Does the End Justify the Means?
We are all familiar with the phrase ‘the end justifies the means’, which is often used in politics and business but also applies to our social lives. The attraction to […]
Call for strenuous opposition to Victorian ‘conversion therapy’ ban legislation
Advance warning of a looming public policy disaster In recent months, “conversion therapy” bans have been made law in Queensland and the ACT. In the coming weeks, the state of […]
Secular Pharisees, Publicans and Puritans
As I listened to Dan Andrews explaining the rules again for Victoria, apart from losing the will to live, the thought struck me that the spirit of the Pharisees, Publicans […]
Tom Holland: How Christianity Gained Dominion and A Secular Historian Loses His Faith (In Liberalism)
Glen Scrivener is an Australian Anglican minister, film maker and evangelist. We didn’t do this deliberately, but it looks as though we have done an ‘evangelist swap’. Whilst the Scottish […]
A Shore Thing?: Is Complementarianism to Blame for Laddish Behaviour?
There is a test of behaviour that Christian institutions need to have – ‘what would Jesus say? In a similar vein I was recently made aware of a lesser test […]
Knowing Our Limitations
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 15 September 2020 If anyone is looking for suitable reading in lockdown – or in wild freedom, for that matter – Blaise Pascal’s Pensées is indeed food for the […]
A Visit Down South
I spent five weeks in February/ March, 2020, supplying the pulpit at Scots Church in Melbourne. As a born and bred Sydneysider I have been part of the ribbing which […]
Concerned for freedom of expression and human rights in Hong Kong? Let’s look to our own backyard first
In June, the central communist powers in Beijing imposed new “security laws” upon Hong Kong. These laws criminalise “succession,” “subversion,” and “collusion.” Given China’s ninety-nine percent conviction rate, those who […]
Who Cares for the Elderly?
“If you don’t have a computer you don’t exist in the eyes of the church”. It was a stunning statement from a ‘mature’ woman in her eighties. Devastating. But it […]
The Vaccine Revealed!
Where will the vaccine come from which will spell the end of this powerfully infectious Covid-19? Once it has been discovered life can return to normal, back to the life […]
Conversion Therapy Legislation
Some of Australia’s regional politicians would have us believe that they truly care for children and the vulnerable. Within a matter of days, two regional governments – Queensland and the […]
Responding to Covid Restrictions: Church and State
John MacArthur and the elders at Grace Community Church have recently issued a clarion call declaring that Christ, not Caesar, is the Head of the Church, and that therefore the […]
Gospel Conversion Therapy
Queensland has just become the first state in Australia to ban Gay Conversion Therapy. Because of Covid 19 restrictions they beat the Victorian government to it, which in keeping with […]
We are all Free to Agree: The Case of Dr Jereth Kok
Dr Jereth Kok is a young medical practitioner in Melbourne, and an evangelical Christian who worships with the Christian Community Churches of Victoria. He has taken his place along with […]
Presbyterianism and Gospel Prosperity in Australia
“We don’t do denominationalism in Australia” – was the somewhat encouraging comment I was given upon arrival in ‘the lucky country’. Having come from tribalistic Scotland – where the clan […]
The Lucky Country?
My French hairdresser was quite adamant. She was so glad to have emigrated to Australia. Why? “because it’s a peaceful country and there is no violence”. I understood where she […]