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In May 2017 at Mutitjulu, in the shadow of Uluru, more than 250 delegates put their signatures on a historic statement -- a petition to the people of Australia: The Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Statement grew out of a series of regional dialogues [...]

Dr. Aaron Edwards, a Christian theologian in England, has been reportedly sacked from Cliff College and threatened with referral to a counter-terrorism program for simply posting the following tweet: https://twitter.com/aaron_p_edwards/status/1627216418851770369 There is obviously a serious problem in a Christian denomination when those who are faithful [...]

(Editor’s Note: This Religious Freedom and Education Forum did not include Lyle Shelton in Group A standing as an independent on behalf of Family First in the Upper House for the 2023 NSW State Election. You may feel that you would like to add him [...]

The news that "Jesus Revolution" crossed the $39 million mark this past weekend may have been a shock to Hollywood, but to Erwin — the movie’s writer, producer, and director — it was further proof that he’d happened upon something special eight years ago.

The book by Eric Tonjes, Either Way, We’ll Be All Right: An Honest Exploration of God in Our Grief, offers much wisdom and comfort. Because we all suffer, we all grieve. But we suffer and grieve in different ways. Sometimes we can identify with and [...]

Arresting pastors -- this time Derek Reimer -- has become a sport in Trudeau's Canada. Christian pastor Derek Reimer of Calgary, Alberta, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he protested a new law aimed at preventing demonstrations against drag shows for children. It is Pastor Derek’s [...]

More useful cultural and biblical analysis from this noted Christian philosopher. See part one here. There are many ways to describe and discuss sin. Perhaps one definition of major significance is to speak in terms of autonomy. In its simplest form this means self-law or self-government. However, if there is [...]

Nation First looks at the unheeded exhortations given to the West by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn. The King James Bible gives us this quote from Jesus Christ that, like all of what He said, rings true to this very day: “A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, [...]

The church didn’t stand up when it had the chance. Now we have Catholic women being arrested on the streets of England for silent prayer, and still barely a peep from the church.

The Church of England has been asked to respond to requests from clergy to use gender-neutral pronouns for God. The question has been referred to the Church of England’s Liturgical Commission. This would be a major variation from the Book of Common Prayer, a foundational text [...]

You are invited to Breakthrough NSW, a prayer and worship vigil to be held this Saturday as we pray for the NSW election. Join with us as we hold a 24/7 Prayer and Worship Vigil for the NSW state election. The election will be held [...]

NSW Police are investigating a Bible reference written on a rainbow crossing in Wollongong. LGBTQ activists are outraged at what they describe as a “hate crime” and “homophobic vandalism”. Someone had the temerity to write “Genesis 9:13” on the city’s Pride crosswalk. The Wollongong University [...]

Yes, we are all broken, but we have a God who specialises in dealing with this. We are all broken people. We are all wounded. We are all hurting. We are all messed up. While this is true for all of us, many will try [...]

There’s a Christian movie that has just been released in the United States which is breaking all kinds of records. And it's on course to be one of the best -- or at least, one of the most popular -- movies of the year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07eXfF6Zw44 [...]

This is the last of a three-part series inspired by the novel Armageddon by Leon Uris (1963). (Read parts one and two here.) A remarkable, fictional story based on actual history, from the American perspective, of the end of WWII in Germany with a particular [...]

We often learn key life lessons far too late. Yes it is not much more than a cliché, but we do it all the time: we DO take things for granted. Worse yet, we take people for granted. Yesterday I was thinking about funerals, and [...]

During our earthly pilgrimage, we all have an innate longing to be home with God our Father, Who created us to be with Him for eternity, in joy and peace. I recently experienced a few unexpected days in a public hospital, following a routine medical [...]

By Mark Sneddon The Australian Law Reform Commission recommends abolishing balancing provisions that protect religious institutions in anti-discrimination laws. This article is Part 1 of 2. I will start with an overview of the three areas of law I want to talk about and will [...]

Prayer is essential for God's will to be done, His kingdom to be established on earth as it is in Heaven. Behind the greatest evangelist of the Second Great Awakening — Charles Finney — knelt a man of intercession: Daniel Nash. Finney, through his passionate [...]

Some great quotes from a classic Tozer volume. One of the earlier books of A. W. Tozer and one that helped to put him on the map spiritually speaking was his 1948 classic, The Pursuit of God. It is well worth reading and reading again. [...]