This account was written by Laura Toggs, on the day her father, Brian Houston received his “not Guilty” verdict on the charge of concealing a serious indictable offence of another person. In his judgment, Magistrate Gareth Christofi detailed how Brian… Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of children will see a Jesus-centred message in state schools in Queensland and NSW from the Quiz Worx team, who have already started their 360 live puppet shows. But tens of thousands more children will get the… Continue Reading
Sometimes. a good journalist finds just the right Christian to ask about us. Susan Davis of the US National Public Radio (NPR) was trying to decode what is happening with conservative Christians in the wake of the US Congress electing… Continue Reading
A narrow vote of the Church of England General Synod (church parliament) this week has given the go-ahead for “experimental’ services of blessings for same-sex couples on a trial basis. This is despite the General Synod having voted at their… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall’s column What I Learned by Making Every Mistake in the Book as A Christian D.L. Moody was a 19th-century American evangelist and publisher who was connected with the Keswick Convention in the Lake District of England (a relative of… Continue Reading
Peter and Laura Toggs (Toganivalu) are starting a new church, and a church planting happens every week in Australia – but because they are the son-in-law and daughter of Brian and Bobbie Houston they are getting media attention. The Other… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Whatever happened to the eight-hour day: If only it were true: The Melbourne Anglican did a good job reporting their Synod (Church Parliament) endorsing the idea of clergy only working five days. So their report of… Continue Reading
“Sinicization” is an ugly-looking word, meaning a state of being sinicized – or made Chinese. The Chinese government has decided to sinicize the Churches. It’s worth pondering how much we think Sinicization should be resisted. When the Western missionaries left… Continue Reading
An excerpt from “I am What I do” a new book by Andrew Laird. I sealed the envelope, heart beating fast, and dropped the parcel into the post box. Inside was months of hard work. But more than that, it… Continue Reading
Despite their General Synod (Church parliament) voting against Women’s Ordination five times, the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand is working on a proposal that could mean they become one church with two ordination practices in 2024 to 2027.… Continue Reading