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 […]
APWM: Interview with Kevin Murray (Australian Christian Life Podcast, Episode 2)
The Lucky Country?
My French hairdresser was quite adamant. She was so glad to have emigrated to Australia. Why? “because it’s a peaceful country and there is no violence”. I understood where she […]
Women’s Ministry: Interview with Carmelina Read (Australian Christian Life Podcast, Episode 1)
Evolution – The Improbable and the Impossible
Introduction In the popular mind, evolution is treated as a fact, disproving the need for any intelligent designer or creator. According to Darwinism and Neo-darwinism, evolution happens because very rare, […]
Book Review: God and the Pandemic (N. T. Wright)
London: SPCK, 2020 Having just read a collection mainly of Puritan sermons from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries on Godly Directions in a Time of Plague (Crossville: Puritan Publications, 2020), […]
Creatures of Habit
We live as those who live not knowing what the next day will bring. We are also creatures of habit, and that works both ways. Once we have developed certain […]
Today’s Quick Word: 3-9 August 2020
Preserve my life according to your love, and I will obey the statutes of your mouth. Psalm 119:88 Yesterday we saw from Deuteronomy 29:29 our responsibility to take God’s Word […]
Book Review: Exegetical Letters and Sermons on Hebrews (Charles Hodge)
Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2019 Those readers who have appreciated Charles Hodge’s commentaries on Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, and Ephesians will welcome this shorter work on Hebrews. It is […]
Transgender Affirmation Treatments for Children
Even as an adult, it can be an intimidating and daunting task to untangle and challenge the lies of transgender ideology which are permeating our culture (Genesis 1:27). Words are […]
Today’s Quick Word: 27 July – 2 August 2020
To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to […]
