Paganism and the Otherness of God
From the cults of ancient Rome to the hippie movement of the 60s, or where east meets west, or positive psychology exchanges ideas with mystical spirituality, the result is paganism. […]
PRAYER: WHAT CAN WE PRAY FOR?
The shattering news of little Emily’s inoperable brain tumour has dominated my thinking as nothing else could. One issue that arises is obviously ‘What can we pray for?’ Jesus’ disciples […]
The Corruption of the Australian University
The Australian universities—especially in the area of the humanities—are failing to educate the next generation. And we are now at a point where the existing tertiary institutions cannot be saved, […]
I Remember … A Silly Sign
DON’t get me wrong. I’m all in favour of signs outside churches aka ‘Wayside Pulpits’. After all I had one outside St Kilda Church for long enough. People would often […]
LIVING HAPPILY IN A HOUSE OF CARDS
It is surely a truism, and not a disputed point of philosophy, that all human beings desire happiness. Even those who promote misery do so to glean some sort of […]
Reasons to Mourn
This current crisis should drive Christians and the church to mourn and repent. We should see one of our duties at the moment as mourning over our sin. In both […]
Surviving as a Christian when your world has been turned upside-down
Some words are bigger than others words. Lately, the word ‘Pandemic’ has loomed very large indeed. Several years ago the word ‘Brain Tumour’ changed my life. But what do we […]
Review of John C. Lennox, Where is God in a Coronavirus World?, UK: The Good Book Company, 2020.
John Lennox is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University (as well as being Kristyn Getty’s uncle). Essentially, this little book is a theodicy, summed up in the title of […]
Disability and Assisted Dying
Rev. Jason Forbes In October of this year, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (in reference to euthanasia practices), came before the NSW Parliament only to have the vote delayed […]
EUTHANASIA: WHAT IS LIFE WORTH?
One by one, the Australian states have adopted extreme euthanasia laws, to go alongside their extreme abortion laws and their celebration of LGBTQI lifestyles. Now, New South Wales is being […]
Today’s Quick Word: October 26
Daniel 11:27 The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still […]
How, then, should we live in the midst of our suffering?
When a vibrant, healthy 20-year-old man suddenly finds himself in the emergency department of a local hospital, it forces him to reflect on the big theological and philosophical questions of […]
George Christensen: Born Alive Act
Today I had the opportunity to interview Mr Christensen about his Bill which protects children born alive after an abortion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzGvblkzehI Mr Christensen has proposed a bill August this year to […]
Jonathan Frank Boyall (1928-2021): A Faithful Witness
Jon Boyall died in August 2021, and the Presbyterian Church lost one to whom it owes a great debt. Jon was the son of a missionary father with the promising […]
Why Write to a Politician
Jesus calls us to be salt and light in the wider community and to love our neighbour (Matt 5:13-15; 22:39). One way of doing this is by speaking Christian truth […]
Today’s Quick Word
1 Kings 9:25 Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense before the LORD along with them, and so […]