Take 30 seconds to co-sign the outstanding collaborative submission led by Julian Gillespie and involving the Australian Medical Professionals Society. And if you can, make your own submission too.… Read More Add Your Voice to the Call for a Covid-19 Royal Commission
Far-left political groups including Antifa, radical feminists and LGBTIQ activists have contributed towards a major surge in anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe.… Read More Far-Left Drives 44 Percent Hate Crime Increase Against European Christians
World leaders and Pfizer execs now claim they didn’t force vaccines on anyone. Apologising is hard: far easier to simply re-write history!… Read More ‘We Didn’t Force You; We Just Took Away Everything Until You Consented’
We live in confusing and confused times. So did the Reformers. Their discovery of Sola Scriptura is the solution we need today.… Read More Solving Our Truth Crisis with Sola Scriptura
The best expression of the unity, love and forgiveness the Lord has for Australia is to vote No on the Voice, say two Christian leaders, one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous.… Read More 10 Reasons Christians Should Vote No to the Voice
The difference between the way of Jesus and every religion under the sun is two words: But God.… Read More But God Demonstrates His Own Love
While rainbow flags bedeck buildings in the West, a brilliant cross graced the skies of Budapest last week. What does the cross over Hungary’s Parliament mean?… Read More The Meaning of the Cross Over Hungary’s Parliament
Jesus is no hired hand. He is our good shepherd who died for us willingly, knows us intimately, and will protect us eternally.… Read More Jesus, Our Good Shepherd
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. But according to Seth Dillon, CEO of America’s largest satire site The Babylon Bee, it is increasingly difficult to see any daylight between the two. Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? is now just $4.95 in ebook format. Shop here. Dillon told Fox News this week that nearly 100… Read More Punchlines or Prophecies?: 100 Babylon Bee Woke Jokes Fulfilled
Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? is now just $4.95 in ebook format. Shop here. A revival broke out last week at a chapel service at Asbury University, Kentucky. The Asbury Revival is now spreading to other American universities. A few dozen students lingered in worship after the end of chapel last Wednesday at… Read More The Asbury Revival
Cross and Culture the eBook is now just $4.95. Shop here. A peer-reviewed study published this month at Science Direct found the infection fatality rate (IFR) for non-elderly people who contracted COVID-19 was far lower than original, widely-publicised estimates. The report compiled data from 31 national seroprevalence studies that took place before mRNA injections were rolled out and before the appearance… Read More COVID-19 Far Less Deadly for Non-Elderly than Original Estimates: Study
Cross and Culture the eBook is now just $4.95. Shop here. A post has been making the rounds on social media this week which juxtaposes two striking photos. The first is from 1956, when a trio of Manhattan skyscrapers had their windows lit up to form three giant crosses over New York City in celebration… Read More Will the New Year Bring Progress or Just More Insanity?
The festive season is upon us — a time to decorate the house, gather with family, exchange gifts, and of course, discuss the pagan origins of Christmas. In recent years, suggesting and suspecting that Christmas has a pagan past has almost become a Christmas tradition in its own right. Now, an increasing number of Christians are… Read More Christmas: ‘Tis the Season to be Pagan?
A guest post by renowned Australian Christian historian Dr Stuart Piggin. A New Australian Classic Is this book destined to become a classic in the literature on the Australian Christian experience? Does it so richly communicate the presence of God that the reader is raised above the conviction that we have here testimony only to… Read More Great Southland Revival: A Review by Dr Stuart Piggin
The following is an excerpt from my latest book, Great Southland Revival. Jesus’ ministry was marked by incredible scenes of revival. According to R. E. Davies, “While most writers ignore the fact, it may also be said that the ministry of Jesus Himself manifested many revival features, as vast crowds also followed Him, and as He… Read More Jesus: The First Revivalist
Discover the role that Wilberforce played in Christianising the young colony of Australia in Great Southland Revival.… Read More How William Wilberforce Smuggled Revival to Australia
My new book on Australian revivals is due for release later this month. Australia is a nation forged in the furnace of revival. After taking a year to research Australia’s spiritual awakenings, this is the inescapable conclusion that my co-author Warwick and I have come to. We are excited to introduce our newest book, Great Southland Revival:… Read More Discover Australia’s Great Awakenings in ‘Great Southland Revival’
Andrew Thorburn was a fan of the Essendon Bombers since his childhood. He is also the former CEO of NAB, one of Australia’s big four banks, making him eminently qualified to be Essendon’s new chief executive. The appointment, said Thorburn, was “one of the proudest days of my life”. But Andrew Thorburn is also a… Read More Christians need not apply: on the woke ousting of Essendon’s CEO
I recently sat down with one of Australia’s most prominent Christian historians, Professor Stuart Piggin, to talk about Australian revivals, William Wilberforce’s role in the First Fleet, and more. “Jesus is the desire of the nations,” Professor Stuart Piggin tells me. “Some nations seem to desire Jesus in a way which unleashes revival. It would… Read More My Interview With Professor Stuart Piggin
