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Discover the untold Christian roots of the Australian Labor Party and the pivotal role Methodists and Catholics played in its formation and early success.

Our political, corporate and academic leaders like to tell us that we are ‘all in this together’. It’s a communitarian expression which we would like to think is true. In my younger days when I veered towards communism, that collective ideal was a strong one [...]

Vandals have targeted at least 20 Canadian churches in recent weeks, burning five of them to the ground, as a wave of anti-Christian violence sweeps Canada. Most of the churches to suffer damage have been Catholic, and many are located on First Nations land. Attacks [...]

Thanks so much for all the wonderful help with the End of Financial Year ‘Help the Children’ Appeal. Your giving will help Dads4Kids to keep going. The good news is, we are just over halfway to our target. I am sure we will get there [...]

Father of NAIDOC William Cooper is the father of NAIDOC. The National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee came about because a committed Aboriginal Christian named William Cooper persuaded the churches to institute Aboriginal Sunday, which later became Aborigines Day, a secular observance, and later [...]

There are some great resources out there to help the church understand and to develop a response to contentious social issues that are impacting young lives. On the touchy issues around sexuality and gender, it appears the horse has truly bolted, us older generations have [...]

It’s the ideology that’s dividing America. On the surface, critical race theory claims to merely highlight the racism and injustices of the past so that our societies can overcome any residual effects of them in the present. But dig a little deeper and you’ll discover [...]

Another lockdown, more plans thrown out the window. This time of stress is stretching out well into its second year. As I woke to another day of not being sure of what I could or would be allowed to do, my heart cried, ‘this seems [...]

What can we learn from the missionaries that brought England to Christ, so that we can further the spread of the Gospel today? The Early Middle Ages was a time of remarkable mission activity in the British Isles that saw the region transformed for the [...]

Part 7 of a series on the identity of Jesus of Nazareth Jesus is God: fully human, and fully divine. So far we’ve looked at many lines of evidence of Jesus’ divinity — including the witness of Jesus himself; the words of the apostles; the [...]

Domestic Violence is a monstrous evil. The abuse of one partner by another is one of the most destructive and wicked things a human being can do. And yet, it’s found among all demographics. According to the Federal Government’s report on Family, Domestic and Sexual [...]

Heroes of the Faith We live in an evil world filled with suffering, even for believers. On 15 February, 2015 twenty-one young Egyptian men were executed for their faith on a lonely beach in Libya. Each had been kidnapped in separate incidents in the previous [...]

Jake's journey through addiction. Testimonies are powerful. For my book Lost Boys: Bring Them Home, I interviewed a number of young men about their experience with pornography and their journey to freedom. I was only able to record three in the book, but all of [...]

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) was the founder of the Liberal Party. He remains Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister and one of our nation’s most articulate statesmen. Menzies was a Presbyterian, and his Christian convictions shaped him and his social and political views profoundly. In and [...]

I am inspired by the fact the Southern Cross constellation is inscribed on our Australian flag. I want to share this with you: You know stars have always been integral to ancient cultures and have been especially useful for navigation. Our people gazed at the [...]

Uncover the Christian origins of Australia's Liberal Party, from its founding by figures like Sir Robert Menzies to its enduring influence and values in today's political landscape.

Political prisoner Paul Furlong needs our support: Melbourne Pastor Paul Furlong has been released from jail after serving nearly three weeks for the unspeakable crime in Victoria of daring to hold church services. For that he was whisked away by a group of armed police, [...]

Part 6 of a series on the identity of Jesus of Nazareth Jesus is God: fully human, and fully divine. In this series we have seen comprehensive evidence that Jesus is God — from the lips of Jesus himself; from the apostles; and from names [...]

Back in 1921, a missionary couple named David and Svea Flood went with their two-year-old son from Sweden to the heart of Africa -- to what was then called the Belgian Congo. They met up with another young Scandinavian couple, the Ericksons, and the four [...]

by Tim Clark. Based on the belief that not a single person should be lost, a voyage of life makes for a Christmas miracle. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops just voted, a few days ago, to advance the cause for canonisation of [...]