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By Campbell Markham Nearly two years ago a Christian couple arrived at Cornerstone, and almost immediately urged me to begin teaching systematic theology to the church. The husband is a […]
By Ron Norman The topic of forgiveness is of fundamental importance to all Christians because it relates to our relationship with God and with our fellow man. Theologically there are […]
US admits fewer refugees The United States, under President Trump, has admitted 40% fewer Christian refugees in the past year, US broadcaster NBC News has reported. As the Trump administration […]
By Ken Stebbins From the earliest days of the church Christians wrestled with the wonderfully mysterious nature of our triune God. The truth, as taught in the Bible, is clear […]
By Barnabas Fund Iran’s Christian converts face persecution, prison and potential execution. The country’s hard-line Islamic leadership has tried to repress the convert Church. But since the founding of the […]
As Jesus was teaching in the temple in the lead up to His crucifixion, certain spies were sent by His Pharisee enemies to ask the Lord a loaded question: “Is […]
John and Phyllis Mercer served with CMS in the remote mission station of Numbulwar, on the Gulf of Carpentaria, during the 1950s and ’60s. Both John and Phyllis were born […]
Teaching Sunday School to a bunch of five-year olds can be a humbling experience. I found this out one Sunday morning when I was abruptly interrupted mid-way through a dramatic […]
Two of the most wonderful consolations in a sin-sick and decayed world are friendship and family. The only thing that was declared not to be good before the Fall was […]
Stuart Piggin was director of the Centre for the History of Christian Thought and Experience at Macquarie University and head of the Department of Christian Thought of the Australian College […]
We are all familiar with the joke about how many Presbyterians it takes to change a light bulb. (31 – one to change it, and five six-member committees to review […]
The year was 1531. As autumn darkened into winter, prospects for the Reformation in Switzerland looked grim. Within a month, two of its leaders were dead: the rugged and charismatic […]
Move on Marriage The Uniting Church in Australia’s key national governance body has recommended a change in church policy to allow same-sex marriage. The church’s Assembly Standing Committee has endorsed an internal […]
Dragonflies and damselflies are some of the most impressive fliers in the insect world and, with four wings individually controlled, fly rather like helicopters. Dragonflies are agile, fast fliers, and […]
There are few better places in the world for a Scotsman to spend a three-month Sabbatical than Sydney. As a general observation, Australia is in a much healthier position than […]
Recently, a colleague and I were called as witnesses before a Parliamentary Committee exploring Section 18C of the Federal Racial Discrimination Act. We were asked to describe our experience of […]
Dr Owen Strachan talks about why Biblical masculinity is a virtue to be pursued and that related to that, the atonement of Christ is a demonstration of God's victorious love over sin and Satan.