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Are Luke’s and Matthew’s genealogies really contradictory? What is the curse of Jeconiah? Does it really undermine Jesus’ claims to fulfil Old Testament prophecy? The answers to these questions may surprise you. As Christians celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world, many in our [...]

This essay seeks to examine the state of play three years on from the launch of the COVID-19 operation, now that it seems to be winding back its central rule over society. I will try to explore outside the box, leaving nothing taboo or tolerated. [...]

Adoption can be a marvellous way to create a family that nurtures a child in need. However, pro-lifers must be careful not to diminish the irreplaceable role of the biological mother, and first offer her support to parent her own child before considering separating the [...]

Is Christmas itself -- along with its rich, familiar traditions -- an emergence from pagan Roman festivals? These are serious claims that must be addressed.

The secular left West is becoming ever more similar to communism. Christianity was one of the main driving forces of the West. For many centuries, they were in many ways synonymous. But as Christianity weakened, so too did the West. Thus what can be called [...]

The events which led up to the birth of Christ were no accident, but God’s way of fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies in Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6-7. Every event that transpired, from the ordering of the census, the return of everyone to their own [...]

In our journey through Handel’s Messiah, we’ve now arrived at the account of the Messiah’s birth in Bethlehem. For many years, performing Messiah at Christmas has been a firm tradition all around the world. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, it was originally [...]

The story of Channukah -- the Jewish people's triumph over their persecutors and restoration of the Temple of God -- inspires hope in us and points to the everlasting light of Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Saviour of the world. A Time of Rededication The [...]

Entertainer slams the Catholic Church for opposing euthanasia. The Australian newspaper reported this week that Catholic priests are likely to deny the last rites to people who commit suicide with the help of the state. “Catholic priests to deny last rites in VAD (Voluntary Assisted [...]

“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” These are the words of Alexander Smith. To understand the wonder of Christmas, we must first understand the story. Let’s start with the facts, straight from Wikipedia. I will intermingle some of my favourite Christmas videos [...]

An exuberant soccer player-turned-pastor is riding on the worldwide World Cup fever to introduce people to Christ through his amazing testimony, shared online. Through his digital mission, he has been scoring thousands of heavenly goals, sharing the wonderful news of the Gospel. The FIFA World [...]

Is this book destined to become a classic in the literature on the Australian Christian experience? Does it so richly communicate the presence of God that the reader is raised above the conviction that we have here testimony only to the intellectual ability of the [...]

This morning while in prayer, I was reminded again of 2 Chronicles 20 and felt to look again at verses 22 and 23, which have been thematic in prayer this year for the Canberra Declaration and with other prayer networks. We are coming to a [...]

Politicians come and go -- but God is still working out His purposes. We read in Daniel 2:21 that God “changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings.” This of course happens all the time. Leaders come and go. This week we [...]

To quote the great Professor Stuart Piggin, Australia has a missing story. And that story needs to be told. For decades, secular historians have neglected the profound impact that Christians, Christian ideas and Christian institutions have played in the development of modern Australia. In reality, [...]

Christmas is a time of respite from a turbulent world increasingly alienated from the transcendental by modern ideologies, consumerism and our electronic media’s ever-present distractions. It offers our own families the repose and joys of the Holy Family. In Bethlehem, the Holy Family was visited [...]

What if the first Christmas took place in a 21st-century Western culture? Consider the different set of life choices that would have been available to someone living in the Middle East at that time. Could a possible scenario go something like this? As was the [...]

Kurt and Warwick were interviewed on national radio last week about their latest book. Listen in here. The Canberra Declaration’s new book, Great Southland Revival, featured on national radio last week. On Wednesday 7 December, Neil Johnson from Vision Christian Radio interviewed Kurt and Warwick [...]

Modern ideologies are like spells, entrancing the masses with their half-baked versions of reality. We must educate ourselves and hold fast to the Word of God in order to guard against these rampant lies. Sometimes it’s like everything old is new again; a re-vamp, re-imagined, [...]

You and I are under constant scrutiny. We are being watched. No, I am not here talking about the growing surveillance state in the West, doing its best to keep up with Communist China in keeping tabs on our every movement. Instead, I want to [...]