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None of us are anywhere close to perfection, yet God still chooses to use us. Here is a wonder of wonders: God in his matchless mercy and grace takes hardened sinners, saves them, and uses them for his purposes. But what is really incredible is the [...]

In the modern world, we all know that science beats religion. Science is supposedly about reality, reason, and sensible progress. Religion is supposedly about unprovable beliefs, irrationality, and ‘stuck-in-the-past’ traditions. When there’s a dispute between the two, we are all modern intelligent people. Religion is [...]

A wife and mother shares her testimony and reminds the Western church of the immense value of Cultural Christianity. In recent years the Western world has witnessed a fast fade of what we might call ‘Cultural Christianity’. Less people are attending church, the Christian moral [...]

God is doing far more than what we are aware of. Why do you do what you do? If you are a Christian you should be doing ‘all things for the glory of God’ as Paul put it in 1 Corinthians 10:31. That should be [...]

If you’re anything like me, sometimes the anticipation of meeting someone, or going on a dreamed-of holiday just doesn’t live up to expectations. The old ‘yes, this will be awesome!’ fizzles to meh... However, every once in a while, the expectations, or hopes actually pan [...]

Like so many others, I was part of two major counter-cultures in my youth. From around the age of 15 to 18 I was heavily involved in the 60s counter-culture with its rebellion, rock music, drugs, new left politics, and all the rest. But when [...]

Jesus Revolution began screening in Australian cinemas on Thursday, but it's already had a big impact. It launched in over 160 theatres – which is double the normal number for a faith film. It's the biggest-ever launch of a faith film in Australia! On its opening [...]

When megachurches are publicly critiqued, sometimes it is well-deserved. It is a general truth that if believers are fed a diet of faulty, questionable or incorrect teaching, this may very well show up in how they live. Just as orthodoxy (good teaching) is needed for orthopraxis (good [...]

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has now released a Consultation Paper for its current reference on “Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws”. The paper, while formally acknowledging the importance of religious freedom and parental rights, will be a serious disappointment to those involved in [...]

Now that we’ve seen (and heard) how Handel deals with the prophetic nature of the crucifixion, we next come to the resurrection, the ascension, as well as His enthronement as the glorified Son. As with the section on Messiah’s ministry, this section is quite brief, [...]

This is a helpful antidote to so much of what ails us. The other day I penned a piece noting two radically different lifestyles. I noted that we can judge a culture by some of its more popular television programs, including hit reality TV shows. [...]

Australia is being remade, right before our very eyes. A Catholic group has been banned from a hall founded by the Tasmanian Council of Churches because the Catholic group dares to assert that gender is a fixed biological reality. What should be obvious to anyone [...]

Anyone who has read the account of Lewis’ conversion in Surprised By Joy will know that the penultimate chapter is titled “Checkmate”. There he discusses some of the final steps that led him to abandon his atheism and move through from theism to Christianity. If, by some [...]

What on earth could a caterpillar have to do with politics or worship or – wait for it – the Voice? My Dream On the night of 24 March, I had a strange dream about a caterpillar-like creature. It was light blue and see-through, and [...]

Intention To encounter the life-giving ways of the kingdom and grow in them by giving attention to our inner health and managing the functions of our hearts. Scripture “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I [...]

Where does one begin in writing up such a remarkable Christian? His impact has been monumental, and he has left an indelible legacy for generations to come. As Thomas Howard wrote, “We all have the same difficulty here: how to tap into some shape the [...]

The blockbuster movie 'Jesus Revolution' is being released in Australian cinemas on 20 April! The film centres around a young Greg Laurie – one of today's best-known evangelical pastors – and his rough journey to faith in Jesus through the ministry of Chuck Smith in California. Only two weeks [...]

Here are 12 prayer points for believers on the Voice to Parliament. May God's Voice be heard! That God’s Voice is heard by Australians including those in power. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice” (John 10:27). See 'God’s Voice Shakes the Desert' by Pastor [...]

As the West drowns in useless and hopeless woke leadership, our future is looking really bleak. There are various ways cultures can crumble and nations can decline. When the people become overwhelmed by their own sin and selfishness, things will not long last. That of course [...]

Standing 20m high atop Memory Mountain, along the MacDonnell Ranges in remote Northern Territory about 200km west of Alice Springs, is a symbol of faith, hope and forgiveness – a cross. Opened to the public on Good Friday on April 7, the ‘Forgiveness Cross’ was [...]