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History can teach us much about the decline of cultures: The value of history is that we will hopefully learn from it. But as we become more and more dumbed down in the West -- not just about history, but about pretty much everything else [...]

If you’re among the half of Australians currently under lockdown, you may be looking for some uplifting and thoughtful commentary on the situation we face. If so, check out this excellent episode of the ABC Radio show ‘God Forbid’. Hosted by James Carleton, the episode [...]

Eternity in Our Hearts We read in the first chapter of the Bible that “God created man in His own image” (Genesis 1:27). A man and a woman were created in the image of God as eternal beings. In their perfect sinless state, Adam and [...]

Those of us who live in Western nations are incredibly blessed. “The rule of law” is a principle that has long protected us from tyranny. It is the conviction that kings and dictators no longer get to run our lives. Rather, we are governed by [...]

Scripture “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things [...]

Your call hasn't been banned! In Victoria we are facing new restrictions. You could argue about Covid-19, you could focus on the causes, the restrictions, the fears of what might happen. It is very tempting to launch (back) into watching shows -- cooking shows, sports [...]

How a dad's viral videos resonate deeply with fatherless youth. There are many aspirational “influencers” on the internet creating carefully staged, professional-looking content in the hope of attracting viewers. But Rob Kenney, an assuming middle-aged man, seems to have stumbled into internet stardom with simple [...]

Our lives as believers matter more than we might think: Something caught my attention moments ago, and as is often the case, it is now being spun into a whole new article! In his 1988 book Confessions of a Twentieth-Century Pilgrim, at one point Malcolm [...]

‘The madman jumped into their midst and pierced them with his eyes. “Whither is God?” he cried. “I will tell you. We have killed him -- you and I. All of us are his murderers... God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed [...]

“Dismiss anything else…. We will continue to be your single source of truth…. unless you hear it from us it is not the truth.” Thus spoke New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, in a video that has re-emerged for some reason after some 15 months. [...]

To be Born an Untouchable One night, while an Indian man was away in a nearby city, a group of men came to his farm. They broke his fences, stole his tractor, beat his wife and burned down his house. He was a leatherworker and [...]

The Bible’s authors weren’t writing fiction — they were recording what they saw, heard, and touched: real events that shaped history.

Asa Candler (1851-1929) Coca-Cola, Cocaine, Caffeine and the Christian Connection. This flowing copperplate script with red and white colours is a logo that is recognisable around the world. Its success is due to Asa Candler, whose primary motivation in all he attempted was [...]

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:21 Part 2: What We Can Do To Save Ours This article is an abbreviated version of Chapter 14 of How We Are Amazingly Made, by Jerry Bergman, Graham McLennan and Tom [...]

Editor's Note: This is a profoundly real and self-revelatory article for those fathers who are grappling with the deeper issues of fatherhood. Full congratulations to Rod Lampard for sharing his journey with us. This is a case of strong meat for strong men. ___ “You’re [...]

“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good, or else that it’s a well-considered act in conformity with natural law. Fortunately, it is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his [...]

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. ~ Viktor Frankl, Jewish Holocaust survivor When Viktor Frankl arrived at the Nazi prison camp, he immediately promised himself that he wouldn’t ‘run into the wire’, a term for the [...]

Most Australians have never lived under an authoritarian dictatorship, and therefore we are largely ignorant of how quickly circumstances can descend. It was the great Russian novelist Alexander Solzenitsyn who resolutely warned against this kind of wishful thinking. In Live Not By Lies, Rod Dreher [...]

Here’s something that will blow your mind: human knowledge now doubles every 12 hours. Every 12 hours. In the 1940s, it was doubling every 25 years. Before 1900, it doubled about every century. So it’s not just that knowledge has increased: it’s that our access [...]

Time Magazine did a story about the ‘Most Significant Person in History’, and concluded after a very comprehensive and detailed research program that Jesus was that person. The results appeared in their December 10th, 2013 edition. If one googles ‘the most significant person in History’ [...]