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By Youth for Christ staff. You may have witnessed the growing trend of Christians “deconstructing” the faith of their youth and exiting the church. One study of Australians aged 18–35 who grew up with a Christian background found that a massive 72% either no longer identified [...]

“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” These are the wise words of Robert Muller. Anne Lamont gets right to the point with a touch of black humour. She said, “Not forgiving is [...]

In the Christian life, it can be easy to forget that we are part of a much larger body. We become caught up in our own small groups and church events and can lose sight of the weight of being a part of the body [...]

By Dr Glenn N Davies, Bishop of the Diocese of the Southern Cross. Christians have used many symbols in the past two thousand years. Ancient Christians used the sign of a fish (whose letters in Greek provided an acronym for Jesus)  – more recently Middle [...]

By Paul Barlett, NSW & ACT President, Australian Christian Churches. What do you think about when you think of Easter? A recent experience led me to think about Jesus and his natural or human life. He lived the very life we live today. He chose [...]

By the Most Rev. Anthony Fisher. A Statement from the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP. In many ways, contemporary societies are deeply divided. Our politics are often polarised and social media vicious, the language is extreme, and it's all or nothing. [...]

Neo-Nazi. Transphobic. Bigot. Far-right extremist. These were labels bestowed upon Moira Deeming for exercising her right to freedom of speech in the name of women’s rights. Time and time again, the ‘tolerant’ left has demonstrated that inclusivity and free speech are deemed irrelevant when there [...]

More than 500 churches across Texas are no longer affiliated with the United Methodist (UMC) denomination. Many of them are in the Houston area. While pastors admit the decision to leave has not been easy, they felt it necessary for moving forward. “It’s been brutal” [...]

Douglas Wilson is the pastor of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho, USA and founder of The Association of Classical Christian Schools in North America. His discussion with John ranged far and wide but focussed on the current division in American society and what might be the [...]

... But the Kiwi PM sure knows a pregnant pause. Can we agree that if you don’t know what a woman is, you shouldn’t be running a country? Because on that basis, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins should quit now. The highly educated, grown [...]

This is a crucial and indispensable biblical teaching. One of the core doctrines of biblical faith is that of our creation in the image and likeness of God. This is such a vital core belief and one that distinguishes our faith from most other religions. It has ramifications for [...]

One person taking a stand can trigger a chain reaction big enough to make a difference. Such is the case with the North American professional ice hockey league, National Hockey League (NHL), which may now reconsider holding pride-themed jersey nights promoting the LGBT movement due [...]

The high-risk, low-benefit of COVID-19 boosters to healthy young people has finally been acknowledged by Australia's vaccine advisory body (ATAGI). Also, AstraZeneca has been withdrawn completely. In its most recent Covid booster advice, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) finally acknowledges that for healthy [...]

It’s in! The deals are done and the compromises are made. The wording is announced. We’re going to have a referendum. On 23 March 2023, the Prime Minister revealed the wording of the question that will be put to Australians later in the year. Flanked [...]

A month ago, I commented on Erin Brockovich’s response to the environmental disaster caused by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, USA. Today I want to bring the people of East Palestine back into our minds and hearts as their pain is not going [...]

We come now in our study of the prophetic nature of Handel’s “Messiah” to the central part of the whole work, as well as the core theme of the Gospel. That is the sacrificial death of the Messiah on the cross. (The previous part can [...]

President Joe Biden chose an awkward week to promote one of his favourite causes. President Joe Biden has issued an official proclamation establishing March 31 as a holiday to be known as “Transgender Day of Visibility”. His declaration comes at the end of a conspicuously visible [...]

Christian parents in Wenzhou City, part of China’s Zhejiang Province, are being forced to align with Atheism. The mandate, a first of its kind, was issued to Kindergarten parents, who have been asked to sign a “Kindergarten Family Commitment Not to Believe in Religion.” ChinaAid [...]

I don’t know about you, but I’d take a safe plane over an environmentally friendly plane every day of the week.

Bill Gates and co. have a very cosy relationship with Chinese Communists. Back during the heady days of the Cold War many analysts were rightly concerned that dupes and stooges in the West were actually helping the Soviets in their totalitarian aims and objectives. A quote [...]