
The Bad Bishop and the Good Story
When I read the article about Bishop Rod Chiswell in The Australian, I knew nothing of him. If I believed the article I would have thought that he was at best […]
Reformed Thought for Christian Living
When I read the article about Bishop Rod Chiswell in The Australian, I knew nothing of him. If I believed the article I would have thought that he was at best […]
We live in strange times when stupid and unreasonable ideas are accepted as normal to the extent that governments hasten to endorse and implement them in legislation. Why do LGBTI’s want […]
Netflix’s Squid Game has taken the world by storm becoming the most viewed series on the streaming platform ever. According to The Guardian 142 million households have watched it so far, with the company […]
Churches throughout Australia are increasingly being asked to enforce government health initiatives, such as prohibiting unvaccinated people from attending corporate worship. But is it up to churches to make sure […]
“I feel like a leper.” This has been the overwhelming response I have received from unvaccinated Christians when asked how they are feeling right now. Unwelcome. Misunderstood. Dangerous. Less than […]
It was an unusual event. At the height of Germaine Greer’s power and influence, the debating society of the University of Edinburgh held a debate for secondary school pupils who […]
When I was a child, polio was one of the scourges of childhood, and it was very personal for me. My mother had contracted it in 1919 when she was […]
Have you read The Tiger Who Came to Tea – the well-known children’s book by Judith Kerr? It’s about a tiger who comes to visit little Sophie in her home, eats all her […]
Gladys Berejiklian, the Premier of the NSW, announced at her most recent press conference that the government is working on a “proof of vaccination app”. This will in effect take […]
In the same month that the Taliban in Afghanistan are forcing girls as young as ten-years-old to be ‘wives’ for their soldiers, Daniel Andrews has announced that he will move […]
The issue of mandatory vaccination—especially in relation to COVID-19—is causing significant division within the broader community and specifically the church. Already the Australian government has made it compulsory for people […]
Most Australians have never lived under an authoritarian dictatorship, and therefore we are largely ignorant of how quickly dangerous situations may descend on us. This is why many turn a […]
This is the month of Julius Caesar’s assassination, the seventh month of the year, the first month of the new financial year and the middle month of winter. Despite its […]
This week I was reminded of just what a cesspit Twitter is. So what? Those of you who are on Twitter or know it, will be well aware of what […]
Heresies do not appear as mushrooms overnight. The Presbyterian Church in America – a body whom we would regard as a sister Church – has gone through a few disturbances, […]
It is an interview I will never forget. In my mid 20’s I was just a couple of years into my ministry in the Scottish Highlands when a young woman […]