Who would have thought a book with the formidable title Modern Genre Theory: An Introduction for Biblical Studies could be readable and even funny? And, importantly, help us – and face it, ministers, read the Bible. Author Andrew Judd, lecturer… Continue Reading
When award-winning author Naomi Reed finished her last but one book, Time of Hope, which is, in her words, “a devotional book trying to capture this week of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation”, she felt indeed finished. She added,… Continue Reading
Does Australia’s most conservative state need an extra conservative party? After all, it has One Nation and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP), both with a history of scoring seats in the state’s unicameral party. That’s the test facing Family First (FFP),… Continue Reading
Opinion By Peter Bentley There will be relief for most people in the Western world when the United States presidential election is over, though for many, probably also the first and only stage of grief. To say this year has… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek asked several Australians who took part in the gathering of 5,000 evangelicals at the Lausanne Conference in Seoul, South Korea to reflect on what they learned there. The Lausanne Movement aims to connect influencers and ideas for global mission.… Continue Reading
“Why write love poetry in a burning world?” Tim Winton began his Richard Johnson lecture in Sydney this week. The lecture presented by the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) sold out the Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood. Winton quoted the… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column A mob of deists? Could the recent ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) Sydney conference, which featured John Howard and Tony Abbott and was headlined by Jordan Peterson, be just a warmed-up Rotary or Lions club? This… Continue Reading
Open Door reports. Extremists believed to be Boko Haram insurgents have released a graphic video depicting the beheading of four people abducted from Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. This latest attack comes as authorities in Nigeria are resettling people who fled… Continue Reading
When Yulia, the mother of Staff Sergeant David Bogdanovsky who died in Gaza serving in the Israeli army visited his grave, she found his headstone had been covered. “Today, as I do every day, I visited Davidushka to light a… Continue Reading
A statement from Uphold, a non-profit, says it is “providing support for Gospel Workers who have been mistreated, abused or unfairly dismissed.” Sydney Anglican Synod passes groundbreaking motion into NDAs With over 600 parishes, organisations and schools under the umbrella… Continue Reading