Today’s Quick Word: 7-13 September 2020
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgement on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgement do […]
World News: Blasphemy appeal for couple
Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, a Pakistani Christian couple who have endured six years on death row after a “blasphemy” conviction, are due to have their appeal hearing in the […]
The Honour of Fatherhood
These days dads are typically portrayed as dumb. Think Homer Simpson (doh!) or Daddy Pig or Raymond. It’s rare to see a dad presented as respectable and honourable. This trend […]
Conversion Therapy Legislation
Some of Australia’s regional politicians would have us believe that they truly care for children and the vulnerable. Within a matter of days, two regional governments – Queensland and the […]
World News: Pakistani Christian, 14, in forced marriage
A 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl, who was abducted at gunpoint and forced into marriage by a Muslim man, was returned to her kidnapper by the High Court in Lahore on […]
Three Deaths: Socrates, Stephen, and Jesus
While reviewing some meditations on the cross by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, I came across his summary that ‘Socrates overcame dying; Christ overcame death.’ It is one of those startling comments which […]
World News: Banker’s revelations about Boko Haram
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was arrested on August 12 after telling a radio interviewer that the security forces were colluding in attacks on Christian […]
Surviving University: Interview with James Jeffery (Australian Christian Life Podcast, Episode 6)
World News: Iran’s Christians near 1 million
Missiologists have long spoken of the explosive growth of the church in Iran. Now they have data to back up their claims—from secular research. According to a new survey of […]
Presbyterian Evangelism
I enjoyed having a full and frank discussion with Mark Powell on AP’s excellent podcast. https://ap.org.au/2020/08/21/evangelism-interview-with-david-robertson-australian-christian-life-podcast-episode-4/ It’s now one I subscribe to – not because of this interview but because […]
World News: Ethiopian Christians murdered
“They came to my home and began to knock on our door violently. We tried to escape with our children via the window. They burned my home and grain mill […]
World News: Praise Xi, Chinese pastors told
China’s state-approved churches that were forced to close due to COVID-19 are only permitted to reopen if they praise the Chinese Communist Party in sermons and extol President Xi Jinping, […]
Today’s Quick Word: 31 August – 6 September 2020
“I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.” Psalm 2:6 This is clearly one of the ‘Messianic Psalms’ which foreshadow the Coming of the promised Descendant of King […]
Paul: A Man Misunderstood
We are all prone to plead that we have been understood, but the apostle Paul was in reality a man much misunderstood. The word ‘nuanced’ can be a weasel word, […]
Missionary Stories: Interview with Dorcas Denness (Australian Christian Life Podcast, Episode 5)
Antagonism
Two Christian radio commentators were being compared, and one was preferred because, ‘he never preaches at us’. The preferred one, ‘is just nice, accepting and just like us, except that […]