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It’s a little odd, isn’t it, when you listen to someone who has the temerity to tell you the reasons you believe what you do. I mean … how would they know? They are not you. So let me confess that I ...
Faith Magadi doesn’t cry easily, but tears overwhelm her as she remembers seeing children so weakened by hunger in Karamoja, northern Uganda, that they couldn’t stand up. “Okay, a minute,” she says, ...
A combination of “battlers” – low-paid workers without university degrees – and Christians may have delivered Scott Morrison his miracle victory, according to ANU Professor Ben Phillips. Phillips ...
Fred Nile, the long-serving leader of the now-vanished Christian Democratic Party, has found a new political home – the Seniors United Party of Australia. Nile’s incredible longevity – and his new ...
Australian readers, are you feeling concerned about this weekend’s Federal Election and its outcome? Don’t forget that God is ever-present and ready to hear our prayers. For those unsure where to ...
When David Heap was studying architecture, a missionary to Africa advised him to retrain as a doctor because, she said, there was “no place for architects on the mission field.” Now 38 years later, ...
As a former journalist, I have always held to the maxim that everyone has a story worth telling. They don’t have to be a celebrity or a so-called influencer. In fact, your 80-year-old neighbour could ...
Two big finales happened this week. One led to the election of Australia’s government. The other shook the world with what happens when winter finally comes. Ben McEachen has found something #GOT’s ...
This week is Food Allergy Week (May 24 to 30), hosted by Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia. While this may not feel very relevant to some, for me, it’s an important week. Three years ago, during my ...
Several times a week, my family journeys through the “smashed avocado” wall. Usually it’s because we leave our home in the chai latte zone in Sydney’s inner west and travel southwest to venues for my ...
As a pastor, I often get asked a host of diverse questions: “How do I know God’s will for my life?” “Why did God do that in the Bible?” “Can you teach me to pray?” At this time of an election cycle, ...
Religious freedom remains only weakly protected by state laws – and in some states not at all – so Freedom For Faith (FFF), a campaigning think-tank, has announced a Religious Freedom Weekend from ...