Presbyterian Men and Women: Mark Powell replies to Dave Woolcott
David Woolcott (DW) recently submitted a piece to AP in response to Mark Powell’s (MP) article titled ‘Presbyterian Men and Women’. It is our hope and prayer that this response […]
Presbyterian Men and Women
James Snare, convener for the committee, Women in Ministry and in the Presbyterian Church of Australia (WMPCA), recently published in AP a summary of the report which was received by […]
The “Biggar”Picture on Colonisation
Why Nearly Everything You Assume about Colonialism and Slavery is Wrong Nigel Biggar’s book, Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning (2021) is a much needed corrective to the lies and misinformation being […]
Interview: Tim Chester
In this latest edition of AP’s Profiles in Christian Living, Tim Chester talks to the Australian Presbyterian about his latest book – ‘Enjoying Jesus’. The challenge as evangelicals today is […]
YAHWH vs the gods of Egypt
The Ten Plagues as a Religious Polemic There has been considerable scholarly debate as to the nature and purpose of the ten plagues in the book of Exodus.[1] On the […]
The Testimony of Tim Keller’s Gay Brother
There is a poignant account in Collin Hansen’s biography, Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation (Zondervan, 2023) in which he discusses the relationship between Timothy Keller and his brother […]
How many anointings for Jesus?
Sometimes, in reading the Gospels, we come across incidents which at first glance seem similar, but upon closer inspection are not. Indeed, they may be referring to different incidents. That’s […]
Is Australia Under Judgment?
The title of this article may sound hyperbolic, but it’s not. It is my contention that the nation of Australia is currently experiencing the wrath of God. This is demonstrated […]
Supernatural Signs of the Temple’s Destruction
The Destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. All three of the synoptic Gospels record Jesus as predicting the destruction of the temple (Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21). This […]
Why is the Australian Senate Supporting Infanticide?
Dr Joanna Howe recently appeared on The Outsiders where she revealed that babies in Australia are being deliberately born alive before they are left to die because it’s “cheap, easier […]
Interview: The ‘Heavy Privilege’ of Caring for Elderly Parents
In this episode of AP’s Profiles in Christian Living, host Mark Powell speaks with Heather Greatbatch about her journey in becoming a Christian and the ‘heavy privilege’ of caring for elderly […]
Book review: Enjoying Jesus
Title: Enjoying Jesus Author: Tim Chester Publisher: The Good Book Company Year: 2024 Reviewed by Mark Powell Tim Chester is now something of a prolific Christian author, but this one […]
REVIEW: Joyful Perseverance
Title: Joyful Perseverance: Staying Fresh through the Ups and Downs of Ministry Author: Ajith Fernando Publisher: Crossway Year: 2024 Reviewed by Mark Powell I heard of a retired minister once who was asked by […]
Jude’s Warning to the Church
Vision Christian Media recently reported that Dr Aaron Edwards has failed in his attempt to be re-instated at Cliff College in the UK after he had been dismissed for publishing […]
Interview: The Elder-Led Church
In this interview, AP (The Australian Presbyterian) talks with Murray Capill of the Reformed Theological College Australia about the Biblical responsibility for churches to be led by a plurality of […]
Interview: The Christian Church and Porn
In this episode of AP’s Profiles in Christian Living, host Mark Powell sits down with Dr. Marshall Ballantine-Jones to discuss the sensitive and pervasive issue of pornography. Dr. Ballantine-Jones, who […]