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The cry of the protesters is that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. But if that’s the case, Israel is doing a poor job at genocide. Even under Israeli occupation, the number of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has increased by around 500%: is that a genocidal policy?

Most of you know the story: God allowed him to go through some really hardcore adversity and suffering, yet Job did not curse God nor give up. He may not have had all the answers, but he had a deep faith in the God he served.

Sydney’s population of rough sleepers has almost doubled during the cost-of-living crisis over the past three years, from 1,141 in 2021 to 2,037 now. On Friday, 21 June, there will be an interfaith service to honour the lives of those who have died while homeless in the past year.

After ridding his country of violent gangs, one world leader is crediting God with his administration’s success. El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele explained how his administration took El Salvador from being the murder capital of the world to the second-safest nation in the Western hemisphere.

Tim Costello, former CEO of World Vision and chief advocate for the Alliance for Gambling Reform, claims to have reached a personal crisis. His opinion piece is titled: “I am a Christian but my tribe supports Trump, I feel like I no longer belong.”

"Tribes" deals with the hottest topic in our culture right now: human identity. But not in a way you expect from our secular culture. I was encouraged to see a film about racial identity affirming our most basic identity: that we’re all human, and thus all equal in dignity and worth.

The Jewish world will celebrate Shavuot from 11th-13th June 2024 , and some believers who understand that the Lord moves significantly in the time of the feasts are also focusing on Shavuot.

Many Christians lamented the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) decision to embrace LGBT ideology at their 2024 UMC General Conference last month. With African and Asian churches leaving, over one-tenth of United Methodism is now gone.

The Farage factor is inbound and on board for the July 4 UK General Election, in what is fast becoming a metaphorical D-Day. The political difference between now, and 80 years ago? This isn’t a Battle for Britain, it’s now a fight to save what’s left of Britain.

Hamas apologists, by which I mean Lefties, somehow always seem to forget that if Jewish hostages hadn’t been taken, Jewish hostages wouldn’t need rescuing.

Yesterday, Australia’s two most aggressive Covid-era premiers, Daniel Andrews (Victoria) and Mark McGowan (Western Australia), were awarded the nation’s top honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).

One of Australia’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on the Albanese government to reject law reform proposals to remove protections for religious institutions from the Sex Discrimination Act because they are “a most serious threat to the existence” of religious schools.

Debate on the so-called “equality bill” tabled by the Independent member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich MP is set to begin, although 85.13% of the 13,258 people who responded to the public survey on the bill indicated they were opposed to its passage.

We’re all drawn to transcendence – to worshipping someone or something bigger than ourselves. For earlier generations, God (or nation) filled that primal human need. But now other things are filling it.

Those seeking God and pressing in on Him will sometimes go through a period where it seems like God is silent, or has turned on them, or no longer cares about them. But God is faithfully looking after His own, and this dark spell is temporary, used to draw us even closer to Himself.

Dads, spark your children’s imaginations! Stoke their curiosity! Be the fantastical father who fires up their brain synapses and inspires them to find their place in the world. You won’t regret it.

We may not have our names recorded in the Bible or in a newspaper today, but if we are faithful to our Lord, HE at least knows all about us. And our names ARE written in the Lamb’s book of life (Revelation 21:27).

The Australian Capital Territory has passed the nation’s most extreme voluntary assisted dying laws, after last-minute attempts by Liberal MPs to pass amendments were defeated. The Legislative Assembly passed the bill on 5 June, and the law will come into effect on 3 November 2025.

Our universities have become unsafe for Jewish students, while Jewish businesspeople have had their shops graffitied and trashed. The Prime Minister’s office in Marrickville has been unoccupied since January because of continuous pro-Palestinian protests. Why is this tolerated?

We can only understand the Trump conviction by taking stock of the overt spiritual warfare that has been waged against him since the beginning of his presidency. The catalogue is a long one.