An Unexpected Danger: Family and Friends Provide Both Solace and Risk
Two of the most wonderful consolations in a sin-sick and decayed world are friendship and family. The only thing that was declared not to be good before the Fall was […]
Don’t Follow the UK: Observations from a Short Sojourn in Sydney
There are few better places in the world for a Scotsman to spend a three-month Sabbatical than Sydney. As a general observation, Australia is in a much healthier position than […]
Free Indeed: It is God who Grants Religious Freedom, Not the State
Recently, a colleague and I were called as witnesses before a Parliamentary Committee exploring Section 18C of the Federal Racial Discrimination Act. We were asked to describe our experience of […]
Diversity: A Blind Faith
If love and marriage go together as a horse and carriage, so too do diversity and progressive thought. To counter any opposition to anything, all one has to do is […]
Our Disabled Christ: Disability is a season, and there will be a final renewal
In 2016, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that one in five Australians identify as having a disability. Indeed, we are all destined for disability if we live long enough. […]
Pursue God’s Dream: God is the author of my life, not me.
One of the first Bible verses I learnt as a teenager was Proverbs 16:9, “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” At the […]