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The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu (Bislama: Presbitirin Jyos Blong Vanuatu) is the largest Christian denomination in Vanuatu and the longest-standing Partner Church of the PCA. Numerous APWM missionaries have served […]
Book Launch for Campbell Markham, Marie Durand: Prisoner of the Tour de Constance, 1730 – 1768: Her Life and Letters, Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2026. Good afternoon. My name is […]
One hears a number of recent stories of Protestants jumping ship to either Roman Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy. I don’t know the statistics, but I do hear anecdotally that this […]
Prophets play a very significant role in both Islam and Christianity. The claims of Islam are not mild in this regard. Modern Islam almost invariably asserts that there were about […]
The Presbyterian Church of Australia’s Sex, Gender and Marriage Statement remains of the highest relevance to today’s Australia and deserves to be publicised in every PCA congregation. The five-page statement, […]
In the NSW Presbyterian Church at the moment there is a campaign which has been mounted to seek to get Presbyteries to reject the Assembly’s decision to have male only […]
Author: Nigel Biggar Publisher: Polity Year: 2026 Reviewer: Mark Powell Everything is ‘Woke’ How pervasive is Cultural Marxism as a coherent philosophy in Western society? What does it explain or […]
Galatians 1:13-17 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. And I was advancing in Judaism beyond […]
The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu (Bislama: Presbitirin Jyos Blong Vanuatu) is the largest Christian denomination in Vanuatu and the longest-standing Partner Church of the PCA. Numerous APWM missionaries have served […]
OVER 388 MILLION CHRISTIANS FACING HIGH LEVELS OF PERSECUTIONThe latest report on Christian persecution shows that the situation has gotten worse.Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. […]
2 Samuel 20:22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So […]
Book Launch for Campbell Markham, Marie Durand: Prisoner of the Tour de Constance, 1730 – 1768: Her Life and Letters, Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2026. Good afternoon. My name is […]
I have read tens of thousands of words over the past few weeks about the Sydney Swans’ catastrophe at Melbourne’s Pullman hotel that, despite some valiant efforts, dismantled their season […]
Psalm 74:18-19 Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name. Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget […]
There are times when we may feel disappointed with God, but in due course we may see a bigger picture and that God is forming our character. I ticked off […]
Ezekiel 25:12-14 Thus says the Lord GOD: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance on them, therefore thus says the Lord GOD, I […]
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” (Colossians 4:2) If you are anything like me, prayer can easily become the thing you struggle to get stuck into. Life is […]
2 Corinthians 10:15 We do not boast beyond limit in the labours of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be […]
2 Samuel 14:1-3 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart went out to Absalom. And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said […]
The key to understanding To enter the holiday home where we spent our last summer, we first needed the code for the front-door lock. Once inside, we found a large […]
Psalm 66:13-15 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in […]
As a young Christian, a long time ago, I remember sermons went about 15-20 mins, were on a text selected by the minister and other than at significant times in […]
Ezekiel 19:1-2 And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, and say: “What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she crouched; in the midst of young lions she reared […]
How does the local church meaningfully engage in overseas mission? In this episode AP talks to Ross Pethybridge about how his congregation engages with this Biblical challenge. There's no greater joy than being involved in what Jesus is doing in the world, and thankfully He delights in using especially those who are weak in this world to display His divine strength.