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The Christian life is a disciplined life. There is no getting around it: the Christian life is meant to be a disciplined life. Like a good soldier, the believer disciplines himself to please his master and serve him effectively (see 2 Timothy 2:3-5 for example). [...]

The goal of Christian homeschooling is to equip kids with a holistic thinking toolbox. This requires some form of structure and a ton of nurturing. The best educational outcomes are achieved by utilising what is known as transdisciplinary learning. This is, explains Polytechnic, ‘the integration [...]

Sometimes we hear a story that really shocks us to the core, and it should! Human trafficking is such a subject. Some months back, I read a story about paedophilia that compelled me to write an article. Do I have a feel-good fuzzy story for [...]

The vulgar joke by queer comedian Reuben Kaye on Channel Ten’s The Project has once again raised this issue: Why is Christianity the target of jokes, ridicule and even outright persecution? While at the same time, other faiths are not treated with the same disrespect? [...]

With everything we’re been facing in this world and praying for, God has been saying to me: Let's sound the shofar/trumpets of Victory. We Are His Soldiers Today See Judges 7 -- they didn't rely on a physical sword with only 300 men remaining, but [...]

In the wee morning hours of Saturday, January 7, the 434 members of the United States House of Representatives swore an oath to “bear true faith and allegiance” to the Constitution. After 15 votes, they had finally chosen a House speaker and could all take the oath of office.

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 [...]

Following the mid-term results, we need to reflect again on matters of faith and politics. Well, the American mid-terms have come and gone. Yes, counting continues, and some results -- including a likely Georgia run-off election to be held next month -- will take some [...]

According to marriage advice from an exorcist, who caught the attention of premium Catholic News site Aleteia, marriages are paralysed by a waning prayer life, pride, and porn. Milan priest Fr Ambrogio Villa gave a rundown on how he came to discover what he categorised [...]

The onslaught of diabolical darkness is escalating rapidly. We live in a time where evil is celebrated and promoted while godliness, holiness and goodness are treated with contempt. In times past it seemed that people preferred to do evil, but it was often under cover [...]

Intention To understand the spiritual warfare that rages for revival and souls Scripture “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged [...]

Intention Let us decide to whom we will bow. Scripture “So, fear the Lord and serve Him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshipped… serve the Lord alone. But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve… [...]

The Christian ministry of deliverance and healing through the exorcism of those beset by evil spirits remains crucial today. By the name and authority of Jesus, those possessed or oppressed by demons can be freed. I was contacted a few weeks ago through Facebook messenger [...]

An exhortation to join together in fervent intercessory prayer for Victoria as their state election approaches. The Lord recently challenged me with these words: “Am I my brother's keeper?” As I looked into these words in relation to the Victorian Election, I feel He has [...]

Just how should believers live in times of crisis? Do we forsake the search for knowledge that we pursue in peacetime? How we live in peacetime is often quite different from how we live in wartime. How people were living in Ukraine a few years [...]

Indigenous smoking ceremonies performed for Catholic schoolchildren are creating an alarming spiritual malaise. Although elements of paganism have been creeping into various parishes and dioceses for some time, the blatant idolatry on display during the 2019 Amazon Synod really opened the floodgates. Since that time, [...]

We present the first of a series on the prophetic voice inherent in Handel's musical masterpiece, Messiah. This piece of sacred music presents God's word to listeners, speaking of comfort, strength and ultimate victory for those engaging in spiritual battle. A few months ago, Warwick [...]

We are in a profound spiritual battle, beset by culture wars. Are you with your compatriots in the fray, or missing from the battlefield? The term ‘missing in action’ is of course a military one: when a soldier, during, or in the wake of a [...]