When Ridley College announced it was making its certificate courses free from May 1 – it was sent out on April 1. But it was no April Fools joke. The Ridley Certificate is an online video course in Bible, theology… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Not counting the cost: This is a story about a special hole in the ground in the Sydney northside suburb of Ryde. This large council used to have a town hall. It looked like this. image… Continue Reading
It is likely that NSW Central Coast pastor Andrew Heard’s new book Growth and Change will be on many evangelical ministers reading list for 2024. But it’s a book with a real challenge – calling ministers to be prepared to… Continue Reading
Rev Dr Robert Frisken AM 1934–2024 Tens of thousands of students attend low-to-medium-fee Christian schools every day across Australia. But the wave of Christian Schools started small, half a century ago. Two Baptist churches in Regents Park and Berala, two… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall gives four case studies of authentic Christian life. 1 Thess 4:11-14 is, I believe, the only mention of ambition in God’s Words: “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and… Continue Reading
Scott Morrison is unafraid to add to his daggy suburban dad image. He begins his recently released memoir Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness with the story of his family being blessed by their dog,… Continue Reading
Today’s reading comes from the fifth book of Anne of Green Gables, the children’s books, mostly created in a Presbyterian manse by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The life of worthy Presbyterian Canadians infuses these books – but is wiped from the… Continue Reading
An open letter signed by Christian leaders from major streams of Australian Christianity, evangelical to progressive with strong representation from Anglicans, Baptists, Catholics, and Presbyterians calls for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.” The letter calls for hostages and… Continue Reading
I owe a youth movement called Christian Endeavour a big debt. Because it was at one Sunday meeting of Christian Endeavour that I fist declared myself to be a follower of Jesus Christ. You won’t find Christian Endeavour in many… Continue Reading
My Bible reading plan has been taking me through the Ten Commandments and beyond in Exodus. And along with the precise instructions of how to construct the Tabernacle is instructions for sacrifice. The Altar would have achieved vast amounts of… Continue Reading