I Remember When…Christians fared well at college
My only taste of secular tertiary education was in 1962-3 at Wagga Teachers College. It was a vastly different era to the present time. In 1962 there were eight Teachers […]
The Vows of Office
We take promises Day by day we make promises. Many of these are at the level of ordinary commitments to ordinary things such as “Sure, I’ll collect the kids from […]
Today’s Quick Word: 23rd July
This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Listen! I am going to bring this city and the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, […]
Today’s Quick Word: 22nd July
[Jesus] also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed […]
Today’s Quick Word: 21st July
“On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned […]
The Story beneath the Story
No matter the story, there is usually a story beneath the story. Every news item is seldom as straightforward as it seems, whether it be domestic violence, fraudulent practice or […]
Today’s Quick Word: 20 July 2021
Judges 3:5-8a The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their […]
Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly; The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, Wheaton: Crossway, 2020.
Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly; The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, Wheaton: Crossway, 2020. Matthew 11:29 tells us that Jesus is gentle and lowly of heart, and […]
Today’s Quick Word: 19 July 2021
Jeremiah 15:16 When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty. Poor Jeremiah found himself in a […]
The Western Australian Thought Police
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 […]
JULY
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 […]
Laura Tingle and The Twitterisation of Civic Society
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 […]
HISTORY AND THE HUMAN HEART
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, […]
Today’s Quick Word: 14 July 2021
For a long time now – to this very day – you have not deserted your brothers but have carried out the mission the LORD your God gave you. … return […]
Today’s Quick Word: 13 July 2021
Jeremiah 9:7 Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says: “See, I will refine and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?” As we […]
Today’s Quick Word: 12 July 2021
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts. Praise him, sun and moon, […]
