Today is the International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, held each year on March 21, the anniversary of the Sharpville massacre of innocent demonstrators against Apartheid in a black township 50km outside Johannesburg. By happy… Continue Reading
2024 is the year of “Meet Jesus” a national evangelistic effort of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES). The bright yellow Meet Jesus tee-shirt has become a familiar site during orientation days on many campuses, with the campaign rolling… Continue Reading
When The Other Cheek reported on the initiative of the Uniting Church in NSW/ACT appointing a prominent Baptist Graham Hill, formerly of Morling College, as one of a team on mission catalysts, FB commentators focused on how well (or not)… Continue Reading
Faith leaders describe the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 introduced into the NSW parliament last week as “a genuine effort by the Government to fulfill its election promises to protect religious freedom.” In a joint letter • Imam Shadi Alsuleiman, President… Continue Reading
Puppet-based Christian ministry Quiz Worx has released a new Easter video, The Good Shepherd, available online. Here’s a preview: The Quiz Worx team describes the video: “This brand-new video includes an action-packed superhero drama, an interview with former Deputy Prime Minister… Continue Reading
Peter Bentley’s review of Christopher Watkin’s Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture Given the sheer volume of reviews around, I did wonder if I could say anything of use, and up… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on a change your small group needs to make. Our small prayer and Bible study groups are a great joy and life-changing when they include incisive, personal, and honest applications. To miss this opportunity is sad, and it’s… Continue Reading
After a consultation process beginning in October 2022, Britain’s National Health Service announced a final decision to stop prescribing puberty blockers for children and young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence. Gender incongruence / dysphoria is defined by the… Continue Reading
The Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024, introduced into the NSW Parliament yesterday, seeks to ban “conversion practices” aimed at changing or suppressing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity captures some forms of prayer and counselling, but not sermons or… Continue Reading
Queensland’s proposed Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 could make it impossible for doctrinally conservative churches to discipline clergy. This problem in the proposed law is revealed in an analysis on the Law and Religion Australia site by Dr Alex Deagon, an Associate Professor in the… Continue Reading