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Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia. Is this a significant event? Some secular commentators have described it in almost ecstatic terms – ‘This is Australia […]
Bishops Betray Christ – But There is Hope It was an interesting headline in the Australian: ‘Conservatives crushed in Anglican same sex marriage vote’. Reading the headline gave the impression […]
Sydney Anglicanism has been, and continues to be, a great blessing for the Church in Australia. Its commitment to biblical truth and to mission is well known. But for how […]
There was a time when those on the left knew that apartheid was wrong. The South African system of ‘separate cultural development’ was rightly considered to be segregationist, racist and evil. But […]
Watching the Australia Day celebrations whilst on holiday was much more interesting and revealing than I had anticipated. Normally I am bored to tears by these kinds of events however I […]
Even as I pressed the send button I knew it was a risky moment. And so it proved to be. As soon as the article was published on a Christian website, there […]
When I read the article about Bishop Rod Chiswell in The Australian, I knew nothing of him. If I believed the article I would have thought that he was at best […]
The Australian Magazine of 9-10 October 2021 had a fierce anti-Church story cleverly entitled The First Stone. It had everything – good writing, beautiful photographs, human drama, emotion, an evil bishop and the […]
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 […]
Have you read The Tiger Who Came to Tea – the well-known children’s book by Judith Kerr? It’s about a tiger who comes to visit little Sophie in her home, eats all her […]
Introduction: Traditional book reviews normally say how wonderful the book is, especially if you know the author. They also tend to be short. These reviews, of which this is the last, are […]
Introduction: Bullies and Saints is a church history book, and, as we saw In part 1 https://ap.org.au/2021/07/28/learning-from-history-a-review-of-john-dickson-bullies-and-saints-zondervan-2021-part-1/ it is an excellent church history book. In part 2 I want to consider the theological questions […]
Introduction: John Dickson’s latest book is subtitled “An honest look at the good and evil of Christian history”. It has deservedly already received much praise. (It’s a small point but I don’t […]
This week I was reminded of just what a cesspit Twitter is. So what? Those of you who are on Twitter or know it, will be well aware of what […]
It is an interview I will never forget. In my mid 20’s I was just a couple of years into my ministry in the Scottish Highlands when a young woman […]
One of the traps we fall into as Christians responding to the chaos in today’s culture is that sometimes we do not see the wood for the trees. So we […]