Right Rev Mark Powell
Mark is the pastor at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Hobart. Previously, he was associate pastor at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, a multi-site church in Strathfield, NSW. He and his wife have six children.
Mark is a passionate advocate for faith, family, freedom and life. He is a gifted communicator and has made various appearances on radio and TV. Mark is unafraid to graciously speak the truth about contentious issues. He contributes to numerous online publications including The Spectator Australia, where his articles often appear in the most popular list.
Articles by Right Rev Mark Powell:
3 August 2020
1.7 MINS
It takes an enormous amount of courage to go against the crowd. And one of the most inspiring examples in recent days is that of NBA Basketball player, Jonathan Edwards. Instead of taking a knee and wearing a Black Lives Matter™ T-shirt, Isaac stood and [...]
3 August 2020
1.9 MINS
Israel Folau is in the news again, and this time it’s for something he didn’t do. Over the weekend, Folau was the only person — players and officials included — on the field to not take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter. To [...]
1 August 2020
3.3 MINS
It has been observed for quite some time that Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube are censoring conservative content. Earlier in March this year, Forbes ran the then provocative headline, “Facebook Deleting Coronavirus Posts, Leading to Charges of Censorship”. But what has become clear to all [...]
1 August 2020
2.6 MINS
My observation has been that the overwhelming majority of churches in Australia have been exemplary in their adherence to implementing the government guidelines around COVID-19.
26 July 2020
2.8 MINS
Jackie Trad (aptly nicknamed "The Terminator") wants Queensland to follow the lead of Western Australia and Victoria in giving people state-provided assistance to end their own lives. Ironically, the fact that Trad’s political career is still alive -- after having been referred to the corruption [...]
26 July 2020
2.8 MINS
Sometimes it feels like the progressive juggernaut is so pernicious that it’s just a cultural fait accompli. But then people like Bernard Gaynor happen. A man who stands by the motto: “Stand Tall. Fight Hard”. Gaynor is the epitome of the true “freedom fighter” in [...]
20 July 2020
2.5 MINS
Margaret Court is not only Australia’s greatest ever tennis player, but she is also proving to be something of a lightning rod regarding religious freedom.
7 July 2020
1.9 MINS
WHO and international governments misled by dodgy scientific research involving anti-malaria drug and COVID-19. US President Trump has been roundly criticised — and even condemned — for promoting the anti-malarial drug, Hydroxychloroquine, as part of a medical strategy in the fight against COVID-19. In fact, [...]
6 July 2020
3.3 MINS
One of the best pieces of advice I was ever given regarding preaching was to write the passage out by hand. I know it sounds pedantic, and maybe even a little ‘legalistic’, but it has been one of the best ways to grow in my [...]
1 July 2020
1.9 MINS
Terry Crews has just committed the unforgivable sin by not giving unquestionable allegiance to #BlackLivesMatter. The African-American Crews, who describes himself as a “Lover to my wife, father to my children, friend to my friends, and servant to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ”, posted [...]
21 June 2020
3.3 MINS
If you wanted any more evidence as to the decay of Western civilisation, then you need only to consider the following example reported by The Daily Wire. As you can see below, in the American city of Seattle, the statue of George Washington has recently [...]
16 June 2020
2.8 MINS
An aunty from northern Queensland rang me recently with great excitement. A politician from the Solomon Islands was funding research into identifying those who had been brought over to Australia historically as slaves. As I already knew, our family was part of that tragic tradition. [...]
13 June 2020
3.5 MINS
Dr. Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Seminary in the U.S, is the latest victim of ‘cancel culture’. Religion News Service (RNS) is reporting that over 10,000 people have signed a petition to have Dr. Mohler fired because of a supposed “racist” and “homophobic” [...]
25 May 2020
2.3 MINS
Will Carroll, the drummer for the black metal band Death Angel, recently contracted Covid-19. Carroll’s condition was so critical that he was placed in a medically-induced coma for almost two weeks. Doctors are still amazed that he survived. But, even more significantly, according to news [...]
23 May 2020
1.3 MINS
In New South Wales, pubs and clubs are allowed to open for 50 people from the 1st of June, but churches are still restricted to 10. I guess that’s because having a beer and playing the pokies is an “essential” service, whereas worshipping God and [...]
19 May 2020
7.9 MINS
I’ve been trying to put my finger on the reason why Trent Dalton’s book Boy Swallows Universe (HarperCollins, 2018) is so popular. For the first time in the history of the Australian Book Industry of the Year (ABIA), Dalton’s work won all four major categories: [...]
12 May 2020
2.6 MINS
Just how ‘tolerant’ is the homosexual movement? That’s the question many are currently asking, since the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) used rainbow flags during COVID-19 to rally people’s morale. Apparently, the furore all started because an older gentleman flew a rainbow flag outside his [...]
1 May 2020
1.9 MINS
According to the United Nations, 200 million girls are “missing” today due to sex-selective abortions or infanticide. There is an excellent documentary that was produced back in 2012 to highlight the tragedy. The trailer can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISme5-9orR0 To put that into some [...]
26 April 2020
8.7 MINS
Michael Moore’s The Planet of the Humans is currently one of the top trending videos on YouTube. Just in time for the Wuhan Virus lockdown, Moore has released his latest documentary for free! And in less than a week, it is quickly closing in on [...]
25 April 2020
1.3 MINS
As if the recent revelations about the World Health Organisation's (WHO) relationship with the Chinese Communist Party regarding the cover-up of COVID-19 were not enough, along comes this. Family Watch International has published an explosive exposé regarding the role of the WHO in actively promoting [...]





