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Moira Deeming is an active member of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. Her denomination's leaders have just penned a fiery open letter to Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto. It looks likely that Moria Deeming is going to be expelled from the Liberal Party by the [...]

Arresting pastors -- this time Derek Reimer -- has become a sport in Trudeau's Canada. Christian pastor Derek Reimer of Calgary, Alberta, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he protested a new law aimed at preventing demonstrations against drag shows for children. It is Pastor Derek’s [...]

It will probably come as a surprise to many people that the word ‘revival’, like the term ‘Trinity’, does not occur in any reputable English translation of the Bible. However, while the word can’t be found anywhere, the concept can be seen everywhere. Its origins [...]

The Year of 2023: “The Year of Bountiful Blessings and Turmoil” As we enter into the year 2023, it is important to see the full spectrum of what the Holy Spirit is doing, both locally, and internationally. This year's theme, Bountiful Blessings and Turmoil, may [...]

Today justice is not always found, but full justice IS coming. A million times a day there are acts of injustice taking place, be they greater or lesser acts. Most people have an innate dislike of injustice, and a strong desire for justice. Here I [...]

Every Christian faces a three-fold enemy of the world, the flesh and the Devil. Even though Satan has been defeated by the person and work of Jesus (Luke 10:18; John 12:31; 1 John 3:8), the spiritual battle continues. And while it is impossible for someone [...]

Asia Bibi, now living in Canada after being acquitted of a wrongful blasphemy charge in 2019, is speaking out against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Calling them a “great injustice,” the ex-pat Pakistani Christian pointed out the lack of proof and “long sentences” imposed on those accused. [...]

The public arena is not neutral -- rival religions are competing for hegemony. We are told -- at least in theory -- that in the West all points of view are welcome, and they can be argued for in public forums. This may have been [...]

Many people know what it is like to be a black sheep. Many families and communities will have some black sheep: those who are ostracised and vilified because they are considered to be a disgrace. Sometimes such treatment can be justified -- sometimes not. Of [...]

Intention To pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world Scripture ‘If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not [...]

Statist religion and its war on Christianity. Because God exists, and because we are all made in His image, that means all people are inescapably religious. We all are made to worship, and if we refuse to worship the one true living God, we will [...]

There is no getting around it -- Christians are fools for Christ. The Kingdom of God is an upside-down kingdom. Those things that God values, cherishes and loves are the things the world spurns. And what the world celebrates and promotes are often the things [...]

How should we live in these changing times? How do we continue to bear witness to Christ's Gospel in the face of outright hostility and incomprehension? My theme is simple. As I have said so often over the years, the once-Christian West is no more. [...]

Handel's Messiah draws on scriptural prophecies of a time of persecution, which will be followed by a great revival and the coming of Christ. In the first article of this series, I gave an introduction to what I believe is not only one of the [...]

The Presbyterian Church of Tasmania expresses its deep concern at recent events surrounding the resignation of Andrew Thorburn as chief executive of the AFL’s Essendon Football Club.

Intention Revival ignited through persecution Scripture “… you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame [...]

Just how should believers respond to persecution? Some things are worth writing about -- and often. The rise and rise of anti-Christian bigotry, hatred and discrimination in the West in general is one such topic. So too is the ruthless hounding out of a job [...]

A tremendous legal win for superstar Bernard Gaynor. Many have warned that when the secular left radicals get their way, things fall apart very quickly and thoroughly. The path from prohibition to permission to promotion does not take long at all. When a culture and [...]

The inspiring story of two churches defying the secular state despite severe restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. The basic right to worship God freely was severely challenged over the past few years as most Western governments clamped down on all sorts of basic liberties -- [...]

Listen to this insightful interview with Dr Jason Hubbard about the history of Zinzendorf and the Moravians, whose 300th anniversary will be celebrated later this month. Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) is a little-known figure from church history who deserves far more attention than [...]