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
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
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
86 members of the family of German WWII martyr theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer have issued a protest against the co-option of his name in the work of US-based controversial evangelical writer Eric Metaxas and political campaigners. A quick backgrounder on Bonhoeffer… Continue Reading
Peter Bentley reviews From Maychew to Sydney ‘Praise the Lord’ I was provided with a copy of this book by a friend who thought I would find it of interest. My friend is mentioned in the book, but the point… Continue Reading
Simon Camilleri, who has trekked around Australian capital cities to read and recite the Bible, has produced a new book introducing children to prayers. It is literally a prayer book. And the sort of prayers are listed on the title,… Continue Reading
The NSW parliament has dealt with independent Alex Greenwich’s massive Equality Bill by passing only a small part of it. The bill has now passed both houses. Mike Southon, Executive Director of the Freedom For Faith legal thinktank, has provided… Continue Reading