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Let us celebrate the stupendous fact of the Resurrection, our Lord's victory over sin and death, not just on Resurrection/Easter Sunday, but for the whole season of Easter, until Pentecost Day. Though the world around us may carry on with life as normal, we have [...]

C.S. Lewis penned one of the great discussions of what love means. As Good Friday approaches, the day on which God demonstrated His great love for us, let us examine the various forms of love. Everyone talks about love, but very few really know what [...]

Memories of a classic film on the life and death of Christ bring forth moving reflections on the wonderful gift of love and salvation which God has bestowed on us all. This Good Friday, let us contemplate the immeasurable love which God has for each [...]

With the help of chemotherapy and stalwart faith, I was able to receive healing from my leukemia swiftly, with no undesirable side effects. Through my journey with leukemia, I was able to minister to fellow cancer patients in hospital with me. All in all, it [...]

A young friend's life and death in the loving care of her family is a demonstration of how life is worth living despite suffering and loss. Euthanasia, or assisted suicide, is an overly simplistic answer to the natural human experience of suffering and death. We [...]

What is the difference between a church and a parachurch group? How do we manage the boundaries and overlap between the two? Most folks know what a church is -- well, at least they have in their minds an image of a biggish building with [...]

Though they may not make the headlines, let us not forget the poor souls losing their lives to the military junta of Myanmar. Places of worship are being destroyed across the country; food supplies and humanitarian aid are blocked. The CCP-backed military is killing innocent [...]

With one simple question, Senator Alex Antic this week revealed just how real the 'slippery slope' is. Five years ago we undefined marriage. Now Australia's top medical minds can't define a woman. Can Australia’s Department of Health define what a woman is? This was the [...]

The silence of the lambs is a disgrace. To remain silent in the face of sin and destruction is folly and goes against our Christian mission. We must speak out against evil and lies. I recently saw someone’s post on social media lamenting the silence [...]

Former NIH director Francis Collins was wrong on many of his Covid talking points. In some cases, he was intentionally dishonest. Months after Collins was exposed, evangelical leaders still haven't apologised for lending him their platform. Three months on from Megan Basham’s scathing report on [...]

Martyn Iles will be joining the Canberra Declaration on our Zoom prayer call tonight. Join us as we pray for the upcoming federal election. The federal election is just around the corner. From a hint that Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently dropped, it seems very [...]

Natural disasters remind us that we live in a fallen world, and that we are not in complete control of our lives or our environment. We can accept them as a call to repentance and prayer, trusting in God to provide for us as we [...]

When the haemorrhaging woman touched Jesus' cloak, He addressed her as a daughter of God, a beloved child reunited with her heavenly Father. In that one word, this Bible passage reveals something profound about our relationship with God and how we are justified and saved. [...]

People nowadays treat statues of the Buddha as mere decoration for a hip Asian aesthetic, but beware: displaying such images can have unwanted spiritual effects. Let me tell you two true stories. Each one illustrates our contemporary culture’s attraction to images of Buddha. Uninvited guests [...]

In this special tribute, the Canberra Declaration thanks George Christensen for his friendship and his fearless stand for Christian values over many years. Read excerpts of George's farewell speech, delivered this week in Canberra. George Christensen, the LNP member for Dawson on the north Queensland [...]

Finally, a win for freedom of conscience and religion in Finland, in the long-drawn-out case of principled politician Päivi Räsänen. Prosecuted for a hate crime after stating Biblical views about marriage on social media, Räsänen has at long last been vindicated in a court of [...]

The Old Testament story of Nehemiah encourages us to get up and rebuild our crumbling society, for the kingdom of God is at hand, and His strength is with us. Though all around us may seem dire and we encounter much opposition, God has the [...]

Two days ago, Eternity News reported that Fred Nile’s Christian Democratic Party has officially ‘ceased to exist’. It comes after months of leadership speculation and turmoil, legal challenges, and factionalism wrought havoc in what was Australia’s only legislatively-represented Christian political party. In a recent statement, [...]

Australia's most recognisable pastor, Brian Houston, has apologised to Hillsong Church and others he has hurt in an email sent today. Brian Houston emailed members of Hillsong Church today to apologise for his recent misconduct that led to him resigning as Global Senior Pastor. The [...]

From the perspective of Christian pastors, to psychologists and medical professionals, here are some excellent videos to watch on the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and how to respond to it with faith and reason. A while back, I published a piece outlining Five Books [...]