13 May 2020
1.7 MINS
Prayers from Psalms 3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, 4 what is mankind that You are mindful of them, human beings that You care for them? 5 You have [...]
13 May 2020
5.3 MINS
Recently the headlines in The Australian, ‘Catholic bishops push Premier to open NSW churches’ (3 May), raised my eyebrows in joy. The proposal to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was signed by Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher and 17 others, including Archbishop of Canberra Christopher Prowse [...]
10 May 2020
1.6 MINS
Prayers from Psalms 1 Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament. 2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to You I pray. 3 In the morning, LORD, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before [...]
10 May 2020
3.1 MINS
Intention Jesus is calling you to be an effective winner of souls in these last days. Scripture “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men [people].” —Matthew 4:19 Reflection Winning people to Jesus is not some gift that God gives [...]
7 May 2020
3 MINS
Intention The current pandemic has created the greatest opportunity for global harvest we have ever seen. Scripture “And then He told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptised will be saved. But anyone [...]
5 May 2020
3.5 MINS
Intention Let us believe in faith for one billion people to hear the Gospel this May. Scripture “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah [...]
30 April 2020
6.7 MINS
Here are 15 new important books you should be aware of: In a time of forced lockdown, what better way to spend your time than to get through a substantial pile of important books? Yes I realise that my articles on books and theology and [...]
29 April 2020
5.9 MINS
What might life be like once this pandemic is over? Will we return to a pre-COVID-19 Australia, or will some (or perhaps many) things be different? We can’t predict the future – as COVID-19 itself has reminded us. But I think it’s worth having this [...]
28 April 2020
0.7 MINS
Global Outreach Day Coordinator Rev. Joel Jimenez distributed food and Gospel tracts with police in the Las Yayas de Azua village in the Dominican Republic. Global Outreach Day Director Daniel Oscar said his team has been working to share the message of hope beyond panic, [...]
27 April 2020
2 MINS
Prayers from Philippians But whatever were gains to me, I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for Whose sake I have lost all [...]
27 April 2020
1.7 MINS
Guest post by Julie Robinson. This morning, I’m reminded to be thankful for Jupiter, and a few other things... I keep thinking about that planet Jupiter, and how Jupiter is so large, and placed so perfectly that all these meteorites that should hit the Earth, [...]
25 April 2020
6.1 MINS
It is well known that most who served in the Anzac forces were believers in our Lord Jesus. Many carried Bibles. I share three stories here. First, Harry Bell who lied about his age to join the Australian Light Horse and gave his life at [...]
24 April 2020
2 MINS
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 [...]
24 April 2020
2.7 MINS
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 [...]
20 April 2020
8.4 MINS
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 [...]
18 April 2020
1.8 MINS
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 [...]
17 April 2020
13.5 MINS
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 [...]
16 April 2020
5 MINS
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 [...]
14 April 2020
1.9 MINS
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 [...]
14 April 2020
2.3 MINS
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 [...]





