Christ and Everyday Life
It’s Monday morning, so there is the school run, a car service, a full inbox and a list of tasks for home and work. The washing is on the line, […]
Walk for Life, Hyde Park, 19 September 2026
Walk for Life, Hyde Park, 19 September 2026 A sea of white t-shirts, children blowing bubbles, testimonies of lives saved, singing God’s praises in the middle of a city lost […]
When Faith Needed Socks
There are times when we may feel disappointed with God, but in due course we may see a bigger picture and that God is forming our character. I ticked off […]
Presbyterians at a Crossroad?
In the NSW Presbyterian Church at the moment there is a campaign which has been mounted to seek to get Presbyteries to reject the Assembly’s decision to have male only […]
Becoming a Low-Maintenance Christian
As a retired missionary, some young people recently asked: “What advice do you have for a new recruit?” They were healthy and well-educated, with an admirable stock of ideas, skills […]
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ is a Trojan Horse
How could the Trojans have been so naive? Like so many others, I have always been fascinated by Homer’s poem, The Odyssey, especially how Odysseus so cleverly outwitted the Trojans […]
Learning from the Preaching of J. C. Ryle
A review of J. C. Ryle, The Christian Race and Other Sermons, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1900, reprinted 2025. Here we have a collection of 24 sermons from J. […]
Taking Grandma To Be Put Down
Taking Grandma To Be Put Down How Euthanasia Opened the Door to Massive Assisted Suicides in Canada In 2016, Canada legalized what it calls Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)—physician-assisted death […]
The Great Debate: “Can Jesus Be God?”
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How to Present Your Sermon Really Well
How to Present Your Sermon Really Well The basics of good and bad sermon delivery Like every skill worth doing, good preaching requires sustained study, effort, practice, self-evaluation, and a […]
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 […]
An Open Door
AN OPEN DOOR When you think of “a wide door for effective ministry,” what comes to mind? Rapid growth? Full financial provision? An encouraging community? How about a riot and […]
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 […]
From Islam to Christ
Hussein’s Testimony We sat quietly, huddled around the old Panasonic radio, the night air slowly cooling. “Hussein, you’re lucky why don’t you try and find a channel for us?” “Okay, […]
BOOK REVIEW: What is Covenant Theology?
By James Jeffery Author: Ryan M. McGraw Publisher: Crossway Year: 2024 My first encounter with covenant theology was back in 2019 when I began seriously wrestling with the issue of […]