Welcome the Stranger to Church
Recently I did an experiment. I visited a new church on my holiday. Having done my due diligence, I felt more than confident that it had faithful biblical teaching, a […]
Fish Must Fish
Jesus makes disciples who make disciples (Matthew 4:18–22). Cruise liner or battleship? Rest home or fort? Resort or gymnasium? What is the Christian Church supposed to be? Though our forebears […]
A Muslim Comes to Christ
I moved to Australia in 2004 from Bangladesh as a student. I was raised in a moderate Muslim family, where following the rules and practices of Islam was important, but […]
Easter and a Muslim’s Encounter
Easter and a Muslim’s Encounter Should we share the gospel with someone if it might come with a terrible cost—even the loss of life? That question became painfully real one […]
A Story of God at Work at Gateway Presbyterian, Port Stephens
Last November, Gateway Presbyterian Port Stephens ran Taste & See for the first time. We didn’t feel ready. We’d previously run Alpha with good success, but circumstances meant we needed […]
Worthy and Unworthy
WORTHY AND UNWORTHY Right in the middle of the Friday night Bible study that I lead every week a Christian brother cried out angrily: “Heresy! That’s heresy!”. That had a […]
The Law of Lamech and Larry David
The Law of Lamech and Larry David “Forget God’s will, let’s do what we like, but cross me at your peril.” Larry David was co-creator and head writer for the […]
Unheralded Evangelists
Some Rhyming Couplets Dedicated to the Lord’s Front-Line Soldiers Witnessing on the Streets (Such as Phillip and Daniel at Southern Cross train station in Melbourne; Andrew on the High Street […]
An Appointment You will not Miss
An Appointment You will not Miss Qin Shi Huang was one of China’s most powerful and ruthless emperors. First ruler of the Qin Dynasty, Shi Huang’s word was law. Despite […]
The Hardest Thing for Christians to Do
The Hardest Thing for Christians to Do With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth (Psalm 119.13). (Please read Psalm 119.9-16.) WHAT’S the hardest thing for […]
Evangelism and the Local Church
Dave Jensen talks about his amazing conversion to faith in Jesus as well as why he is passionate about seeing others come to faith in Jesus. Dave’s ministry now is […]
Youth, Identity, and Islam in Australia
A Generation in Search of Belonging In today’s Australia, second- and third-generation Muslims are wrestling with profound questions of identity. They are shaped by their parents’ migration stories, rooted in […]
Is 5% Enough?
A response to recent discussions on evangelism in Australia. There seems to be a change in the cultural atmosphere in much of the West. It may be that people are […]
Take a Look
Take A Look Scripture: Isaiah 45.22-45: Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. 23 By myself I have sworn; […]
Tracts and Spurgeon
Godly Tracts and Spurgeon’s Example “Ewww!”, cried out one of the teacher interns at my training school in disgust, “Somebody has invited me to her church!”. It should not surprise […]
Hatred Meets Love in Action
In a small shop on a dusty street In Pakistan, in a busy city, life and death looked each other in the face. Asfandyar was chatting to two friends in […]