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:
19 October 2020
4.1 MINS
In the history of Australia, no sitting leader has gone to an election promising to legalise euthanasia as part of their party platform. But this week, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk broke with tradition to campaign on her and Labor’s proud pro-death agenda. At Labor’s official [...]
19 October 2020
5.6 MINS
Concerned Christians have reached out to us about the Satanic Black Mass being held in Noosa, Queensland, to coincide with Halloween on the 30th October this year. Noosa Today, a local Sunshine Coast newspaper, reports that it is likely the first public black mass in [...]
15 October 2020
2.9 MINS
While Joe Biden was Barrack Obama’s Vice President, he used his office to financially benefit his son Hunter through corrupt dealings in the Ukraine, the New York Post alleged yesterday.
14 October 2020
3 MINS
Amy Coney Barrett — Donald Trump’s third Supreme Court justice nominee — is showing grace in the face of hostile senate hearings this week, demonstrating why she deserves Trump’s nomination and a seat at the Supreme Court.
13 October 2020
2.8 MINS
Having recently secured three historic peace deals, Trump has now been nominated — not once, but twice — for the Nobel Peace Prize.
13 October 2020
3.9 MINS
Intention God hears and responds when we pray, intercede and repent on behalf of our nation. Scripture “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfil your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey [...]
9 October 2020
3 MINS
It’s important to have reasons for what you believe. “If only God gave me a sign” is a common thought people have if they are still unsure if God exists. And fair enough -- it doesn’t make sense to “just have faith” and throw reason [...]
28 September 2020
4.3 MINS
I’ve noticed it, and I’m sure you have too. We’re facing a time of major cultural upheaval across the Western world. Divisions run deep, and the cultural rifts that have long sat silentbeneath our feet are emerging in the light of COVID-19 and the U.S. [...]
21 September 2020
5.9 MINS
A month before the 2016 U.S. election, author and “futurist” Lance Wallnau released a book entitled God’s Chaos Candidate. In this book, Wallnau went against the odds and almost every poll and pundit to correctly predict Donald Trump as the next president.
15 September 2020
4.6 MINS
You may have heard this argument before: how dare we speak of religious persecution in the West when the persecution of Christians in other nations is so horrific? I agree wholeheartedly that persecution in the non-Western world is a terrible injustice that we have an [...]
7 September 2020
3.1 MINS
We all know the story of Israel Folau. We’ve seen the backlash against Margaret Court’s views on marriage too. A growing list of Australians are getting in trouble, losing their jobs, and being legally pursued simply for expressing what almost everyone believed about marriage and [...]
31 August 2020
4.4 MINS
There’s a lot of conflict in our world. The pandemic and the riots of this year have been a big reminder of this. Despite all the mess and division, I think most of us long for unity. One of the ways we express this desire [...]
28 August 2020
3.3 MINS
Not so many years ago, ‘political correctness’ was an eye-rolling description of our culture’s tendency to self-censor in polite company, and to shame those who wouldn’t play along. Soon after, the culturally observant noted the ascent of ‘identity politics’ — a growing pattern of pitting [...]
24 August 2020
3 MINS
Last week, Netflix found itself in the middle of controversy when it was accused of promoting paedophilia. The streaming platform featured ads for a French film called Cuties, due out in September of this year. The Post Millennial explains what the movie is about: The [...]
21 August 2020
3.1 MINS
Some educators claim that teaching the objective facts of mathematics and science is an imposition of Western imperialism. Facts once assumed true by everyone are quickly becoming controversial. This is a trend we have all become aware of. There is, for example, increasing pressure to [...]
31 July 2020
1.6 MINS
By now you would be aware of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases along with further border closures as the pandemic continues. Today in Victoria, 723 new cases were announced. As God’s people, we long to see an end to this crisis along with the fear [...]
17 July 2020
2.7 MINS
Activists are wasting their time tearing down old statues. Abuse is happening here and now.
14 July 2020
4.5 MINS
2020 has been quite a year. If COVID-19 and the George Floyd riots weren’t enough to get your attention, there are now statues being torn down by rioting mobs across the Western world. The first memorials to be targeted were those depicting advocates of slavery [...]
9 July 2020
4.8 MINS
The Australian journalist Greg Sheridan has quipped that these days, “the academic fashion is to attack Western civilisation, not study it.” With historic statues being trashed and toppled around the western world, and accusations of systemic racism being levelled against the fairest societies that history [...]





