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With divorce on the rise and the challenges of living together with another flawed human being, people question the need to be married. But marriage continues to be the lifeblood of communities, linking people in familial bonds of love across the nations and generations. More [...]

The Book of Exodus holds comforting truths for us today. God is with us in our suffering, and He will deliver us in His time, when it is best for our eternal salvation. It was A. W. Tozer who famously said in the opening of [...]

What happens to our society when we remove the supporting pillars or load-bearing wall of Christian ethics? Are we destroying the foundations of our common home? Many years ago, hubby and I decided to make our old home ‘open plan’. It was where Ivan had [...]

Open Doors just released its 2022 'World Watch List' which ranks the 50 countries where it is most difficult to follow Jesus. For the first time in two decades, North Korea is not in top spot due to the worsening situation in Afghanistan. Open Doors [...]

Is freedom found in having a plethora of choices and never committing to one? Or is it rooted in discovering your life's purpose and pursuing it to the best of your ability, by the grace of God? Freedom consists not in doing what we like, [...]

A trauma survivor reflects on her healing by the grace of God, and how we can bless others through the wounds we have suffered. Scars. We all have them. I think the first time I became truly aware of the impact of scars was the [...]

The Indigenous of Central Australia experience much suffering and sorrow, but they continue to display a firm faith in God's saving grace; life triumphs over death. During our Sunday service a few weeks ago, we saw evidence of a miracle. An Indigenous woman in her [...]

Many people nowadays see having children as an inconvenience, a task which is far too difficult and life-altering. Instead, they devote their affections and resources to pampering their pets or "furbabies". Pope Francis spoke some hard truths on this matter. The Ruth Institute seconded Pope [...]

The late Walter Williams produced many pithy observations about a variety of topics, including virtue, liberty, government, poverty and race relations. Some cogent quotes of his are reproduced here. A year ago I wrote about the passing of the great American economist and political commentator [...]

Reflecting on the Word of God, we have been given clear instructions on how to be released from generational and habitual patterns of sin, allowing God's grace to cleanse and heal us as individuals, families and as a nation. The last National Day of Repentance [...]

Editor's Note: Dr Kurtis Budden has written a very well-researched and thorough article about the many issues surrounding Covid vaccinations. The team at the Canberra Declaration agree with his ethical conclusion that Covid vaccines should not be mandated. Having said that, we have doubts regarding [...]

Western leaders now use ruthless rhetoric against the vaccine free, calling them extremists, dangerous, outcasts, no longer citizens. Demonising minorities is back – and it's a sign of our post-Christian times. History does not look kindly upon societies — or political leaders — who demonise [...]

Stay away from this occultic tool of dubious New Age spirituality and Sufi fortune-telling roots. It is not a mere personality test and cannot be made compatible with faith in Jesus. Many Christians are getting into the Enneagram. They shouldn’t be. Folks may claim that [...]

An incredible tale of a neopagan coming to Christ, after years of wandering in the wilderness of spiritism. God's love saved her from the emptiness of manipulating people through magick and trying to control her life through the occult. Grace, a good friend of mine, [...]

In today's post-Christian Australian society which is increasingly hostile toward faith, the Religious Discrimination Bill merely aims to bring religious freedom protections into line with protections for other attributes. The Australian Parliamentary Joint Human Rights Committee on the Inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill is [...]

Thousands of Australians are reading ‘Power of Prayer’. Many have commented on how useful it is as an evangelistic tool. Read Mark’s story about the open door God gave him to share the gospel with his carer through ‘Power of Prayer’. I wanted to encourage [...]

Today, as Christianity wanes, many youths have begun to explore the occult as an alternative spirituality. Scripture roundly condemns witchcraft and related practices. A recent headline caught my attention: “Scotland may pardon thousands of ‘witches’ it executed hundreds of years ago.” The article went on [...]

Coronavirus is sweeping across Australia. Here are some tips to boost your immune system -- and your loved ones' immunity -- so that you will be prepared if you catch it. Your body is your best friend. You live in your body, so it is [...]

Is God’s knowledge limited? Let us examine what Scripture reveals about God's omniscience, and how to properly interpret puzzling passages. At the outset, let me relieve any fears you might have regarding my title. Indeed, it might seem like a rather foolish question to be [...]

Believers gathered all over the world to welcome the new year with prayer and fellowship. May God shower abundant blessings upon the nations in 2022. Thank you for awakening the dawn in prayer on New Year's Day 2022. It is so wonderful to be a [...]