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The censorship of the tech thought police is a huge problem. Social media is today's main public forum, but our use of it is subject to the whims of obtuse corporations. Well, since I am once again in the Facebook slammer, I guess I might [...]

Roughhousing with your children builds resilience and trust, while shaping their character and intellect. Reap the benefits starting today! Harmon Killebrew said, “My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass’. [...]

Sheen clearly knew about the dangers of godless statism. The past century has seen the twin evils of Communism and Nazism. Both were godless ideologies built on the worship of the state. It was a characteristic of the great thinkers, writers and political figures of [...]

Repentance for one's failings and a heart for lost sheep are necessary precursors to revival. To reap a fruitful harvest, we must prepare the ground with care. Recently I wrote about what I saw as some of the current situations and attitudes that hinder revival, [...]

Delivered by The Hon. John Anderson AC FTSE The Great Hall, Parliament House 18 August 2022 ~~~ I first met Tim Fischer in 1984 when I was 28 and he was 37. I was struck by his wide-ranging curiosity, genuine interest in others, and his [...]

Some thoughts on fallen Christian leaders. How should we respond to scandal and public expressions of repentance? I have written numerous articles about dealing with Christian leaders who have fallen, for the simple reason that sadly many Christian leaders do fall. But with each new [...]

Editor's Note: This article was written and released on 22 August 1997 by Ps David McGrouther, a Baptist Pastor who was helping lead the unity and missions movement for AD2000 here in the Illawarra where I (Warwick Marsh) live. David McGrouther helped sow seeds of [...]

What are the signs of genuine revival, and what is the purpose of revival? Though we claim to seek renewal, are we in fact putting up roadblocks to God's grace at the same time? There has been a real focus on revival recently here at [...]

For decades, the elites of feminism and academia have undermined fatherhood and manhood through the mainstream media and entertainment industry. Their attack on men has been so successful that masculinity in many western nations is now deemed toxic. Many psychologists today have endorsed this diagnosis [...]

The Book of Proverbs holds perennial wisdom for parents seeking to teach their children about God's marvellous design for human sexuality, as well as warn them against temptations to misuse the gift of sex. Sex is a topic that the Bible doesn’t shy away from. [...]

How are Christians to understand their relationship with the world? Should Christians have utterly nothing to do with the world, renounce the world, and despise the world? Or should Christians find some good in the world, seek to redeem the world, and try to transform [...]

I was shocked to read a recent survey that found less than half of Australians believe Jesus was a real person. Whatever else you may think of him, to be uncertain of Jesus’ very existence is absurd: that Jesus was a real person can be [...]

How are you doing in God’s refining process? According to Scripture, God both tests and refines His people, and images of refining fires, crucibles for metals, purifying fires, the smelting process, and the like are often used. While testing and purifying are somewhat distinct but [...]

We must not forget the murderous legacy of Communism, including Chinese Communism. An excellent trilogy has been produced which covers the history and impact of Marxism in China. Those aware of recent history and those who have not allowed ideological blinders to cloud their thinking [...]

Those who have survived battle find it hard to readjust to ‘normality’. If you read the Lord of the Rings trilogy or saw the film version, you will know that at the end, the four brave hobbits have returned to the Shire. They share a [...]

One of Australia’s most prominent Christian historians, Professor Stuart Piggin, recently sat down with Kurt Mahlburg to share about the Christian intentions for the First Fleet, revivals in the Illawarra and the Pacific Islands, and much more. “Jesus is the desire of the nations,” Professor [...]

A book review of "Prey: Immigration, Islam and the erosion of women’s rights" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2021). The book describes the burgeoning crisis in Europe and outlines solutions to these horrendous problems created by leftist policies. Note the spelling of ‘prey’ -- this should [...]

We must be aware of the cultural mandate from the beginning of Creation and how it impacts our faith. We are charged with the grace not just for the renewal of our souls, but the redemption of all Creation. Very early on in the book [...]

Neil Johnson's media career spans four decades in broadcast/journalism running parallel to his vocation as a Christian minister of the Gospel. He's been the host of the long-running morning talk-radio program 20Twenty on Vision Christian Radio since 2010. Vision is heard in more than 770 [...]

Some believers are far too hostile to Peterson and common grace. Non-believers can speak truth and do good, and we ought to appreciate their efforts and charitably encourage them along the journey to encounter Christ. I penned a piece the other day on Jordan Peterson’s [...]