Christian Life
Reaching the Unreached
It is a privilege to share with you of the ongoing ministry of Australian Presbyterian World Mission. I was commissioned to the role of National Director of APWM in December […]
A Memo to the Media from a Presbyterian Minister
The Presbyterian Church of New South Wales has decided to go along with all the other Presbyterian churches in Australia by upholding the biblical teaching that only men can be […]
World News
‘WE TRULY WITNESSED A MIRACLE’: FREED PASTOR HAS A BIG PRAYER REQUEST Zion Church is China’s largest independent Protestant house church network. While Zion Church was originally founded in Beijing, […]
John Newton’s Diary for 1791 & 1794
Review of John Newton’s Diary, 1791 & 1794, edited by Marylynn Rouse for the John Newton Project, http://www.johnnewton.org 2026. On 15 December 1790, Newton’s beloved wife, Mary (whom he […]
Reaching the Unreached
It is a privilege to share with you of the ongoing ministry of Australian Presbyterian World Mission. I was commissioned to the role of National Director of APWM in December […]
Ten Problems with the Greens’ Anti-Conversion Bill
Can I ask that you would stop what you’re doing and please pray for Tasmania? As with what we have seen occur in many other states in Australia, the Greens […]
A Plea for Biblical Discussion at the Assembly
Next week (14-17 July 2026) the New South Wales Presbyterian Church will be holding its annual General Assembly. I am a commissioner and I should be looking forward to it. […]
A Plea to the Men
On a Sunday morning while living in Sydney, I woke to a brisk winter day. I jumped at the opportunity to wear my purple felt cloche hat to church. Why? […]
Learning from the Preaching of J. C. Ryle
A review of J. C. Ryle, The Christian Race and Other Sermons, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1900, reprinted 2025. Here we have a collection of 24 sermons from J. […]
A Life and Death Struggle
A mother seeking to end her pregnancy stumbles on a statement by Jesus that presents her with a terrible dilemma. The female out-patients’ department buzzed as usual with over 100 […]
The Danger of Ongoing Sin
The works of the Puritan divine John Owen (1616-1680), especially his works on the Mortification of Sin, are well worth the reading but they can be deeply challenging to 21st […]
An Apocalypse of the Local Church
An Apocalypse of the Local Church, The One Great Hope for Our World A sermon from Revelation 1, preached at the opening of a new church building for Mandurah Presbyterian […]
Today’s Quick Word
Matthew 13:47-50 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled […]
A Month Spent with our Partner Church: CCAP Zambia
Nothing is fair Nothing seems right. It’s not fair that most of the people I see around me live with pressing, daily, dire needs – needs of absolute necessity. It […]
World News
CHRISTIAN AID IN THE FOREFRONT IN VENEZUELAN TRAGEDY Back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela within a minute of each other on June 24. The second quake reached 7.5, making it the strongest […]
Today’s Quick Word
Isaiah 64:11-12 Our holy and glorious temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins. After all this, LORD, will you hold […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 126:1-2 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the […]
