Today’s Quick Word
1 Peter 1:21-23 Through [Christ] you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God. Now that you have […]
Book Review: Needham’s ‘Twelve Outstanding Christians’
Nick Needham, Shapers of Christianity, Brief Sketches of Twelve Outstanding Christians from across the Ages, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2025. ISBN 978 1 80040 523 3 History is His Story, […]
Today’s Quick Word
1 Chronicles 16:1-3 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. After […]
‘Camel Knees’ in Prayer
‘Camel Knees’ in Prayer In church history I have only heard of two Christians who were known to have ‘camel knees’. One was James the Just, the brother of Jesus […]
Who is the Archangel Michael?
The mysterious angel Michael is mentioned five times in the Bible. So as much as I would like to ignore him because I don’t quite know what to do with […]
World News
NEW AUSTRALIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH BODY ESTABLISHED Monday 22 July, 2024 a new Lutheran church body called Lutheran Mission – Australia (LM-A) was established. The LM-A emerged from  a confessional movement […]
Today’s Quick Word
Luke 4:42-44 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving […]
Today’s Quick Word
Amos 8:4-7 Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land, saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, […]
Today’s Quick Word
Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip […]
Hard Times as a Cause for Hope
Hard Times as a Cause for Hope Often we are confronted with a sad state of affairs in this world. Is it all too far gone for there to be […]
Today’s Quick Word
1 Chronicles 9:1 All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 147:3-5 [The LORD] heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; […]
Book Review: ‘Isaiah’s Oratorio’
Review of Hywel R. Jones, Isaiah’s Oratorio: An Appreciation of Isaiah Chapters 24-27, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2025. Hywel Jones has presented here with a solid piece of work […]
Today’s Quick Word
Amos 2:6-7 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent. They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of […]
Today’s Quick Word
Hebrews 7:26-28 Such a high priest truly meets our need – one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he does […]
No Safe Spaces?
As Christians, we need to pray for the LGBTQ+ community. Recent events around the world have reminded us that the LGBTQ+ community is no safe space—as promised—but rather a space […]