The Bible calls believers the Temple of God. This is a profound revelation with even more profound implications. God’s presence is no longer in a building: it’s in us.… Read More We Are the Temple, the Dwelling Place of God
In a time when wokeness threatens to bury comedy altogether, the world needs comedians like Ricky Gervais.… Read More Ricky Gervais howled down for announcing that grass is green
A massacre of Nigerian Catholics last Sunday has gone without comment from BLM. On Sunday, at least 50 Nigerians attending Catholic mass in the country’s southwest were gunned down in a bloody massacre, according to Reuters. Women and children were among the slain at St Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo. Many more were… Read More Black lives matter, unless they are Nigerian Christians
The Johnny Depp trial is not a win for men and a loss for women. It is a win for justice and a loss for partiality.… Read More The Johnny Depp Trial: A Loss for #MeToo, But a Win for Blind Justice
Who gets to define ‘misinformation’? The Australian Government, that’s who — if new laws make it through parliament later this year. Here’s why that’s terrible news for all of us. Earlier this week, The Age reported the federal government’s plans to introduce new laws “to help reduce the spread of harmful content on social media”. The legislation will… Read More 3 Reasons the Australian Government’s Misinformation Laws Will Prove Disastrous
During Covid, Christians let the newspapers define compassion. We cared for those vulnerable to Covid-19 but often neglected people who suffered under tyrannical health orders. It’s time for us to tune back into God’s heart and extend compassion to all who need it.… Read More Learning from Covid: Why Christians Must Let God Define Compassion
The church largely failed to defend conscience when it came under attack during Covid. Christians must learn from this mistake if we are to have a voice on future conscience issues.… Read More Learning from Covid: Why Christians Must Rediscover Conscience
Christmas is indescribably special. Even for those who don’t believe in Christ, the festive season is still a time of great joy and celebration. Why? How can we find words for the real meaning of Christmas? Christmas is a magical time of year. This holy season summons a colourful array of feelings, memories and hopes… Read More 5 Big, Beautiful Themes that Reveal the Meaning of Christmas
Jesus might return at any moment. This is a clear teaching of Scripture and one that Jesus’ disciples embraced wholeheartedly. That may seem odd to us, given that almost 2,000 years have passed and the church is still waiting. But we were never promised a timeline — just the assurance that He will come back.… Read More Jesus Could Return At Any Moment: Are You Ready?
During our national vaccine rollout, Australians have been cajoled with fear, threats, shifting messages, and the silencing of dissent. Something doesn’t sit right about the way Australia is dealing with this virus. We can and must do better. For those who have been happily vaccinated, there is a sense of optimism in the air. Lockdowns… Read More 5 Things That Don’t Sit Right About Australia’s Response to Covid
A recent paper that examined over 100 COVID-19 studies has revealed that government-mandated lockdowns fail any reasonable cost/benefit analysis by a significant ratio. Published in the International Journal of the Economics of Business, the study found that lockdowns have only marginally reduced COVID-19 deaths, but come with enormous long-term costs that far outweigh their benefits. Authored by Canadian… Read More New Study Reveals Covid Lockdowns Will Cost More Lives Than They Save
International media outlets, MPs and protesters have cast the spotlight on Australia in recent times as our fundamental freedoms have been severely curtailed. “We are a proud liberal democracy,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced in a speech during his recent attendance at the UN General Assembly: We believe in a world order that favours… Read More Australia Faces International Condemnation for Covid Human Rights Abuses
The arguments given by those supporting vaccine passports sound impressive, but do they really hold water? Last week I wrote 5 Reasons Why Vaccine Passports are an Ethical Disaster. It was met with plenty of praise and agreement—but more than a few rebuttals as well. Some who disagreed with me are in open support of compulsory… Read More The Case for Vaccine Passports is Feeble and Fading
Many Australians affirm mandatory vaccination without considering the implications. But no matter how you look at it, vaccine passports are an ethical disaster. A year ago, mandatory vaccines were almost unimaginable, the stuff of science fiction. Now vaccine passports are being presented to us as the best—if not the only—way out of Australia’s covid crisis. Recent… Read More 5 Reasons Why Vaccine Passports are an Ethical Disaster
American wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock became an Olympic gold medallist on Tuesday after winning the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle wrestling final. Infectiously joyful, Mensah-Stock is an openly Christian athlete who chose to honour God during her post-match interview. “I surprised myself! It’s by the grace of God I’m able even to move my feet,” the American athlete told a… Read More The Most Joyful Athlete in Tokyo is a Christian and She Just Won Gold
Today, many people assume that believing the Bible involves blind faith. But what if there was evidence that the Bible isn’t just a bunch of fairy tales, but the words of the living God? Actually, there is. Bible prophecy provides amazing evidence that there is a God, and that He inspired what has become the… Read More How Do We Know the Bible is True?
