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 April 2021
2.2 MINS
Patrisse Khan-Cullors, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, has highlighted what we already knew about Marxism: despite its best intentions, it always has and always will benefit society’s elites at the expense of the poor.
3 April 2021
2.6 MINS
If you’re yet to watch Andrew Bolt’s Thursday episode of the Bolt Report, please make sure that you do. One of Australia’s more controversial TV personalities, Andrew Bolt is a dogged conservative, and is known to stand up for Christians when he sees them unfairly [...]
2 April 2021
2.3 MINS
Woke mobs aren’t new. There was one out and about on Good Friday, if you recall. Following a Passover custom, Pilate offered to release Jesus, if the crowds so wished. But the leading priests stirred up the people, until in unison they shouted, “Crucify him!” [...]
1 April 2021
2.2 MINS
Reverend William Kosko is a voice in the desert, in more than one sense. Parish priest at Saint Henry in Buckeye, Arizona, he recently delivered a heart-rending homily on the sanctity of human life that has since gone viral. Rev. Kosko begins his homily with [...]
30 March 2021
7.5 MINS
In the distance, the townsfolk could see a runner tracing a hilltop ridge and then dipping into the valley on the near side. His silhouette grew larger and more defined as he made his way up a winding path towards them in the village. Those [...]
24 March 2021
6.2 MINS
Even as a pristine image of President Biden is projected to the world, more astute observers note some unravelling threads.
23 March 2021
5.3 MINS
The Grammys are an annual recognition of musical talent marked by live performances and the presentation of awards for best songs, albums, and emerging artists. Held earlier this month, 2021’s event was a frightful exposé of the collapse of Western culture. The on-stage entertainment was [...]
23 March 2021
3.4 MINS
The following is an excerpt from Kurt Mahlburg’s new book, Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? ___ I have always loved punk rock music. I recently rediscovered some of my old favourite albums and my wife found it very amusing. My wife couldn’t [...]
18 March 2021
2.9 MINS
Some ideas on how you can fight back. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be familiar with the new craze sweeping the West as the 2020s unfold, known as “cancel culture”. The more this phenomenon grows, the more the label risks being misapplied. [...]
16 March 2021
6 MINS
Christians are divided over politics because of where they are sourcing their news. The question all of us must ask is: “How do I consume mainstream news like a Christian?”
16 March 2021
2 MINS
Many of us are aware of the various challenges facing the West with the rise of trends like cancel culture, Big Tech censorship and Critical Race Theory. But what are some practical things we can do? Here are three petitions you should sign today in [...]
15 March 2021
0.9 MINS
This is your official invitation to the Global Concert of Prayer, a three-day prayer initiative hosted by the World Assemblies of God Fellowship from Thursday 18th March until Saturday 20th March. The Global Concert of Prayer is open to believers from all walks of life, [...]
15 March 2021
18.2 MINS
People were in denial about Big Tech bias for years. It is now indisputable fact. Here are the receipts.
12 March 2021
2.2 MINS
An excerpt from Kurt’s new book Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? As a Christian and a former pastor, I am familiar with what it looks like for someone to have a “born-again” experience. Not all conversions are the same, but they generally [...]
11 March 2021
1.8 MINS
John Anderson, Australia’s former Deputy Prime Minister and former leader of the Nationals Party, has put himself forward for pre-selection with the Nationals in the Senate in New South Wales. If successful, his name will be on the ballot at the upcoming federal election. Anderson [...]
10 March 2021
3.1 MINS
Last week I wrote of the decision by Dr. Seuss Enterprises to remove six of the late author’s books from circulation, including his career-launching And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937). I had no hesitation calling this prima facie evidence of [...]
9 March 2021
1.5 MINS
Satire is as old as the hills, but somehow it never gets old. I’m not sure about you, but I’ve loved the content flowing out of U.S. Christian satire site The Babylon Bee. They were especially on-point during the many months of covid madness last [...]
8 March 2021
1.1 MINS
The Canberra Declaration weathered a significant amount of criticism for warning against a Joe Biden presidency and backing Donald Trump during the 2020 election. Given our organisation’s focus on life, our support of Trump was particularly in light of his stance on abortion: he has [...]
4 March 2021
3.3 MINS
Dr. Seuss has become the latest casualty of cancel culture. On what would have been the 117th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), Dr. Seuss Enterprises made the decision to remove six of the author’s books from circulation, including the title that launched his career, [...]
2 March 2021
2 MINS
Over the weekend I attended the Church and State Summit in Brisbane, Queensland. I’d been eager to attend after being profoundly impacted by the one held in 2019. This year’s was all I’d been hoping for and more. Among the world-class speakers were Cardinal George [...]





