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 […]
Book Review: Spurgeon, ‘What Depth of Love’
Charles H. Spurgeon, What Depth of Love: Devotions on the Cross and Resurrection, edited by Geoffrey Chang, Greensboro: New Growth Press, 2026. Lent has an ambiguous status in Reformed circles, […]
Today’s Quick Word
Mark 6:2-6a When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that […]
The Critics are Wrong
I didn’t keep a daily diary or record every conversation, but thirty-five years later I can still reconstruct the people, places, conversations, tragedies and turning points of a two-year period […]
Today’s Quick Word
Acts 8:11-12 They followed [Simon] because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of […]
Today’s Quick Word
Jeremiah 18:3-6 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his […]
Today’s Quick Word
Judges 3:12-17 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and because they did this evil the LORD gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel. Getting the Ammonites and […]
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 […]