Those of us who live in Western nations are incredibly blessed. “The rule of law” is a principle that has long protected us from tyranny. It is the conviction that kings and dictators no longer get to run our lives. Rather, we are governed by a Constitution — an irrevocable law that can only be amended by… Read More Have Our Leaders Let Power Get to Their Heads?
What can we learn from the missionaries that brought England to Christ, so that we can further the spread of the Gospel today? The Early Middle Ages was a time of remarkable mission activity in the British Isles that saw the region transformed for the Gospel. We can learn many powerful lessons from this era of church… Read More Lessons From the Missionaries to the British Isles
An excerpt from Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? Conventional wisdom today says that people are entitled to their religious beliefs, so long as they keep these views out of politics. Under this logic, the public square should be religiously neutral so that faith and politics don’t mix. The “separation of church and state”… Read More The Case for Christians to Find Their Political Voice
The book Rules for Radicals, written in 1971, has had a lasting influence on political activism right up to our present day. It was penned by Saul Alinsky, the “father of community organising”, a year before he died of a heart attack in 1972. In the book’s epigraph, Alinsky wrote, Lest we forget at least an… Read More How a Book Praising Lucifer is Shaping Politics Today
The issue of election fraud faced intense scrutiny following the 2020 United States’ presidential election. Though Donald Trump was unsuccessful in proving his now infamous allegations, some polls indicate that half of American voters remain suspicious that voter fraud helped Joe Biden to victory. And while Trump’s claims were roundly condemned by the corporate press, those same outlets — from CNN to NBC to The… Read More Could Voter Fraud Swing Australian Elections?
A summary and review of Carl R. Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism and the Road to Sexual Revolution. It is bewildering just how quickly sexual morals have shifted, especially in recent years. Only yesterday it seems we were voting on same-sex marriage, and now transgenderism is front and centre. Especially surprising… Read More How the Sexual Revolution Won
Christians have always maintained that Jesus is God: fully human, and fully divine. But some have suggested that Jesus never claimed to be God — that Christians misunderstood Jesus and invented this idea after the fact. Is that true? The answer to this is clear: the Jesus we meet in the pages of the New… Read More Did Jesus Claim to Be God?
I was born and raised in a suburb outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was a great place to grow up, and I was raised in the most amazing family who taught me a lot of strong Christian values. I grew up in a Catholic church. I went through baptism, confirmation, and eucharist — even though… Read More Angie’s Faith Story
I grew up on a farm in the Adelaide Hills, running through corn patches and building cubby houses with my sisters on the banks of our creek. I have great memories of my childhood. I was blessed to grow up in a Christian family. We attended the local Lutheran church diligently and prayed together at… Read More Kurt’s Faith Story
And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. — Zechariah 12:3 After a time of relative peace, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has escalated… Read More Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Dr Bernard Randall, an ordained Church of England minister, has lost his job as chaplain at Trent College, Nottingham, and has been reported to the government’s counter-terrorism watchdog as a ‘potentially violent religious extremist’ for a sermon he gave telling students they can make up their own minds about LGBT issues. According to Christian Concern,… Read More UK Chaplain Reported as a Terrorist for Sermon on LGBT Tolerance
“You are more than the things that others try to identify you by in this age of identity politics. You are more than your gender, your race, your ethnicity, your religion, your language group, your age.” These were the words of Australian PM Scott Morrison at a recent fundraising address. Speaking at the United Israel… Read More ScoMo on ‘Identity Politics’ and the State of the West
A review by Akos Balogh, the CEO of The Gospel Coalition Australia. Originally posted at AkosBalogh.com. Can Jesus Save the West? That’s the question Australian author Kurt Mahlburg seeks to answer in his excellent new book, Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? Mahlburg is an author with the Christian organisation The Canberra Declaration,… Read More ‘A Book for Our Time’ — A Review of Cross and Culture by Akos Balogh
The following is an excerpt of Kurt’s new book Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? There is an incurable habit of the human heart to ‘otherise’ evil—to identify all of the injustices of the world with some other person or group of people. Our tendency to blame others goes right back to the… Read More Systemic Injustice and the Good News of Jesus
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