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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.

Gratitude now has a voice. We as fathers need to be encouraged to be thankful, so we can encourage our children to be the same. Thankful people are happy people. Thankful families are happy families. I even try to teach this to myself, but some [...]

Editor's Note: David Robertson carefully examines the Sydney Morning Herald's claims about the level of domestic violence in Sydney Anglican churches, pointing out the statistical faultiness of the report used to bolster these claims. He analyses the faulty arguments used to suggest that women's ordination [...]

Very few people talk of freedom and its relationship to responsibility. Over the centuries, family has revealed itself to be this kind of freedom; one that takes dedication, commitment and self-sacrifice. Family takes responsibility and even a level of self-restraint to hold back your own [...]

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) is clearly a growing movement. But not all Christians are pleased that it is growing. A common criticism is that Christian advocacy groups like the ACL or the Canberra Declaration have too narrow a focus on political issues to the [...]

You might remember the fantastic Prager University “Make Men Masculine Again” video that we featured in our weekly Dads4Kids newsletter in 2018. It now has over 10 million views. Recently, Dennis Prager from Prager University put out a powerful video called "Are Fathers Necessary?" Sadly, [...]

Destroy the Patriarchy! Women DON’T need men! The amount of times I’ve heard these slogans by angry women, the fruit of today’s misandrist climate, is concerning. Misandrist: a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against men. Women don’t need men for what exactly? [...]

On China now allowing three children per family, Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said, “In terms of falling fertility, China has probably passed the point of no return. But it should still end all controls on family size. Government has no business [...]

This is John on his arrival back in Brisbane after travelling overseas on his first holiday in a very, very long time. When I met John on a fateful evening in March 2016 in a park in Aspley, he never thought he’d be where he [...]

What is the secret to raising resilient children? Matthew McConaughey is an extremely popular American actor and producer who has a story to tell about raising resilient children. His new book, a memoir called Greenlights, which includes some of these stories, is selling well. McConaughey [...]

Extract from new book Secrets and Lies: The Shocking Truth of Recent Australian Aboriginal History, A Memoir. ~ Reconciliation Week is commemorated from May 27 to June 3, from Recognition Day to Mabo Day. However, I think it should be an eight-day week starting on [...]

Most people love stories. I am a sucker for a good story. “Have you got your marbles?” is an old but good story with a powerful punchline. Let me know what you think! Check it out and post a comment below at the Daily Dad. [...]

Regarding the May 24 New York Times article, “Long Slide Looms for World Population,” Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said, “The mainstream media is finally starting to get that Demographic Winter is a reality.” The Times reports: “All over the world, countries [...]

It is accepted fact that “the truth will set us free.” The converse is also true -- falsehoods enslave and myths destroy. Now before you smile and say those comments are just too simplistic and too obvious to have any great consequence, let’s look at [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about honour lately, or perhaps the lack of it in today’s culture, particularly manly honour. What is it exactly and why has it lost its value in our culture. According to Collins Dictionary: Honour means doing what you believe to [...]

The police took my grandmother away when my mum was about seven. Her story about the stolen generations haunted me for years, but she was a Christian and taught me to forgive and be set free.

A woman by her very nature is maternal – for every woman, whether married or unmarried, is called upon to be a biological, psychological, or spiritual mother — she knows intuitively that to give, to nurture, to care for others, to suffer with and for [...]

Mahatma Gandhi said, "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." Eric Barker, it would seem, has been inspired by Gandhi’s wisdom in his science-based article called, “How to Raise Happy Kids: 10 Steps Backed by Science.” [...]

For most of my life, I’ve been blessed with good physical and mental health. I’ve never struggled with depression. And I’ve never struggled with anxiety -- until a few years ago. To cut a long story short, I had a panic attack on a small [...]