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 […]

A week has now passed since the death of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, known to the world as Pope Francis. In the intervening days, an outpouring of public mourning has taken place, not only among Roman Catholics but across much of the broader Christian and secular world. Many Protestant leaders have likewise offered condolences, prayers, and […]

The matter of vaccinations within Christian circles has certainly been a divisive one, and it, along with the matter of how a church should operate during such times, has brought often more heat than light. However, I don’t want to necessarily talk about the vaccinations at all. Be jabbed or don’t be jabbed, that choice […]

When it comes to responding to Stephen McAlpine on matters in which there are disagreement, I often find myself tempted to employ a similar level of sarcastic wit, before (I think) wisely relenting to avoid a form of intellectual hubris. Yet, I hope you will bear with my dullness. I too could also likewise lay […]

Like many, my heart has become heavy over the past several weeks as legislation which sought to decriminalise foeticide was pushed through the NSW Legislative Assembly (the lower house), and was successfully passed 59-31. While it must pass the Legislative Council (upper house) in order to be enacted into law, it is immensely likely that […]