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I don’t know when it happened precisely, but Mark Latham has become one of the champions of religious freedom in the state of New South Wales. It’s strange, because by his own admission he doesn’t even consider himself ‘religious’. However, the NSW One Nation leader [...]

George Christensen is a Federal MP, representing the Queensland electorate of Dawson. He is also the host of a brand new podcast called Conservative One. I happened to sit next to Mr Christensen last year at the Church and State conference in Brisbane. He was [...]

There’s a key insight that will help you thrive in the COVID-19 age. It’s an insight found all throughout the Bible. And it’s an insight confirmed by modern psychology. [1] As you know, our world can be a challenging place. Adversity of all kinds (and [...]

Prayers from Philippians Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as [...]

Tēnā koutou, e nga Rangatira ō te Hāhi Karaitiana, ō Aotearoa. Te aroha noa kia koutou, me te Rangimarie ō Te Atua tō tātou Matua, me te Ariki ō Ihu Karaiti. Greetings to you, leaders of the Christian churches of New Zealand. Grace and peace [...]

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. ~ Hebrews 12:11 The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc across our world. It’s an uncertain time. And [...]

Last week we heard from many of you about GO 2020 — a global initiative to mobilise 100 million Christians to reach 1 billion people for Christ in the month of May. We asked if the Canberra Declaration should sign on, and your answer was [...]

Do you like to taste-test your cooking before you have finished the whole thing? I admit to being guilty of this. Since social distancing has become law in this country, things haven’t changed very much for us. We are emerging slowly from the drought, where [...]

Easter changes everything – not least prayer. After Easter Sunday the disciples were able to pray to the Risen Lord. We do not pray to a dead idol… to a memory… our prayers are not just blessed thoughts. They are to the Risen Lord. And [...]

By Greg Sheridan, The Australian. Editor’s Note: Greg Sheridan contemplates the joy and hope that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ brings to us, even in the midst of the anxiety and upheaval wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, and the pain of lonely deaths in this [...]

Can you imagine being a disciple on the first Holy Saturday? You have given up everything to follow Christ – you have seen His miracles, heard His teaching and loved His love. He is the hope of Israel… indeed the hope of the world. And [...]

By Cardinal George Pell, AC. Editor’s Note: Cardinal Pell pens a moving reflection on his ordeal and how suffering can be redeemed through Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His sacrifice for us on the Cross. He includes musings on the coronavirus pandemic and the early [...]

This year began with one disaster after another, yet for me the COVID-19 tragedy stands out. It has brought something to my mind which I normally suppress – death. Every day, there are new updates which are hard to miss, and the number of deaths [...]

The recent High Court decision which unanimously (7-0) upheld the appeal of George Pell against the Victorian Court of Appeal’s decision proves—once-and-for-all-time—that the Catholic Cardinal is innocent. But that hasn’t stopped sections of the media from continuing to reaffirm Pell’s guilt. Without doubt, the most [...]

If you were to ask the majority of Millennials or Generation Z’s, what a rainbow stands for, they would say, “Diversity and the LGBTQI Movement.” Ask any 8 year old this week, and they will tell you it stands for HOPE. Despite the terrible tragedy [...]

This Easter is going to be different! We can’t go to church, we can’t gather with friends. But we can gather with family around a meal. Many love the tradition of going to church and coming home to a special Easter lunch. After a rousing [...]

Good Friday 10/4/2020 & Easter Sunday 12/4/2020 ANGLICAN CHURCH: 1. For weekly Sunday services at either St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney and other Anglican churches by suburb (Sydney & Wollongong) -- scroll down link to view churches by suburb name. 2. Channel 9 TV coverage of [...]

“And may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by His decrees and obey His commands, as at this time.” ~ 1 Kings 8:61 There is an enormous danger that we are part-time Christians… or only crisis Christians. We call [...]

It’s a strange time to be celebrating Easter. We would normally be enjoying the long weekend near water or sun, spending time with our friends and extended families, and gathering in our local churches. Instead, for the most part, we will be bunkered down inside [...]

A very specific prayer on the Covid-19 crisis. It is known that the elderly are more likely to be ill and die than other age groups that the virus affects – along with others with chronic ill health, lung disease, reduced immunity, diabetes etc. This [...]