that the traditional understanding of sin and salvation are now being thrown in the air. They are being replaced by a new COVID Gospel. You may have thought [...]
20 September 2021
8 MINS
History is a wonderful tool for understanding human nature and group behaviour. In the context of the COVID-19 response, German history can help us to uncover patterns of tyranny that should concern us all. We MUST learn from history, or we will lose it all: [...]
17 September 2021
5.3 MINS
Freedom, in the biblical understanding, is vastly different from what most folks think when discussing freedom. They believe that freedom means being able to do whatever you want to do. The paradox of freedom is that freedom involves doing what is right. Free to Serve [...]
15 September 2021
5.8 MINS
While lockdown insanity continues to rage around the country, there are signs of change. Politicians are feeling the pressure and you can help maintain this pressure by calling for an end to lockdowns. Melbourne is now in the longest and hardest lockdown on the planet: [...]





