When a Satanist goes to Hell and back
Will Carroll, the drummer for the black metal band, Death Angel, recently contracted Covid-19. Carroll’s condition was so critical that he was placed in a medically-induced coma for almost two-weeks. […]
Today’s Quick Word: 20-26 July 2020
This is what the LORD says – your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in […]
Book Review: Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton)
Sydney: Harper Collins, 2018 I’ve been trying to put my finger on the reason why Trent Dalton’s book Boy Swallows Universe (HarperCollins, 2018) is so popular. For the first time […]
Preparing to Preach
A preacher must prepare a sermon to preach. But he must also prepare himself to preach. Paul says: ‘Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you […]
Today’s Quick Word: 13-19 July 2020
And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that […]
Book Review: Let’s Study Mark (Sinclair B. Ferguson)
Edinburgh: The Banner of Truth, 1999 Let’s Study Mark was first published in 1999, but I have only recently been reading it. I know, I’m a bit behind the times […]
World News: Turkey expels Christians
An American mother-of-three has been told she has to leave Turkey, one of the latest incidents in a series of expulsions of Christian expatriates from the country. Joy Anna Crow […]
World News: Police torture Christians to death
Church leaders called on the Indian government to take immediate action over police brutality after a Christian father and son were tortured to death in police custody in Tamil Nadu […]
My Friend Just Became a Christian – Yay! Now What?
There are few things more exciting than seeing a friend being brought to new life in the Lord Jesus Christ! It’s often the culmination of months and years of praying, […]
World News: China sterilises Uighurs
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it […]
Today’s Quick Word: 6-12 July 2020
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. … To him who is able to keep […]
How to Deceive without Really Lying
Soon after falling into sin, Adam was confronted by the God whom he had offended: ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which […]
Ten Ways Women Serve in a Biblical Church
Before I begin, I have a disclaimer to make. I first met my wife Angie whilst studying at Moore Theological College. She was in the year ahead of me and […]
Book Review: Beyond the Fish Sticker (Ben Swift)
Sydney: Morning Star Publishing, 2019 Benjamin Swift is a Presbyterian freelance writer from Brisbane, who has written a short but wide-ranging book on seeking a deeper knowledge of God and […]
Birds of Prey
An ugly furore has erupted recently involving Aimee Byrd and the hostile response to her book, Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Zondervan, 2020). The reaction to Byrd’s work by […]
Today’s Quick Word: 29 June – 5 July 2020
Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your […]
