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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:

  • 16 August 2021

    7.6 MINS

    When the United States formally withdraws from Afghanistan on September 11, 2021 -- yes, on the 20th anniversary of al-Qa’ida’s terrorist attacks on the US -- the country will immediately fall back under the control of the Taliban. Tragically, the most devastating impact will be [...]

  • 9 August 2021

    9 MINS

    An AP article. The issue of mandatory vaccination -- especially in relation to COVID-19 -- is causing significant division within the broader community and specifically the church. Already the Australian government has made it compulsory for people entering public buildings to register with a QR [...]

  • 11 July 2021

    1.2 MINS

    The San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus recently released a mock Broadway video boasting how “they really will convert your children”. After a massive backlash, the video has been taken down, but it can still be viewed here: https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1412898592864579586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1412898592864579586%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcaldronpool.com%2Fwere-coming-for-your-children-san-francisco-gay-mens-chorus%2F Note in particular the opening lines of [...]

  • 14 June 2021

    2.9 MINS

    This is one of the most moving videos you will see this year. It involves a young, thirty-year-old woman named Jane Marczewski who currently has cancer in her lungs, spine and liver. She has been given a 2% chance of survival. Marczewski -- who goes [...]

  • 7 June 2021

    2.5 MINS

    Most Australians are familiar with the comical legal defence made by the fictional character, solicitor Dennis Denuto in The Castle. However, not as many are as aware of the underlying subversive affirmations of the cult classic. In one of the movie’s most best-known monologues, Denuto [...]

  • 2 June 2021

    0.9 MINS

    Just because it’s Gay Pride Month — yep, there’s so many varieties on the LBTIQ+ spectrum they couldn’t just have one day — in the United States doesn’t mean that it’s OK to sexualise children. That’s a big call to make I know, but it’s [...]

  • 31 May 2021

    0.6 MINS

    In what has to be one of the most gracious media releases ever, the Atheists in Kenya Society recently announced on Twitter that their Secretary, Mr. Seth Mahiga, has resigned because “he has found Jesus Christ and is no longer interested in promoting atheism in [...]

  • 30 May 2021

    5.2 MINS

    Editor's Note: This is well-written and well researched article by a man who has a deep affinity with our Indigenous brothers and sisters. Mark Powell’s forebears were what used to be known as Kanakas (1847-1901) many of whom were slaves. We are all in favour [...]

  • 30 May 2021

    2 MINS

    Cultural Marxism’s long march through the institutions is well-nigh complete. Emblematic of art imitating life, the 2021 Archibald art competition is a classic example. This is evidenced not just for the works which were included as finalists, but just as importantly, those that were deemed [...]

  • 29 May 2021

    3.8 MINS

    Thursday the 28th of May marks the start of National Reconciliation Week. However, it’s difficult to see how true reconciliation can occur when falsehoods continue to be perpetrated. Just note the following example from Reconciliation Australia, which ironically comes under the sub-heading Beyond the Myths: [...]

  • 20 May 2021

    5.3 MINS

    The past five years has demonstrated a paradigm shift as to how people in the West view the world. Dr. Voddie T. Baucham argues in his book, Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe (Salem, 2021) that this will be the issue [...]

  • 17 May 2021

    3.2 MINS

    What follows is a sermon by Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain house church movement in China. Before Pastor Yi was recently arrested and imprisoned, he gave the following sermon based on Ephesians 5:15. I would highly recommend you taking the time to watch [...]

  • 17 May 2021

    1.6 MINS

    Perennial provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has recently doubled down on his decision to renounce his gay lifestyle by casting his $150,000 (!) engagement ring -- which Milo labelled as his ‘sodomy stone’ -- into the ocean. The entire episode can be viewed below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9ggFyrU6s Inspired by [...]

  • 3 May 2021

    3.1 MINS

    Scott Morrison has been recently pilloried for outlining how his Christian faith positively influences his role as Australia’s Prime Minister. That itself was something which sent many in the media into apoplexies of derision and rage. But it was former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who [...]

  • 8 April 2021

    6.3 MINS

    John Sandeman, the editor of Eternity, recently wrote an article criticising the Australian Christian Lobby for supporting Israel Folau. According to the heading on their Facebook post, “Several leaders suggest ACL might pick a better topic.” Significantly, the timing of this piece coincides with Martyn [...]

  • 7 April 2021

    7.2 MINS

    If you thought that Cardi B’s degenerate WAP was bad, Lil Nas X (of ‘Old Town Road’ fame) has taken things to a whole new level. Of hell. And I mean that literally. The children’s performer Lil Nas X -- whose real name is the [...]

  • 3 April 2021

    2.5 MINS

    I recently watched a segment you did with Paul Barnett, the former Anglican Bishop of North Sydney, on Sky News. And I must say, that coming from a self-confessed agnostic such as yourself, it was one of the best Easter messages I have ever heard. [...]

  • 25 March 2021

    6.1 MINS

    A few years ago, a friend posted on Facebook a meme comprised of a picture with a Soviet-Russian bear and the words, “My favourite gender-neutral pronoun is comrade”. At first I thought they were joking, but then I quickly realised that they were completely serious. [...]

  • 15 March 2021

    3.3 MINS

    In John Bunyan’s Christian classic, The Pilgrim's Progress, the central figure, Christian, and his companion Hopeful, wander from the true Way, ending up in a place called By-Path-Meadow. It was a simple -- but deceptive -- mistake to make, because it looked easier and also [...]

  • 11 March 2021

    3.8 MINS

    In a recent podcast with Jonathan Pageau, Jordan Peterson explains his “amazement”, as well as “terror”, at being irresistibly drawn to believe in the person of Christ Jesus. The full interview can be viewed below, but note in particular what Peterson says from the twenty-minute [...]

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