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Donald Trump has been inaugurated as president of the United States for the second time. While there may be surface political change and new political dynamics, what about the state of civilisation?

With the federal election looming, the already heated debate over Australia’s energy future is set to intensify. Both parties’ energy models are seriously flawed. But when we fix those flaws, nuclear comes out cheaper than renewables.

It appears a humble loving Christian youth ministry has been far more successful in tackling youth crime than politicians and bureaucrats who’ve invested tens of millions of dollars — possibly hundreds of millions — in trying to reduce one of Australia’s fastest-growing social problems.

In a world where the voiceless are often ignored, the unborn are among the most vulnerable. Over 80,000 lives are lost annually to abortion in Australia alone — a statistic that demands both our attention and action.

Our thankfulness to God for who He is, and what He has already done, provides a wonderful foundation for all the prayers we will yet pray.

Something unexpected looks to be another first on the field — a pervasive expression of faith in the Bible and God’s love and provision for the teams and players, win or lose.

Greenland is in the midst of a profound human rights dispute with the Danish government over, of all things, coercive population control.

For the first time in history, a Nativity scene was displayed on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, marking what organisers say is a milestone for religious freedom and the First Amendment.

What do we do when a radicalised American drives an American truck onto an American sidewalk and kills Americans? We begin to realise that our struggle is not merely against terror — which, frankly, is a tactic — but against an ideology that warps the body, mind, and soul.

Just before Christmas, the Financial Times published a report, citing unnamed sources around the Trump transition, that the new White House team will move to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) on “day one” of the new term.

Jimmy Carter was personally conservative but his actions overall set the stage for the triumph of forces determined to erode the sanctity of human life and of natural marriage.

God finishes everything He starts. He finished creation before He made man. He finished redemption on the cross before He created the church. Here's how this truth can radically change your new year.

Remember… reconcile… reset. If you will, then prayer, Bible reading, exercise, and family time will become like "clockwork!”

While the Overton Window concept is valuable and appealing, the man behind it deserves to be remembered every bit as much.

Convicted as a criminal for offering help to expecting mothers at abortion facilities, Kathy Clubb is an inspiration for us all.

Trump has indicated he plans to cut government waste by closing key bureaucracies, but it’s unclear how much he is actually going to change.

Both the current production of Jesus Christ Superstar and the new How To Make Gravy movie are instructive about the changing place of Christianity in Australian society.

The next time Caitlin Clark is awarded for her talents, she should simply say, “Thank you,” and move on.

It is often asserted that there is clear evidence that the benefits of Covid-19 vaccines outweigh their harms. But this is a dangerous oversimplification of complex medical realities.

Since I began teaching in the early 1950s in Queensland, I have seen unbelievable changes in education. In writing this article I am thinking of the new generation of five-year-olds now starting their formal education. Nothing is as important as their learning to read.