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:
12 October 2022
2.3 MINS
Pfizer spokesperson Janine Small told the European Parliament this week that the pharmaceutical giant never tested their mRNA injection on its ability to stop transmission of COVID-19 before it went to market. The bombshell admission was made in response to a question by Dutch MEP [...]
7 October 2022
4 MINS
The mob now attacking Andrew Thorburn for his faith was first discipled by Thorburn while he was NAB's pro-LGBT chief executive.
6 October 2022
1.1 MINS
According to newly-released CDC data, 1 in 13 Americans had to seek professional medical care after taking a Covid-19 injection, while 1 in 3 suffered from some kind of adverse event. The data represents over 10 million Americans and was reported by injection recipients via [...]
15 September 2022
2.2 MINS
Insane: choosing to hire expensive "inclusivity monitors" instead of funding life-saving personnel. How has the Daniel Andrews government managed to get its priorities so wrong? “Go woke, go broke” is such a ubiquitous truth that the phrase is now part of our common parlance. But [...]
31 August 2022
2.7 MINS
Transgender orthodoxy is stifling free speech. On a Zoom call in November 2020, Cathy Boardman showed her cultural studies class two pictures: one of a white performer appearing in “blackface”; the other of a drag queen, with a caption asking, “What about ‘womanface’?” There was [...]
30 August 2022
3.3 MINS
The label 'Christian nationalist' sounds scary and it's designed to. Christians must not be tricked into silence.
29 August 2022
4.3 MINS
Christians should start reading the news as though journalists were trying to influence their beliefs, worldview and vote – because that's precisely what's happening. If you’re feeling a little distrustful of the legacy media, you’re not alone. In a 2021 global survey about media trust, [...]
26 August 2022
3.9 MINS
The legacy press exposed its bias for all to see during the Trump era. What makes you think they are a trustworthy source of news now?
25 August 2022
3.6 MINS
Some practical advice for discerning and communicating truth in these dishonest days. If you're a Christian or a conservative, you'll be aware of how difficult it can be to navigate the minefields that are social media and the legacy press. How can we keep a [...]
24 August 2022
2.1 MINS
In 2017, Australia legalised same-sex marriage. We were told no further moral degradation would follow. Only five years later, Australia is castrating children.
23 August 2022
2.8 MINS
If the West is a sinking ship, do we jump overboard and try to save whoever we can in the process? Or should we aim at keeping the ship afloat?
10 August 2022
2.2 MINS
Nation First takes a look at the founder of the World Economic Forum. Klaus Schwab is the brains behind the World Economic Forum (WEF), being both the organisation’s founder and chairman since its inception in 1971. Schwab was born and raised in Ravensburg, Germany. And, [...]
5 August 2022
2.9 MINS
Our fearless media are MIA. Shouldn't Sydneysiders have a conversation about the wisdom of holding an international gay pride event in the middle of a monkeypox epidemic? Hullo, hullo! Are there any investigative journalists left in Sydney? When there was a COVID surge in India [...]
2 August 2022
4.1 MINS
One of Australia’s most prominent Christian historians, Professor Stuart Piggin, recently sat down with Kurt Mahlburg to share about the Christian intentions for the First Fleet, revivals in the Illawarra and the Pacific Islands, and much more. “Jesus is the desire of the nations,” Professor [...]
27 July 2022
11.5 MINS
The Bible calls believers the Temple of God. This is a profound revelation with even more profound implications. God's presence is no longer in a building: it's in us. Temples are some of the most photographed landmarks on earth. Think of the Acropolis in Athens. [...]
26 July 2022
3 MINS
President Joe Biden has fallen ill with Covid-19. Now people are claiming that "the vaccines were never meant to stop infection". But Joe Biden himself – and many other leaders – promised just that. Over the weekend, President Joe Biden was diagnosed with Covid-19. The [...]
15 July 2022
4.4 MINS
In the latest episode of the Great Southland Revival podcast series, author Ian Malins tells of a profound visitation from God that he experienced in the Solomon Islands. "God doesn’t just send revival anyhow," Ian Malins, author of What Will it Take to Bring Revival, [...]
8 July 2022
3.8 MINS
Revival, says Dr Barry Chant, is simply living out our new life in Christ and being fair dinkum about our faith. Amazing things have happened in Australian history when the church has done just this. As part of the Canberra Declaration’s ‘Great Southland Revival’ podcast [...]
7 July 2022
3 MINS
Contrary to his original aspirations, Biden is leaning into partisan politics. One of the media’s beloved titles for President Donald Trump was ‘Divider-in-Chief’. Well-deserved at times, the moniker was even used of Trump by his challenger — now successor — President Joe Biden. Indeed, Trump’s [...]
4 July 2022
2.3 MINS
Read this devastating takedown of the argument that the pro-life movement is only concerned with outlawing abortion and doesn't do enough to care for new mothers and their babies. Following the overturning of Roe v Wade, tensions have run high both online and in real [...]
