Instant outrage occurred when reports emerged that the former PM told Perth’s Victory Life church that “We trust in Him. We don’t trust in governments. We don’t trust in United Nations, thank goodness.” The new PM Anthony Albanese sounded incredulous,… Continue Reading
At the height of Australia’s Covid lockdowns, three Queensland Baptist pastors wrote the Ezekiel Declaration (ED), a petition which protested against vaccine passports and the prospect of vaccine status determining who could come to church. The ED gained thousands of… Continue Reading
Times have changed: In the instructions for Obadiah’s “Scripture” lesson (volunteer teaching at a local public school), we were told to bring examples of different books along to introduce the idea of books have various purposes (tell a story, travel… Continue Reading
Christian fans of the Canadian academic and controversialist Jordan Peterson, who suspect he is heading to faith, should hit the pause button. At least on the basis of his new “Message to the Christian Churches; because it reveals how much… Continue Reading
There are just over a million fewer Christians in Australia according to the 2021 census, than there were according to the 2016 census.1,051,786 to be exact. The actual fall in numbers is greater if you take into account the 290,200… Continue Reading
OPINION by Peter Sandeman Before the election, the Religious Discrimination Bill fiasco disappointed the conservative religious constituency, outraged the LGBITIQ+ community and their allies, and subsequently failed to become Morrison’s winning wedge. The clumsy political tactics have simply aggravated tensions within… Continue Reading
“It worked, it really did work!” A Korean missionary is talking about how a Korean team told Kurds in Turkey about Jesus using the 5fish mobile phone app. You can listen to the Christian message in 6,700 languages and dialects… Continue Reading
Following the news that evangelicals and other theological conservatives captured key committees in the Anglican Church of Australia, votes for a key committee in the Church of England (CodE) appear to indicate a knife-edge victory as well. The Crown Nominations … Continue Reading
Power of prayer: The resignation of England’s former Health Secretary, Sajid Javid from PM Boris Johnson’s cabinet prompted the avalanche of resignations that forced PM Boris Johnson out of office. Javid revealed that it was a sermon at a prayer… Continue Reading
Is ‘comprehensive’ Anglicanism possible? Two competing visions for Australia’s Anglicans – a ‘comprehensive’ mix of progressives and others or a church divided by theology and geography have emerged from a debate in Queensland. Progressives put forward the ideal of “comprehensive… Continue Reading