After an opening hymn, Praise my Soul the King of Heaven, Michael Duckett, pastor of Macarthur Indigenous Church, led the Sydney Anglican Synod Opening Service in the Cathedral with a Prayer of Acknowledgement. “Our Lord and loving heavenly Father, we… Continue Reading
The very male General Assembly of Australia (GAA), the peak body of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA), received a report on how the church can listen more carefully to the voices of women at its meeting in Hurstville 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
Lauded as the latest Christian blockbuster movie, Sound Of Freedom was claimed to be the number two movie in Australia last weekend by some enthusiastic supporters. After who wouldn’t want to see an action-packed Christian movie based on a true… Continue Reading
Welcome to Country (WtC) or Acknowledgement of Country (AoC) will not be able to be performed at public worship services of the Presbyterian Church of Australia after a vote in their General Assembly of Australia, the church’s peak council that… Continue Reading
A new course for students aiming to become teachers from a Christian college comes with an innovative approach – don’t come to us for your teaching degree, but come to us first to learn a Christian approach to education. Youthworks… Continue Reading
Amy Isham writes on how her friends helped her discover Christ. Amy works at City Bible Forum as their Marketing and Content Manager, and co-hosts CBF’s Deeper Questions podcast. When I first started having conversations with Christians, I was a lapsed-Catholic-turned-New-Ager who practised… Continue Reading
Asked how Christian self control differs from stoicism – the dour “grin and bear it” philosophy – David Höhne the Academic Dean at Moore College gave a great answer: “There are nine fruits of the spirit, and self-control is the… Continue Reading
Quicktime: A small but heated discussion has got Obadiah thinking about how the internet leads us to want instant gratification in arguments. A post by Sydney Anglican Dani Treweek on her substack site had just been up long enough for… 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