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The issue of mandatory vaccination—especially in relation to COVID-19—is causing significant division within the broader community and specifically the church. Already the Australian government has made it compulsory for people […]
Owen Strachan, Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement is Hijacking the Gospel—and the Way to Stop It (Salem, 2021) While there have been, many excellent books published in recent years […]
How refreshing to watch Ashleigh Barty’s demeanour and sportsmanship on display at this year’s Wimbledon Tennis Championship. Ash’s speech commending her opponent, thanking her team and the crowd, exuded down […]
As parents who know the goodness of God, what part can we play to help our children grow in faith, and turn from the many deceptions and temptations they will surely encounter? […]
The doctrine of predestination will always be accompanied with controversy, disagreement and possibly even the covering of ears, the raising of arm hair and the chilling of spines. Let me […]
There is a concerning attempt by some leaders in the church to limit the definition of freedom of conscience to solely religious beliefs (as long as these do not directly […]
It was an unusual event. At the height of Germaine Greer’s power and influence, the debating society of the University of Edinburgh held a debate for secondary school pupils who […]
This is a further instalment in a series on the vows of Presbyterian ministers and elders. For the earlier articles see https://ap.org.au/category/ministry/ No creed but the Bible? You may have heard […]
2 Corinthians 5:4-8 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so […]
2 Samuel 11:4 Then David sent messengers to get [Bathsheba]. She came to him, and he slept with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she went back home. The […]
We do not use the word ‘vocation’ much anymore. We may talk about ‘vocational training’ or ‘vocational education’. Yet, what does that mean? For the most part we use vocation […]
Ezekiel 16:1-4 The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth […]
‘All that is not eternal is eternally out of date,’ said C. S. Lewis. It is one of those fresh and startling comments that Lewis was prone to make. We […]
In the midst of rising cultural hostility toward Christ and the widespread theological confusion within the church, how can Christians remain faithful to the Word of God? The life and […]
‘Would you come to the hospital? As soon as possible, please? The doctor has said it is only days at the most. Her kidneys are shutting down and it may […]
1 Corinthians 15:22, 45-49 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. … … So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; […]
2 Samuel 3:1, 36-37 The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker […]
Psalm 50:16-21 But to the wicked, God says: “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips? You hate my instruction and cast my words behind […]
This is the third in a series of articles on the vows of Presbyterian ministers and elders. For the earlier articles see https://ap.org.au/category/ministry/ Jesus Christ is the heart of the […]
In the first chapter of John’s gospel the disciples of Jesus, with one exception, come to him via another person. Andrew comes via John the Baptist, Peter comes via Andrew […]
