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One of the best pieces of advice I was ever given regarding preaching was to write the passage out by hand. I know it sounds pedantic, and maybe even a little ‘legalistic’, but it has been one of the best ways to grow in my [...]

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among [...]

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well: The radical secular left’s assault on the West is now in full swing, and it is clear that this is an all-out war. It is a war not only on Western [...]

Local officials threatened that her subsidy would be stopped unless she removed images of Jesus from her home. FUZHOU, China, June 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic widow in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province, has had her pension revoked because she refused to renounce her faith. [...]

Aussies are a laid-back bunch. That’s partly why we don’t like to talk religion or politics in polite company. When these topics come up at a dinner party, our impulse is to keep it light-hearted, or make a point of cutting down the tall poppies, [...]

Wow! Seventy-five days of prayer by the Canberra Declaration! It is not just an achievement by the Canberra Declaration and all the wonderful praying hearts who prayed with us in this season, but it has shifted something in our beloved Australia. We as the family [...]

“For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” ~ [...]

Many pastors spend many hours rallying their congregations to participate in the Great Commission. They preach about the importance of mission and evangelism. They compel us to go, not stay. They dare us to leave our comfort zones and make disciples. I'm a pastor. I [...]

Some words are more important than others. They speak to the human heart, describe our inner longings, and rally us around a cause. One of these words is hope — a faith-filled word that is particularly relevant during this global pandemic. Hope is the experience [...]

“Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” — 1 Samuel 30:6 Sometimes in life, [...]

Editor's Note: The team at the Canberra Declaration are deeply concerned about the Cultural Marxist hijacking of the protests against racism in the USA and Australia. Having said that, there are still some deep problems that need to be addressed for the greater good of [...]

It been so wonderful for us (Kym & Nel) to be praying together night after night in the Canberra Declaration Zoom prayer meetings for our nation of Australia during this Covid-19 pandemic. There is always a good number of people praying each night on Zoom, [...]

As we conclude 75 days of online Zoom prayer since 19th March 2020 and finish the Pentecost celebration, it is worth reviewing its significance in terms of God’s divine timing. The word Moed (Hebrew: מועד, "Festivals", also "appointed time") provides specific instructions for the rituals, [...]

An unmistakable optimism has returned to countries like Australia as lockdown restrictions begin to ease. Even the news cycle has begun to focus on issues other than the coronavirus, to our collective relief. For several months there was blanket news coverage of the pandemic. Media [...]

“Are we there yet?” is the perennial question that young children like to ask their parents, even if the car has only just pulled out of their driveway for a long family trip. The ensuing answer from those parents—“Just be patient and we will get [...]

Here are a few things I learned from him: We all can glean much from the life and work of the late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. So many of us have been touched by his life in so many ways, and the tributes and testimonials [...]

Will Carroll, the drummer for the black metal band Death Angel, recently contracted Covid-19. Carroll’s condition was so critical that he was placed in a medically-induced coma for almost two weeks. Doctors are still amazed that he survived. But, even more significantly, according to news [...]

All Christians have the responsibility to love and pray for their nation. We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, Scripture says. (Matt. 5:13-16) The word "Christian" refers to a follower of Christ or a disciple of Jesus Christ. The [...]

Intention We are to live our lives with our eyes up, knowing that Jesus is moving us towards a glorious future full of hope. Scripture “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, [...]

In New South Wales, pubs and clubs are allowed to open for 50 people from the 1st of June, but churches are still restricted to 10. I guess that’s because having a beer and playing the pokies is an “essential” service, whereas worshipping God and [...]