People and the Reformation
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 26 October 2020 October 31 is remembered in some places, not as a wretched Halloween Day, but as the date when, in 1517, Martin Luther nailed […]
Amazing Grace: Luther’s Lectures on Romans
After receiving his doctorate in Theology in 1512, Luther was appointed professor of Moral Theology in the University of Wittenberg. He started his lectures on Romans in 1515, after spending […]
World News: Thousands of children at risk
Thousands of children are at risk because of “unrelenting violence” in the mainly Christian north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on October […]
Preaching Clubs
Ulrich Zwingli, the Swiss Reformer, preached his sermon on ‘The Shepherd’ in 1523. The sermon and its publication was widely influential in the developing role and model of ministry in […]
World News: Evidence for biblical kingdom of Judah
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered rare majestic capitals (column heads) along with other “evidence of a magnificent” palace that they believe was built during the time of King Hezekiah (c. […]
World News: China crackdown intensifies
The Chinese Communist Party (CPP) is stepping up attempts to prevent information about religious persecution in China from reaching overseas media by threatening pastors with long prison sentences and punishments […]
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 […]
Today’s Quick Word: 26 October – 1 November 2020
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide […]
Today’s Quick Word: 19-25 October 2020
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. Psalm 55:22 The psalmist (the rubric identifies him as David) is writing from […]
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 […]
On Death
Robert Dessaix is the latest prominent person to give us advice about death and dying. Like Kerry Packer before him, Dessaix reports that in 2001 following a heart attack, he […]
Christian Education: Interview with Wayne Richards (Australian Christian Life Podcast, Episode 12)
World News: 9000 displaced in Ethiopia
The impact of deadly protests across Ethiopia is continuing to shake minority communities, including Christians. Violence erupted following the murder of a well-known musician and activist at the hands of […]
World News: China steps up persecution
China said it was winding down its “re-education” camps for Uighurs and other minority groups, but researchers found evidence that incarceration is on the rise. An investigation by the Australian […]
Today’s Quick Word: 12-18 October 2020
So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church. 1 Corinthians 14:12 It is ironic that […]
World News: Trump push for religious freedom
Speaking before the United Nations on September 24, President Trump praised the country’s religious freedom record and cited figures that suggest the rest of the world has much work to […]
