Can doing evil sometimes be good?
April 19th, 2023
A bunch of people were attending a meeting in a church in Sydney, not a church service, but a meeting to discuss gender politics and impacts on children. There were some protesters there too. Then things turned ugly and a mob attacked with glass bottles and rocks. People screamed and swore, a woman was punched. […]
Fears and aspirations revealed in art
April 1st, 2023
Art by talented and thoughtful final year high school students shows how the coming generations feel about themselves, their families, the world and the future.
How to be an unbalanced christian
March 22nd, 2023
Its pretty obvious that the world thrives on difference. We can see it in the climate, where temperature differences lead to differences in air pressure, so we have wind. We see it in ecology, where an ecosystem is made up of different plants and animals, each playing its part in sustaining that ecosystem. Take one […]
Wealth inequality is killing the poor
February 6th, 2023
Globally, the very rich are paying less tax and getting even richer, while the poor can buy less because of inflation. Is this right?
Australia Day and sensitivity towards our indigenous brothers and sisters
January 26th, 2023
Five years ago we attended a service of lament and support for indigenous christians who cannot celebrate Australia Day with the rest of the country. The service highlighted issues that I think we all wish weren’t there, or would go away. Last night we watched an online prayer service conducted by Aboriginal christians seeking to […]
The western church needs “something completely different”
January 16th, 2023
“It’s no secret that the stars are falling from the skyIt’s no secret that our world is in darkness tonight.” U2, The Fly And it’s no secret that the church in the western world has lost credibility, numbers and influence. And that christian faith has been in decline in western countries as a proportion of […]
I’m an individual, you can’t fool me!
December 30th, 2022
The church needs individuals who can innovate in a Spirit-inspired way, but group think can stifle innovation in churches.
How well do you know the Christmas story?
December 18th, 2022
The Christmas story is as old as time. We’ve heard it a hundred times, we’ve seen it, we’ve sung it. But how well do we know it really? Test yourself against these twelve questions. The questions Test yourself with these questions, then scroll down to see how well you went. The answers according to history I’ve […]
Good chocolate
December 8th, 2022
As christians, our chocolate buying and eating habits can make an enormous difference, good or bad, to families living on the other side of the world.
Callous christians?
December 1st, 2022
The apparent commands of God in the Old Testament to commit genocide have long troubled me, as they should trouble any thoughtful and compassionate person. (I hope I am both!) How could a God of love command such atrocities? I think this problem can be resolved with God’s good name intact, if we understand the […]
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