The Joy of William Wilberforce
In 1786 Edmund Burke, the renowned orator and politician, was sure that the abolition of the slave trade was a fantasy – that it stood no hope of being accomplished. […]
Today’s Quick Word
Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Paul […]
Islam, Jesus, and Prostration in Prayer
An invitation to explore what the Christian Bible says A large billboard beside a busy road in Roselands, Sydney, portrays a person prostrate in prayer and cites Matthew 26:39 from […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the iniquity of […]
Prepared for Perfection
Prepared for Perfection (1 Kings 6:7) No sounds of masons’ tools were heard on site, The shaping and the trimming done elsewhere; For freshly quarried stones, so rough and bare, […]
Today’s Quick Word
1 Samuel 13:19-22 Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears.” But every one […]
Babies Born Alive and Left to Die
Concerned Christians across Australia are lobbying for long overdue policy change to protect babies born alive after failed abortions. On 17 August (2026) a bill was reintroduced in the lower […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 27:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. The word translated ‘enemies’ is not the most common Hebrew word for […]
Today’s Quick Word
Jeremiah 48:13-15 Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. How do you say, ‘We are heroes and mighty men of war’? The […]
Book Review: ‘The New Dark Age’
Author: Nigel Biggar Publisher: Polity Year: 2026 Reviewer: Mark Powell Everything is ‘Woke’ How pervasive is Cultural Marxism as a coherent philosophy in Western society? What does it explain or […]
Today’s Quick Word
Romans 8:16-18 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs – heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided […]
Hidden Martyrs of the Faith
The 19th century evangelical bishop J. C. Ryle wrote once that “The last day will prove that some of the holiest men that ever lived are hardly known”. This is […]
Today’s Quick Word
1 Samuel 9:1-2 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of […]
Do All Women Favour Women Elders?
In the wake of the decision of the NSW Presbyterian Church to reaffirm the historic Reformed understanding that the office of elder is reserved for qualified men, much public discussion […]
World News
CHRISTIAN IN SOMALIA POISONED TO DEATH (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a father of five in Somaliland who recently became a Christian, poisoned him to death for converting. […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 18:46-48a, 50 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Saviour! He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me, who saves me […]
