Australia’s Largest Christian News Site

An excellent exegesis of how Scripture speaks to us of the conditions in which revival may flourish, as well as what may impede the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Amongst many conservative Protestants today -- be they Reformed, Evangelical or even Pentecostal [...]

Kurt and Warwick’s new book on Australian revivals is due for release later this month. Australia is a nation forged in the furnace of revival. After taking a year to research Australia’s spiritual awakenings, this is the inescapable conclusion we have come to. Warwick and [...]

In 1976, American psychiatrist Karl Menninger gave an unintentional treatise on how concealed sin is killing the West. He declared, ‘We have lost our sense of history.’ With it, the West has lost any ‘sense of morality’, sin, responsibility, identity, and moral integrity. Sensing Truth [...]

Governmental bodies that enforce phrases which suggest that men can become pregnant, are forcing everyone to accept transgender ideology, a warped view of reality. The overturning of Roe v. Wade sent shockwaves around the world and saw pro-choice advocates in Australia stage protests demanding greater [...]

A 72-year-old man has been jailed in the UK for selling mince pies during lockdown. He may have done the wrong thing, but I’m hoping he doesn’t spend too long in custardy. Dobbers Neighbours reported Maurice Snelling to police in December 2020 when they saw [...]

Thoughts on the election results. Late counting is still underway in the American mid-term elections, but by now we know fairly clearly how things have panned out: there was not a massive red wave for the Republicans as many expected, but there were some gains [...]

Joy is an essential ingredient for revival -- but what exactly is this quality, this gift of the Holy Spirit? We turn to Scripture and church history to see how followers of Christ have exhibited true joy, even while enduring great suffering and persecution. When [...]

Apparently, identifying as they/them doesn’t preclude you from an award based on gender. Emma D’Arcy has been named as one of GQ Magazine’s Men of the Year. Caitlyn Jenner was named Glamour Magazine’s woman of the year back in 2015, so I suppose it’s a [...]

Within the space of a year, the West has moved from a world awash with money, high employment levels and ultra-low interest rates, to one of rising interest rates, lower growth and predicted high unemployment. This can be seen across North America, Western Europe and [...]

Adopt a frontier people group in prayer, and see the Holy Spirit work glorious wonders in their lives! Let us lift up our brothers and sisters to the Lord, that they may come to know and love Him. Christ gave us the mission to pray [...]

I find "culture" to be one of the most contested, discussed, yet ill-defined, concepts out there. It is a notoriously difficult concept to define with any precision. I think a good place to start is: shared human practices and habits which are not enforced or [...]

Parents, beware: The Cartoon Network is spewing woke unscientific propaganda at your unwitting children. I’m old enough to remember when watching cartoons on a Saturday morning was just a fun part of being a kid. These days, it’s a dangerous pastime where kids are actively [...]

Just what does it take for the people of God to rise up and proclaim, “You shall go no further!” 1 Samuel 17 recounts the story of David and Goliath. It is one of the most well-known stories in the Old Testament. The church of [...]

When we observe growing hostility to the Christian faith, it’s easy to begin questioning our own beliefs. Are we really as extreme and fringe as the media makes us out to be? However, it’s not conservative Christianity that has changed; it’s the culture around it. [...]

Some will ignore the evidence even when it stares them in the face. When folks are captivated by particular ideologies and belief systems, and are held captive to particular narratives, they can have reality and facts staring them in the face, but they will still [...]

If the planet were on fire, would your first thought be… let’s jump on a plane to talk about it? If it is, you probably don’t believe the planet is really on fire. But it’s okay, Yamin, because we don’t believe it either.

If Ukraine is unwilling to engage in talks with Russia that can de-escalate the war, allies cannot support this path of destruction. I was born in Soviet-occupied Budapest. But I grew up in the West, where older Hungarian migrants told me about the atrocities carried [...]

Free speech is the lifeblood of a healthy society. But there are some legitimate constraints on free speech, in my view. 1) Defamation: the injury that can be done to individuals as a consequence of making false accusations in a digital age are so severe [...]

There is outrage in Norway after a man was sympathetically interviewed on television about his decision to begin identifying as a disabled woman. Jørund Viktoria Alme, 53, an able-bodied male who now identifies as a disabled woman, told Good Morning Norway that he had always [...]

Adventure is essential for developing maturity and independence through firsthand experiences. When undertaken as a family, adventure forms lasting marvellous memories and excellent life skills. Some time ago, I rang a friend who was going around Australia on a 41/2-month adventure with his family. They [...]