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 Mark Powell:
11 December 2023
3.2 MINS
Consistent with the tactics of Hamas, pro-Palestinian protestors are using children as human shields to defend their actions. Note how children were present at the recent unauthorised rally in Port Botany.
7 December 2023
18.1 MINS
The big idea of this book is that 1776, more than any other year in the last millennium, is the year that made us who we are. We cannot understand ourselves without it.
6 December 2023
3.1 MINS
After writing the foreword for 'Jesus: The Centre of It All', I interviewed Warwick Marsh, one of the co-authors, about the book's message.
21 November 2023
3 MINS
Children are born neurologically fragile, not resilient. This means that they need “attachment security” early on if they are going to have a foundation for future mental health.
14 November 2023
2.5 MINS
One of the most remarkable stories of the year is Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s public profession of Christian faith. Hirsi Ali recounts her own spiritual journey from Islam to atheism to now, more recently, Christianity.
10 November 2023
4.7 MINS
There are limits as to how many immigrants any one nation can take. And especially when they operate out of a completely different worldview.
6 November 2023
3.8 MINS
What has become clear is that Hamas is not the greatest threat to the nation of Israel, but all devout followers of Islam. Just take, for example, the recent events in Russia.
2 November 2023
4.4 MINS
Stop whatever you’re doing and watch this speech by Konstantin Kisin at the inaugural ARC (The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) conference, because it is quite simply brilliant.
20 October 2023
6.9 MINS
You may not think Daniel Andrews is one of the worst leaders ever in Western civilisation, but it is clear he is leaving behind a state that is worse in almost every measurable way.
19 October 2023
1.5 MINS
Clearly, large swathes of the media are still coming to terms with the democratic result. Warren Mundine though, was having none of it.
19 October 2023
4.3 MINS
There was no draft legislation to lay out what a Voice would look like, what it could and couldn't do, and whether its members would be elected or selected. Rightly, Australians' good sense raised multiple worries as the Yes campaign proceeded.
10 October 2023
6.3 MINS
I appreciate your passion, Rev. Costello, in prosecuting your case for the ‘Yes’ campaign. But all things considered, I believe my duty as a Christian is to vote ‘No’.
2 October 2023
2.5 MINS
What’s happened to us as a sporting nation? When I was growing up, the Wallabies were living legends. They were role models young and old people wanted to emulate.
30 June 2023
6.1 MINS
Nefarious is the best movie you’re likely not to see in 2023. Why that is the case has nothing to do with its production values—which are excellent—but because the content just so unashamedly exalts Christ, while at the same time avoiding the cringeworthy genre of [...]
19 June 2023
11.1 MINS
The streets of Hobart were recently filled with 15,000 people who witnessed the procession of “a sacrificial totem platypus” to celebrate the end of Dark Mofo 2023. All while chanting “Ogoh-ogoh”. It could have easily been a scene from the ancient pagan world (i.e. Acts [...]
9 May 2023
4 MINS
As is so often the case, truth is stranger – and much more interesting – than fiction. Take, for example, the box office hit, Jesus Revolution, which is currently playing in theatres. In Australia, it is sitting at number eleven after four weeks in the [...]
4 May 2023
2.1 MINS
I’m not normally one for doing movie reviews, but there is a film out at present that I’d highly commend. It’s called, Jesus Revolution and it tells the story of the Christian revival which occurred in America during the 1960s, especially in California. Many of [...]
14 April 2023
3 MINS
I am not, nor have I ever been anti-vax, although I do have a few friends who are. I have been vaccinated against COVID-19, so this is not part of some personal crusade or conspiracy theory against the use of vaccines. I was actually scheduled [...]
13 April 2023
5.7 MINS
Elon Musk recently eviscerated the career of James Clayton in a live TV interview. It makes for a gasp-out-loud, compelling viewing in a train wreck kind of way. Not since Cathy Newman infamously took on Jordan Peterson, has a journalist from the BBC been schooled [...]
27 March 2023
0.9 MINS
Moria Deeming has been suspended from the Victorian Liberal Party for nine months. Her crime? For helping to organise a rally recently -- Let Women Speak! -- which was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis. Just to be clear, neither Deeming nor the other keynote speaker, Posey Parker, [...]