An Obadiah Slope Column So glad you are here: Christmas, the real Christmas, can be found in commercial or secular places, and it lifts Obadiah’s Spirits as he comes across a little part of the Christmas story when he is… Continue Reading
Last month, Mekyal Keira was ordained as a deacon in the Diocese of the Southern Cross, and commissioned as pastor of the Kush church in Perth. The Diocese of the Southern Cross is a theologically conservative Anglican body that operates… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on Frank Gehry (1929-2025 ) My architecture-trained wife’s favourite designer is the late Jewish Canadian architect Frank Gehry (who died on December 5, aged 96). She inspired me to understand, the most beautiful and skilful buildings are not… Continue Reading
OPINION: Is it possible to be gender critical but also critical of Kirralie Smith, a campaigner who seeks to defend women’s rights against the transgender rights campaigners? That’s the stance this site takes. It is not the first time that… Continue Reading
Kirralie Smith, spokesperson for anti-trans group Binary Australia has has been ordered to pay $95,000 fine and issue a public apology after the NSW Local Court ruled she unlawfully vilified two transgender people who identify as women. She has said… Continue Reading
Excerpt from An Audacious Adventure: Independent Australian Christian Publishing by Paul Arnott, 362pp. THE IDEA FOR THIS BOOK AROSE AT THE START OF COVID after reading Stuart Piggin and Robert Linder’s gargantuan two-volume Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740-2014. Piggin… Continue Reading
He says he’s been lobbied by supporters of seven AFL teams already. The Right Revd Dr Ric Thorpe was installed this week as the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne is going to have to choose one – but here’s the bad… Continue Reading
The gold medal winner at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the high jump, Aussie Nicola Olyslagers, has been named the female field athlete of the year at the World Athletics Awards in Monaco. Flying to the award ceremony meant… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Eternity is the place where God is, according to the King James version of Isaiah 15:57 “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and… Continue Reading
Jon Here from sellingjesus.org What do Sydney Anglicans think about selling ministry? And do they live up to what they say? For those who don’t know, Anglicans in Sydney are, generally speaking, reformed, evangelical, low church, and have a strong… Continue Reading