Walk for Life (2026)
The Evil Eye and My Baby
“Bismillah,” Zaidah whispered as she lifted the heavy blanket draped over the cot. I leaned over—and froze. There lay her baby, sleeping peacefully, wrapped snugly like a cocoon. But thick […]
Today’s Quick Word
Jeremiah 42:5-6 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the LORD your God sends you […]
Preaching Politics
The lady was quite insistent on speaking to me. She wanted to tell me what was wrong with my sermon. “I was going along fine until you brought politics into […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 14:6-7 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge. Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores his people, let Jacob […]
Share the Gospel in the Power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-12)
The apostles had received Christ’s commission and seen his ascension. The apostolic team is complete again, ready to be his chosen witnesses. Only one thing is missing: The Spirit has […]
Today’s Quick Word
Jeremiah 38:17-18 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life […]
Today’s Quick Word
Acts 25:18-19 [Festus reported to Agrippa]: “When [Paul’s] accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. Instead, they had some points of […]
God’s Ways in our Trials
It’s strange to reflect that I haven’t been able to attend church in over 21 years, despite being a member of the body of Christ for almost as long as […]
Today’s Quick Word
Judges 20:27-28 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, ministering […]
Book Review: ‘Goodness and Severity in Jonah and Nahum’
Review of James E. McCarthy, The Two Prophets to Nineveh: Goodness and Severity in Jonah and Nahum, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2025. In Jonah we see the grace of God […]
Today’s Quick Word
Acts 23:12-13 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. More than forty men were […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 2:7-12 I will proclaim the LORD’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father. Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the […]
Male Elders Leading All the People of God in Gospel Mission
The following is a lightly edited version of a speech delivered on 15th July 2026 at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New […]
Today’s Quick Word
Jeremiah 31:33-34 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on […]
I am Burning, I am not Consumed (Exodus 3)
My home church: Scots’ Church Fremantle, built in 1890. The Burning Bush is central and high, superimposed upon the Cross. Flagror non consumor French Protestant pastors chose this motto as […]
