Contrary to popular belief and practice, there is no evidence that the modern indigenous political protocols of “Welcome to Country” and “Acknowledgement of Country” ceremonies were ever a part of traditional Aboriginal culture. Instead, they were created as recently as the 1970’s by none other ...read more
My family is originally from the Solomon Islands. And they came to Australia to work on the sugar cane plantations in Queensland. Called “Kanakas’, they were essentially treated like slaves. One of the most formative experiences of my childhood was going with my father to ...read more
The following is an excerpt from Kurt Mahlburg’s new book, Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? ~~~ The Myall Creek massacre of 1838 was one of the darkest events in Australia’s history. A group of former convicts had been roaming the surrounding district to ...read more
You will see in all the major cities of Australia on 26th January a smoking ceremony being performed. This ceremony is disguised, and is presented to you as ‘Aboriginal culture’, but it is not what it seems. I do not want to criticise or denigrate ...read more
We as fathers need to pass on our love for Australia to our children. If we do not, who will? I am not talking about some sort of jingoistic conceit for our country, but a clear and deep love of our nation despite our nation's ...read more
There is nothing wrong with being a patriotic Australian. When watching the Australian cricket team, especially in the Ashes, I feel patriotically Australian. When asked to give the historical presentation at Beersheba on 31 October 2017, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the ...read more
It was GK Chesterton who said, "Throughout the ages we have spoken about having the courage to die; now we have descended into talking about having the courage to live." Over the past 20 years there have been 16 attempts to legalise euthanasia in South ...read more
Intention God’s love replaces hopelessness with hope, and death with life -- and this is a beautiful promise for Australia’s First Nations people. Scripture “But Jesus needed to go through Samaria. He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground ...read more
“The Earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world and all they that dwell therein.” ~ Psalm 24:1 In late September 2020, Australian believers met together in Solemn Assembly, to place themselves at God’s disposal in His project of healing the land (2 ...read more
Intention We should not destroy what God has created and given life to. He is Life. Scripture See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to ...read more