Countless Australians have been praying, seeking God, fasting, crying out and waiting for a miracle of revival and transformation in the Great Southland. This weekend we saw powerful evidence of a God Who wants to answer these prayers. With even the mainstream media hailing Scott ...read more
It’s a day that will go down in history. The chattering class called it the unwinnable election. All the major polls, pundits and papers were unanimous: Labor was certain to take power. Even Sportsbet picked the wrong side, paid punters out early, and lost $5.2m ...read more
Politics is boring. That was definitely my view growing up. I’d say it’s the view of most young Australians. Except for those few vocal friends in our newsfeeds, perhaps. (I might be one of them. If so, I’m sorry. I hate being ‘that guy’). For ...read more
Intention God loves when we let desperate circumstances lead us to pray desperate prayers. Scripture “Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with ...read more
Australian rugby great Israel Folau is two days into his kangaroo court trial for quoting the Bible on social media. Rugby Australia has confirmed that the code of conduct hearing will continue for a third day on Tuesday, with experts tipping that a final verdict ...read more
Today we celebrate Anzac Day. For some, it’s a day of national pride. For others, it’s a chance to mourn our nation’s injustices. So which should it be? And why is our civilisation so divided over this? For most majority-world nations, on days of remembrance ...read more
Religion has fallen on hard times across the West—at least in the media, the major universities, and our other culture-shaping institutions. But there’s one form of religion today that’s praised and promoted widely, and that’s the religion of human rights. Human rights might be secular. ...read more
Last week, Australia’s highest-profile rugby player Israel Folau tweeted a paraphrase of an unpopular Bible verse. This week, he finds himself barred from our national rugby team and the NRL. Izzy’s fame has kept his story in the nation’s headlines. But he’s only the tip ...read more
Our national anthem begins with the triumphant line Australians all let us rejoice for we are young and free. But after some troubling news headlines in the last few days, that word free is less true than it was a week ago. Australia’s freedoms—in particular ...read more
Let’s be honest: it’s all too easy to hijack Jesus and make him the pin-up boy for our cause. Depending on your flavour, he’s the middle-class moralist, the enlightened guru, the hellfire preacher, the social justice warrior—and the list grows every year. The reason Jesus ...read more