Is More Education the Answer to Australia’s Sex Abuse Crisis?
We have had two weeks of continual news about sex abuse. The disclosures about the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins by a staffer in the office of the Defence Minister, […]
The Secularisation of Worship and the End of Spiritual Independence
There is a significant court case going on in Scotland just now, and it has important implications for the Presbyterian and other churches in Australia. 27 Scottish church leaders have […]
Dealing with Mainstream Media: Perceptions and Principles
One of the good things about writing is when people react in a constructive and helpful way which takes the dialogue on further. Which is why I am thankful (and […]
Understanding the Trans Cult
“ I don’t believe it. I don’t understand it. What are you talking about? Is this serious? It’s mad “. Trying to explain to your 85-year-old parents just what transgender, […]
Newspapers, Bias and Truth
The Scottish poet, Robbie Burns, had a way with words. At the end of the poem ‘To a Louse’ he writes: O, wad some Power the giftie gie usTo see oursels […]
The Queen
I have been trying to catch up on Australian culture, so this Christmas watched the 2002 Australian film – Crackerjack – a film about bowling which became the no. 1 […]
Living Before our Creator and Judge
“We have a vaccine!” And so the world rejoices and looks forward to getting back to normal. “There has been a tremendous cost this year because of Covid – firstly […]
Reset or Revival?
Everyone is talking about it – the UN, the politicians, the environmentalists, the media. Even the church wants in on the act. 2020 has been a pretty horrible year but, […]
Have Yourself A Merry Cromwellian Christmas
It’s the Christmas month. Where is the tinsel? Trees? Light? Endless adverts? For UK exiles Christmas seems different in Australia – Turkey on the beach?!. It appears to this outsider […]
The Importance of Preaching in a Post-Covid World
I had the privilege of preaching at Scots Presbyterian in Sydney a couple of Sundays ago, and it reminded me of how much I miss the joy of being able […]
Where Does Honesty Come From?
After attending a meeting in Sydney’s CBD, I headed home by train to Artarmon. After I got off the train, I realised that I had left my wallet on the […]
Politics, the Church and Freedom
The church member was quite adamant. What a dreadful message – the minister should stay out of politics. To which most of us would say a hearty ‘amen’. The last […]
Secular Pharisees, Publicans and Puritans
As I listened to Dan Andrews explaining the rules again for Victoria, apart from losing the will to live, the thought struck me that the spirit of the Pharisees, Publicans […]
Tom Holland: How Christianity Gained Dominion and A Secular Historian Loses His Faith (In Liberalism)
Glen Scrivener is an Australian Anglican minister, film maker and evangelist. We didn’t do this deliberately, but it looks as though we have done an ‘evangelist swap’. Whilst the Scottish […]
Through All the Changing Scenes
“The providence of God is like Hebrew words – it can be read only backwards.” So wrote John Flavel. “Of making many books there is no end and much study […]
A Shore Thing?: Is Complementarianism to Blame for Laddish Behaviour?
There is a test of behaviour that Christian institutions need to have – ‘what would Jesus say? In a similar vein I was recently made aware of a lesser test […]