Martyn Iles, Q and A and what it tells us about Australia today
The Sydney Morning Herald thought this week’s Q and A was a significant cultural moment – so who are we to disagree?! They compared it with another one in 2008 […]
Drummed In – Drummed Out
A cornerstone of any democracy is a free press. In addition to private owners most Western governments also feel the need for a government broadcaster – which is paid for […]
Freudian Psychology and its Opposition to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
According to Christian theology, sin and guilt are the result of Adam’s transgression of God’s moral law, and are passed down and become ours individually by imputation. Sin can only […]
Truth in Literature: A Christian Response to the Homosexuality of Virginia Woolf
A classic is best defined as the effective communication of universal truths. It is the search for propriety, moral truth and self-reflection. Thus, as Christians seeking to glorify God through […]
Is More Education the Answer to Australia’s Sex Abuse Crisis?
We have had two weeks of continual news about sex abuse. The disclosures about the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins by a staffer in the office of the Defence Minister, […]
Dealing with Mainstream Media: Perceptions and Principles
One of the good things about writing is when people react in a constructive and helpful way which takes the dialogue on further. Which is why I am thankful (and […]
Mainstream Media
I admire David Robertson as a Christian commentator, but I think he is off the point in his recent article “Newspapers, bias and truth” in which he criticises the Sydney […]
Seeking the Answer You Want
Here’s an interesting insight into how the game of politics is played. Regarding the Victorian ‘Suppression (Conversion) Bill’ where the MP’s stated the “…government (had) also led 21 face-to-face discussions, […]
Understanding the Trans Cult
“ I don’t believe it. I don’t understand it. What are you talking about? Is this serious? It’s mad “. Trying to explain to your 85-year-old parents just what transgender, […]
Newspapers, Bias and Truth
The Scottish poet, Robbie Burns, had a way with words. At the end of the poem ‘To a Louse’ he writes: O, wad some Power the giftie gie usTo see oursels […]
To Be Madly in Love with Oneself
In Paul’s warning against ungodliness in the last days, between the two comings of Christ, he heads the list with those who will be ‘lovers of self’ (2 Tim.3:2). Recently […]
The Queen
I have been trying to catch up on Australian culture, so this Christmas watched the 2002 Australian film – Crackerjack – a film about bowling which became the no. 1 […]
Living Before our Creator and Judge
“We have a vaccine!” And so the world rejoices and looks forward to getting back to normal. “There has been a tremendous cost this year because of Covid – firstly […]
The New State Religion
Political leaders down through the ages have been subject to all kinds of delusions. In the sixth century B.C. Darius the Mede listened to flatterers who talked him into passing […]
Release From a COVID Christmas
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 12 December 2020 The book of Isaiah is commonly understood to contain four Servant Songs, the best-known being Isaiah 52:13-53:12, which is that of the Suffering […]
The Unpublished Letter
After I was appointed Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church in 2013, I thought I ought to get a national perspective on the news, and so I have been a […]