Australia’s Largest Christian News Site

I once went to a men’s breakfast where Paul Bartlett, then a father of young children, was speaking about the importance of fathers in the lives of their children. He told the story of how, once a month, his dad, who was in a high-pressure [...]

“What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? 4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.” ~ [...]

New Year’s Eve 2000 was celebrated on the Sydney Harbour Bridge by recognition of Arthur Stace’s Christian message, repeatedly chalked on Sydney streets over many years. My daughter asked: "Why that word -- 'Eternity'?" I typed up the history, as she wished to place it [...]

Is it true that leaders of the BLM movement, including one of the co-founders, are calling on the spirits of the dead? That they claim to receive spiritual power from the deceased? That they talk with these spirits and even give them names? The answer to all these questions is yes.

As always, some clear thinking on the matter of faith and politics is needed: Discussions and debates about Christian political involvement will always be with us, and I will need to keep writing about this, as there always seems to be so much fuzzy thinking [...]

May You Have a Good and Sweet New Year? At the beginning of the year, we were all contemplating what would lie ahead; some of us prayed and sought the Lord concerning the year, and prepared our hearts for what lay ahead. A few prophets [...]

You may have heard this argument before: how dare we speak of religious persecution in the West when the persecution of Christians in other nations is so horrific? I agree wholeheartedly that persecution in the non-Western world is a terrible injustice that we have an [...]

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine on us — 2 so that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise You, God; may all the peoples praise [...]

As we come together to pray later this month at the National Solemn Assembly, I am not so much looking to place petitions before the Lord, but for the Holy Spirit to renew our minds, to guide our thinking for action in the current challenges. [...]

[Note: This article is based on an actual letter. The recipient’s name and some minor details have been changed.] Aug. 5, 2020 Dear Zachary, Thank you for your thoughtful, honest email explaining why you felt frustration and anger about my public support of Donald Trump. [...]

“Love is a many-splendored thing” is the title of a popular song from the fifties. Many people would argue the sanity of that song and concur instead with Shakespeare who said, “Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage”! Nobody would disagree with you if [...]

As the world races to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, a number of Archbishops in Australia have been calling for caution. In particular, Anglican, Orthodox and Roman Catholic leaders in Sydney requested the Morrison government not to use a treatment based upon the bodies of [...]

17 “Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God, 18 if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you [...]

How much can a koala bear? Well, we’ll soon find out in New South Wales, as the Nationals are threatening to bring down the government over the issue of expanding koala habitats. Note, this the same party that threw their support — along with Gladys [...]

The conversation between indigenous and non-indigenous Christians is underscored by appeals for reconciliation. But nobody is telling us what reconciliation looks likes -- what exactly everybody wants as an outcome. Maybe we should be reconciled with each other in God’s way and with God’s result. [...]

Our society is increasingly polarised. We’re less likely to hold favourable opinions of those who disagree with our political views. We’re less likely to develop deep friendships with people who vote the other way. Instead, we’re more likely to avoid people with political differences. We’re [...]

Why are so few speaking out and standing up for what is right? On social media recently, I suggested that concerned individuals write to the three MPs who had helped to pass a terrible bill in Victoria. I urged people to let them know their [...]

History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.

President Trump recently took the courageous step of banning the use of ‘Critical Race Theory’ and ‘White Privilege’ training for all U.S. federal agencies. These categories are integral to the larger socio-political philosophy, commonly referred to as ‘Cultural Marxism’ (CM), which is part of the [...]

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. 3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cringe before You. 4 All the earth bows [...]