Kurt Mahlburg
Kurt Mahlburg is a husband to Angie, a father, a freelance writer, and a familiar Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He is the Senior Editor and a regular columnist at The Daily Declaration. More of his writings can be found at Mercator, Intellectual Takeout, The Spectator Australia, The American Spectator and Caldron Pool.
A published author, Kurt’s breakout title Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? explores the social and spiritual challenges facing Western nations and the hope Jesus offers in our crisis. Along with Warwick Marsh, Kurt has co-authored several other books, including Great Southland Revival, Power of Prayer, and Jesus: The Centre of It All.
Kurt is passionate about speaking the truths of Jesus into the public square in a way that makes sense to a secular culture and that gives Christians courage to do the same. He has previously studied architecture, worked as a primary school teacher, and served as a missionary and a young adults pastor. Among Kurt’s other interests are philosophy, history, surf, the outdoors, and travel. He hosts his own blog at Cross and Culture.
Articles by Kurt Mahlburg:
6 September 2023
2.7 MINS
Disney hired an actress for their Snow White remake who thinks the original fairy tale and the 1937 film are politically incorrect. Snow Woke, go broke.
4 September 2023
1.4 MINS
Political censorship is not just a problem in despotic regimes. In Australia it is a thriving industry, according to a bombshell Sky News documentary.
1 September 2023
3.7 MINS
Also known as the 'YouTube of porn', Pornhub has suffered a major setback in the United States: age-verification laws.
1 September 2023
2.9 MINS
The World Bank will halt new lending to Uganda as payback for a new anti-gay law. Isn't this just a new form of woke imperialism?
29 August 2023
3 MINS
While rainbow flags bedeck buildings in the West, a brilliant cross graced the skies of Budapest last week. What does the cross over Hungary's Parliament mean?
28 August 2023
2.4 MINS
So-called conversion therapy is set to be outlawed in NSW, with those found guilty facing up to 10 years in prison if a new bill passes.
28 August 2023
3 MINS
We are told climate change caused the Maui fires. But look past the headlines and you'll see wokeness played a fatal role in the disaster.
25 August 2023
3.1 MINS
Republican candidates have gone head-to-head in their first debate. Trump skipped the debate but he won it anyway: his interview with Tucker has been viewed 230 million times, breaking every record in history.
25 August 2023
5.3 MINS
We live in confusing and confused times. So did the Reformers. Their discovery of Sola Scriptura is the solution we need today.
24 August 2023
3.1 MINS
At the start of August, Oliver Anthony was unknown. Now his hit song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' is everywhere. What can account for his sudden stardom?
24 August 2023
2.6 MINS
A Sydney radio listener has recounted a bizarre story: her four year old grandchildren were forced to say sorry for colonialism at preschool.
23 August 2023
2.1 MINS
Labor plans to use its ‘Misinformation Bill’ to censor Australians online. Are they now censoring those critical of their censorship proposal?
22 August 2023
4.2 MINS
A win for Lyle Shelton is a win for all freedom-loving Australians. But the battle still rages for free speech.
22 August 2023
6.4 MINS
Jesus is no hired hand. He is our good shepherd who died for us willingly, knows us intimately, and will protect us eternally.
21 August 2023
2.9 MINS
A British expert says the record low is good for the planet. It’s now fashionable to whine about overpopulation, but what does the Bible say? Climate panic is now so widespread that it’s not just radical environmentalists praising population slumps, but mainstream academics too. The [...]
21 August 2023
4.1 MINS
The difference between the way of Jesus and every religion under the sun is two words: But God. Reconciliation is a theme familiar to us, especially in times marked by social hostility. Deep down, we long to see old grievances put aside, enemies become friends, [...]
18 August 2023
4.9 MINS
Prosecutors have thrown the book at Trump. But every indictment was timed to distract from revelations of Biden family corruption. President Donald Trump was served his fourth indictment on Monday, this time in Georgia on charges of racketeering for his efforts to challenge the 2020 [...]
18 August 2023
2.6 MINS
The story of the Sawi in South Papua reveals an incredible picture of the gospel, presenting Jesus as our 'Peace Child'. The Sawi are an ethnic group from South Papua in Indonesia, once infamous as cannibalistic headhunters. Today, the majority of Sawi are believers in [...]
16 August 2023
4.2 MINS
The PM was speaking hypothetically, but was his idea to ‘ban social media’ a Freudian slip? Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would “ban social media” if he was made dictator for five years, he confessed in a radio interview this week. The PM made the [...]
15 August 2023
3.5 MINS
Dr Anthony Fauci and Dr Francis Collins were among the recipients of the royalties, as an ethical shadow is cast over their Covid legacy. While Americans suffered under draconian mandates and struggled to put food on the table, scientists from the U.S. National Institutes of [...]





