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Christians delight in God’s mercy, grace and patience -- but never at the expense of God’s justice, holiness and righteousness. All these things the Christian celebrates. And when evil and injustice are running riot, it is fully appropriate that believers cry out to God for [...]

It’s important to have reasons for what you believe. “If only God gave me a sign” is a common thought people have if they are still unsure if God exists. And fair enough -- it doesn’t make sense to “just have faith” and throw reason [...]

Intention We must pray and repent towards His purity as members of His royal priesthood. Scripture “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, [...]

May we hear what God is saying to us in this season of repentance and going forward. You have turned my mourning into dancing; You took off my sackcloth and clothed me with a garment of joy. ~ Psalm 30:11 ISV He who is dwelling [...]

The legendary US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on the 18th of September. This has opened a vacancy on the Supreme Court, and so President Trump nominated a US Federal Judge, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the empty chair. While Ginsburg was [...]

LEARNINGS: *Even this close to the conclusion of our National Solemn Assembly (NSA) for” the healing of the land”, there are learnings and re- learnings. St Irenaeus once reflected, in the second century, that “God will always have more to teach us and we will [...]

JESUS' ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE DYING In my Father's house there are many mansions... I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto Myself; so that where I am, [...]

This new statement on religious liberty is well-worth being aware of: Throughout the West, the war on Christianity in particular and religious freedom in general is ramping up. Increasingly our liberties are being whittled down or taken away altogether as the secular state grows in [...]

As has been well-documented, pornography is a massive problem in today’s world. Whereas in previous years the challenge was how to access it, the issue now is how to avoid it. And the innovation of the internet has contributed to its ubiquity. In response, there [...]

President Donald Trump is, how shall we say, controversial. As theologian Wayne Grudem puts it: "[Trump] is egotistical, bombastic, and brash. He often lacks nuance in his statements. Sometimes he blurts out mistaken ideas … that he later must abandon. He insults people. He can [...]

Intention It is time for us to listen to the voice of God, the just judge, and to take action on behalf of the defenceless. Scripture “All rise! For God now comes to judge as he convenes heaven’s courtroom. He judges every judge and rules [...]

This week’s Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden signalled a new nadir in public discourse. Like so many others, I literally switched off after approximately twenty-minutes. I just couldn’t take any more. In a sign of how crazy things have become, the following [...]

Having been involved in the Washington for Jesus Rally in the US in 1980, it inspired us to do something similar in Australia. As a result, we joined others in the National Gathering of 1988 in Canberra, when our PM at the time, Bob Hawke, [...]

Yes, Christians are called to speak truth to power: I realise that those who use the phrase found in my title are often those of the left -- including the religious left and the social justice warriors. But it should be something all concerned Christians [...]

Intention God entrusts us with an amazing responsibility: the care of new life. May our communities learn to value and nourish each person, especially pregnant mothers and the children they carry. Scripture “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come [...]

I’ve noticed it, and I’m sure you have too. We’re facing a time of major cultural upheaval across the Western world. Divisions run deep, and the cultural rifts that have long sat silentbeneath our feet are emerging in the light of COVID-19 and the U.S. [...]

Amy Coney Barrett. That’s the woman President Trump is nominating to be the next Supreme Court Justice, replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At only 48 years old, this is an appointment that is truly once in a generation. According to The Weekend Australian, “Barrett is deeply [...]

Let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts... for your thoughts are not My thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and [...]

By Russell Moore, The Gospel Coalition USA. ___ In Walter Percey’s novel The Moviegoer, the protagonist Binx Bolling reflects: Whenever I feel bad, I go to the library and read controversial periodicals. Though I do not know whether I am a liberal or a conservative, [...]

“And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonours you I will curse, and in you all [...]