There was a time when theological error—especially persistent, public, unrepentant error—was not something taken lightly. There was a time when the church, not just individual churches or seminaries, acted as guardians of the truth once delivered to the saints. But those times are not these times. Today, one can deny original sin, redefine justification, reinterpret […]

After a bit more mulling on my last post, I’ve come to see it’s not just a visibility crisis—it’s a credibility crisis. Ministry has become a performance because we’ve formed leaders in the theatre of applause. Indeed, we live in an age that idolises visibility. Whether in politics, business, or church, what matters is not […]

Within the last 24 hours, another public resignation was announced from a prominent evangelical leader. The specifics are tragic: secret online accounts, years of duplicity, slander against fellow elders and pastors—all while publicly preaching orthodoxy. It is yet another example in an increasingly predictable cycle. Not long ago, it was a different man—this time caught […]

In a recent reflection on the disaffiliation of two churches from the Baptist Association of NSW/ACT, an Anglican commentator offered a gracious and sympathetic reading of Baptist history and identity. He noted with surprise the strong reaction among some Baptists to the idea of their Association adopting a formal doctrinal position on marriage, let alone […]

The centre is not holding. That much is clear. But for those who belong to Jesus Christ, the centre was never supposed to be Canberra. And when the culture spins and the political map gets redrawn, Christians don’t panic—we remember. We remember who holds all things together, and we look to the unshakable throne. The […]

Politics, for many Christians today, is a prickly word. It evokes discomfort, if not outright fatigue. The cultural temperature is hot, the rhetoric exhausting, and the temptation to either retreat into silence or lash out in partisanship is ever-present. Yet Christians, by virtue of being disciples of Christ and citizens within earthly nations, cannot afford […]