COVID19 Call to Prayer – July 27 to August 2 (Part 2): God is Our Witness
This is the second of our Friday updates, which we are starting because of the seriousness of the current situation in Australia and the world. There is a sense in which we are at a ...read more
This Sunday: Pray for an End to the Pandemic
By now you would be aware of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases along with further border closures as the pandemic continues. Today in Victoria, 723 new cases were announced. As God’s people, we long to ...read more
Mrs America and the Truth about the Women’s Movement
By Joseph Hatcher. Editor's Note: In this incisive piece at OnePeterFive, journalist Joseph Hatcher dissects the history of the feminist movement's ties with the Sexual Revolution and population control activists, pointing out anachronistic inaccuracies in ...read more
I went to see Jordan Peterson. This is what I thought.
We walk into the bustling auditorium. Pachelbel’s Canon is playing in the background, providing an atmosphere of elegance and sophistication. ‘How very regal’, my friend says. It’s not what I expected, but I’m not surprised ...read more
In Memoriam: J. I. Packer
A remarkable evangelical teacher and theologian has just passed away: One of the greatest and most influential evangelical leaders of our time has just passed away at 93 years of age. James Innell Packer was ...read more
COVID19 Call to Prayer – July 27 to August 2 (Part 1): Now Restore Us
You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; You have been angry — now restore us! You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking. You have ...read more
Thoughts on relationships in the local Church – Fathers and Mothers
This post may be confronting for some people. Please know that at times we are all challenged, and just take your feelings to God. The deep longing and desire for us to have a significant ...read more
Should Transsexuals Be Allowed to Be Euthanised?
Jackie Trad (aptly nicknamed "The Terminator") wants Queensland to follow the lead of Western Australia and Victoria in giving people state-provided assistance to end their own lives. Ironically, the fact that Trad’s political career is ...read more
A True Justice Warrior Returns Fire
Sometimes it feels like the progressive juggernaut is so pernicious that it’s just a cultural fait accompli. But then people like Bernard Gaynor happen. A man who stands by the motto: “Stand Tall. Fight Hard”. ...read more
Strong Hand of Love
This week was an important week for one of my granddaughters. It was her seventh birthday. Her mum took her, and her sisters, horse-riding for a very exciting and fun-filled day. We got invited to ...read more
Any Fool Can Destroy Things
The wise build, while the fool destroys: We live in a time in the West where the work of centuries is being undone in days and weeks. Western civilisation took many hundreds of years to ...read more
The Contemplative Pastor
By Eugene Peterson. Note: This article is taken from Eugene Peterson's book, The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction. Eugene H. Peterson was a longtime pastor and is professor emeritus of spiritual ...read more
The Spiritual Authority of Aboriginal Gatekeepers
Acts 17:26 tells us, “From one man He made every nation of men that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should ...read more
Pro-Life Prayer Day 7: The Deceptive Web
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DkhYn90ygU No one seeks true justice; no one pleads his case with honesty. They rely on their illusions and misleading lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to sin. They hatch harmful plots like snake’s eggs ...read more
My Time in Prison
by George Cardinal Pell Editor’s Note: Cardinal Pell reflects on how faith and prayer sustained him through his wrongful imprisonment. View the original article at The Australian here and subscribe to The Australian here. ___ ...read more
Margaret Court and the Rise of Religious Persecution
Margaret Court is not only Australia’s greatest ever tennis player, but she is also proving to be something of a lightning rod regarding religious freedom. Just take the totally unprovoked attack by Claire Harvey, the ...read more
A Review of “United States of Socialism” by Dinesh D’Souza
You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza: Socialism, says D’Souza, is the most discredited idea in history since slavery, but it is now being mainstreamed in America by the left and ...read more
Pro-Life Prayer Day 6: Wisdom’s Blueprints and the Mind of Christ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smXVk7NyDRg The Lord laid the earth’s foundations with wisdom’s blueprints. By His living-understanding, all the universe came into being. ~ Proverbs 3:19 TPT For Who has ever intimately known the mind of the Lord ...read more
Pro-Life Prayer Day 5: Speak Up
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.” ~ Proverbs 31:8-9 NLT A testimony ...read more
Children Help Us Grow Up
It was 7.30AM Saturday morning. I stumbled out of bed, on my way to the kitchen to get my breakfast cereal, and investigated the living room. There was my son, curled up on the lounge, ...read more