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:
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 [...]
7 July 2020
6.7 MINS
In celebration of one of America’s most important holidays, Independence Day, President Trump gave a presidency-defining speech in front of Mount Rushmore this weekend. It was an impassioned defence of America, the nation’s heroes, and its legacy.
1 July 2020
3.3 MINS
What do Germaine Greer and J. K. Rowling have in common? Until recently, an obvious answer was that they are strident feminists. But more recently, these two have another claim to fame: they’ve been ‘cancelled’ by mainstream culture for not being radical enough. In a [...]
30 June 2020
3.4 MINS
Aussies are a laid-back bunch. That’s partly why we don’t like to talk religion or politics in polite company. When these topics come up at a dinner party, our impulse is to keep it light-hearted, or make a point of cutting down the tall poppies, [...]
22 June 2020
4 MINS
The “memory hole” is one of the most haunting images in George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Used by government workers at the Ministry of Truth, this chute in the wall enabled Oceania’s one-party government to edit history at will and incinerate all evidence of [...]
17 June 2020
7.3 MINS
J.K. Rowling, author of the immensely popular children’s book series Harry Potter, has been in the firing line in recent years for her commonsense views on transgenderism and biological sex. Last week she faced another Twitter storm when she took a stand for sanity. Responding [...]
16 June 2020
6 MINS
The ideas that shape our culture eventually find their way into the church. Francis Schaeffer traced this pattern over many centuries, observing that what begins in the philosophy departments of Western universities spreads first to art, then music, then the general culture. Finally, these fashions [...]
10 June 2020
5.2 MINS
Cultural Marxism is a seductive secular philosophy deeply opposed to Christianity. But what exactly is it? And how should Christians respond?
5 June 2020
3.9 MINS
George Floyd’s cruel murder is sparking much-needed conversations about justice and racial harmony in America and beyond. The ripple effect has already reached us Down Under, with protests planned for Australian capital cities this weekend. Yesterday I spoke with a friend who has ministered among [...]
3 June 2020
5.3 MINS
In case you didn’t think 2020 could get any more perplexing, there are now uncontrolled riots taking place in dozens of American cities. From coast to coast, cars and businesses have been set alight, numberless shops have been looted, and mob violence has broken out on city streets.
1 June 2020
6.3 MINS
An unmistakable optimism has returned to countries like Australia as lockdown restrictions begin to ease. Even the news cycle has begun to focus on issues other than the coronavirus, to our collective relief. For several months there was blanket news coverage of the pandemic. Media [...]
29 May 2020
7.6 MINS
“Are we there yet?” is the perennial question that young children like to ask their parents, even if the car has only just pulled out of their driveway for a long family trip. The ensuing answer from those parents—“Just be patient and we will get [...]
26 May 2020
5.6 MINS
It’s been three decades since the term culture wars was dubbed, and the label is now more relevant than ever. What began as a reasoned debate on issues like abortion, multiculturalism and homosexuality has turned into a hearts-and-minds battle for the soul of our civilization. [...]
19 May 2020
3 MINS
Thank you so much for your involvement—big or small—in GO2020 so far. There’s no doubt that believers around Australia and the world are taking evangelism much more seriously during May, and praying up a revival storm. One faith-sharing opportunity that we have really been highlighting [...]
11 May 2020
2 MINS
Prayer leader Lou Engle has said, “You should look for the answers to corporate days of prayer and fasting in the headlines of secular newspapers.” From the drought to the bushfires to Australia’s effective response to the virus, we are seeing this prove true time [...]
5 May 2020
4 MINS
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden — Donald Trump’s last remaining rival — has been accused of sexual assault by a former staffer named Tara Reade. Such a serious allegation against a presidential candidate would normally be a loud, leading, global story. Instead, America’s biggest mainstream [...]





