Forty Years On
In October, 1980, I was ordained and inducted as a parish minister. Now, forty years on, I sit at my computer writing this article and reflecting on my pilgrimage. I […]
Evangelism: Interview with David Robertson (Australian Christian Life Podcast, Episode 4)
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 […]
Book Review: Psalms by the Day (Alec Motyer)
Fearn: Christian Focus, 2016 This volume is designed to take the reader through the whole Psalter in 73 days. Dr Motyer has provided his own translation, has added some analysis […]
Expository Preaching on the Wane?
I studied at Moore Theological College from 1973 to 1975, under the principalship of D. B. Knox. We always anticipated his Doctrine 1 lectures, held twice a week for 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 […]
World News: Ancient pottery uncovered
Near the new US embassy in Jerusalem, another impressive administrative building has recently been uncovered. This one is 2700 years older, dating to the time of the last kings of […]
World News: Rising violence in Pakistan
As concern grows over increased violence against Pakistan’s religious minorities, the recently formed National Commission for Minority Rights (NCMR) has expressed its grievances for the first time in public. “We […]
Today’s Quick Word: 17-23 August 2020
When [the man with an evil spirit] saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his […]
Preaching: Interview with David Cook (Australian Christian Life Podcast, Episode 3)
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 […]
World News: Saudis claim on Islamophobia
Saudi Arabia’s call to the UN to focus on “eliminating Islamophobia” as an outcome of tackling online racism and xenophobia sets a potentially dangerous precedent – at a level of […]
World News: Genocide in Nigeria
Nigerian Christian leaders around the globe have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague to act now against the “pernicious genocide” in northern Nigeria. The Southern Kaduna […]
Today’s Quick Word: 10-16 August 2020
Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Do not be angry beyond measure, O […]
