Frayed about the Edges
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 15 March 2020 It is a common failing of any writer, teacher or preacher to impose one’s individual circumstances on a whole community – to assume […]
What is the Christian View of Sex Education and Consent?
It’s easy enough to be against something – but what are we for? Last week https://ap.org.au/2021/03/03/is-more-education-the-answer-to-australias-sex-abuse-crisis/ we saw that the only answer our society has on sexual relationships is to teach […]
Needed: Holiness – The Lesson from Ravi Zacharias
It is sadly becoming a common story – Christian celebrity falls. The latest in the never-ending line is Ravi Zacharias, the globally popular Christian apologist who died last May. Ravi […]
The Spiritual Benefits of Scripture Journaling
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received about preaching was to first write out the passage by hand. It seems quaint and maybe even simplistic, but it […]
The Blessing of Writing out Scripture by Hand
One of the best pieces of advice I was ever given regarding preaching was to write the passage out by hand. I know it sounds pedantic, and maybe even a […]
Praising and Criticising
One of the surest indications of our own corruption is the universal experience that if someone ventures to praise us, we tend to heartily agree, but if someone criticises us, […]
The Unheard Story
If it were possible to hold the Victorian government to the same standards that they are inflicting on Victorians in their Suppression and/or Change Practices Bill (2020), they would likely […]
Closing Down the Idol Factories
The fantasy of the human being is a factory that works ceaselessly to make idols. John Calvin When it comes to creating idols, human beings certainly have a lengthy and […]
Pornography and Self-Promoting Social Media: It’s Everyone’s Problem
I discovered something quite tragic when completing my PhD research with Sydney University’s Medicine faculty. Young people were unable to stop using pornography, even after my education program persuaded them […]
The Perseverance of the Backsliding Christian (Historical Background, Part 2)
<< Read part 2 of 3: The Perseverance of the Backsliding Christian (Historical Background, Part 1) The Reformed View of Backsliding The Reformed position regarding perseverance is best articulated in […]
The Perseverance of the Backsliding Christian (Historical Background, Part 1)
<< Read part 1 of 3: The Perseverance of the Backsliding Christian (Biblical Issues) All Christians throughout the ages have believed that Christians can and do sin. Even men like […]
The Perseverance of the Backsliding Christian (Biblical Issues)
The doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints sounds wonderful. Christians will certainly persevere in grace to the end. What hope this doctrine should bring! Does this mean “once saved, […]
Real Suppression
In December last year [2020], the Victorian parliament passed the ‘Suppression Practices Prohibition Bill’ in the lower house and it looks set to sail through the Upper House and into […]
The Love of God
The Bible declares most emphatically – and repeats it – that ‘God is love’ (1 John 4:8, 16). It is a sentiment which resonates with more than just the Christian […]
Have Yourself A Merry Cromwellian Christmas
It’s the Christmas month. Where is the tinsel? Trees? Light? Endless adverts? For UK exiles Christmas seems different in Australia – Turkey on the beach?!. It appears to this outsider […]
When Cancer Strikes
“Cancer,” said the urologist, “But superficial. I’ll be able to treat it with minor procedures.” Mind you, I didn’t like those kinds of minor procedures, but was glad that it […]