The revelation by Melbourne talk radio host Neil Mitchell that he had been told our former PM had significant mental health issues has opened up discussion about the strain of high office. Psychologist Bianca Denny wrote in the Sydney Morning… Continue Reading
A guest post by Lance Lawton, an Anglican Minister retired to Crookwell, NSW As the Islamic fast of Ramadan ends for this year, now might be a suitable time for Christians in particular to reflect on how we engage and… Continue Reading
The acronym “DGR” is important to some Christian organisations but will be new to some readers. DGR stands for “deductible gift recipient” and means that someone giving to an organisation with DGR status can claim a tax deduction. DGR status is… Continue Reading
A guest column by Lance Lawton, an Anglican minister retired to Crookwell. You know all those memes and opinion pieces that have been flooding the internet linking the 2023-4 Gaza war with the second century BC Maccabean revolt? Neither do… Continue Reading
Chas Licciardello who hosts the PEP podcast – an offshoot of the ABC’s Planet America TV show, discussed the Bible story of the Amalekites with Dr David Smith of the University of Sydney US Studies Centre. Licciardello recounts the charges against… Continue Reading
OPINION Tim Argall, the principal of a large Christian School, sees a YES vote as a vote for the future of the children they teach. This is his personal opinion, his school has decided that their families need to make… Continue Reading
Former PM Tony Abbott raised a good point on the ABC RN Breakfast yesterday: many Aboriginal settlements in remote areas have no economic base, and this has the effect of discouraging school attendance. Interviewed by Patricia Karvelas, who spoke over… Continue Reading
OPINION Jacob Sarkodee ‘The evidence of true and faithful worship is that as disciples we allow God’s expressions of loving and just power to define and direct our own and seek to build systems that do likewise.’ – Mark Labberton In… Continue Reading
Opinion: On The Other Cheek, we welcome “the other twin,” Peter Sandeman writing on the Voice. He is Canon for Social Justice in the diocese of Adelaide. Now that the referendum is approaching and the contending arguments have been coloured… Continue Reading
An open letter from Rev Tim Costello to church leaders on the Voice This week marks the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech. Those prophetic words for all Americans are now etched in history. Less… Continue Reading