NSW Writer’s Workshop
Are you interested in developing your skills as a writer? The National Journal is hosting a writer’s workshop featuring Dr Jill Ireland at Christ College in Burwood, NSW on Saturday […]
The Sin of Gossip
Review of Matthew C. Mitchell, Resisting Gossip, CLC, 2013 Reviewer: Mark Powell I was recently given Matthew’s C. Mitchell’s short book Resisting Gossip by a woman in my church who […]
Book Review: What It Means To Be Protestant
Title: What It Means To Be Protestant Author: Gavin Ortlund Publisher: Crossway Year: 2024 Reviewed by Mark Powell Gavin Ortlund, not to be confused with his brother Dane Ortlund who […]
Open Letter to the NSW Premier on Abortion
As you are the Premier of NSW, as well as a professing Roman Catholic, can I respectfully urge you to please protect the lives of unborn children as well as […]
Book review: ‘Scrolling Ourselves to Death’
Title: Scrolling Ourselves to Death Author: Brett McCraken and Ivan Mesa Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 Reviewed by Mark Powell While I was going through Bible College, my ministry supervisor encouraged […]
An Old Testament Prophecy of Jesus (Zech.3)
Zechariah 3 contains one of the most striking prophecies relating to the meaning of the death of the Messiah in the entire Bible. It is a stunning prediction of what […]
Matthew 25:31-46 and Justification by Faith Alone
After many years of attending Protestant churches, a friend of mine recently converted to Roman Catholicism. Rather than being a rash decision, this came too after much study and consideration. […]
The Early Church Father Epiphanius and the Error of Worshipping of Mary
The early Church Father Epiphanius of Salamis (310 A.D. to 403 A.D.) devotes an entire section in his book, The Panarion to a group of Christians named the Collyridians who […]
Movie Review: ‘Conclave’ (or, What would happen if the Vatican went the full D.E.I?)
Warning: This review contains spoilers to key aspects of the film. Let the reader beware, you have been duly notified. The movie Conclave is currently playing in cinemas, and while it’s still […]
Why I Left the Church of Rome
I grew up in a devout Roman Catholic family and attended private Catholic schools for both my primary (St John’s Riverstone) and secondary education (Oakhill College, Castle Hill) both in […]
The Loss of a Child
In this interview, our friends at Banner of Truth interview AP’s editor, Rev. Dr. Peter Barnes about the death of his precious granddaughter, young Emily. Peter has just written a […]
Men and Women in the Bible: Further Comments
In this final instalment, AP has decided to publish an exchange between Mark Powell and Dave Woolcott regarding some of the theological underpinnings of the 2023 GAA Report on Men […]
The Case for Covenant Baptism
Both Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are events which were celebrated in the Old Testament as well as the New. As the apostle Paul writes: ‘For I want you to […]
Barnabas Fund: Helping the Persecuted Church
In this episode AP talks with Ashley Saunders from Barnabas Fund who helps churches around the world who are being persecuted. This interview is well worth your time, not only […]
Engaging with Islam
In this episode of AP’s Profiles in Christian Living we talk with Sam Green, one of Australia’s leading apologists to Muslims. Sam lives in Hobart, Tasmania and has written an […]