Do you know what the conservative religious people of Australia are waiting for? They are waiting for the government’s religious discrimination bill to pass Parliament so that they can rush down to their local child care centre and shout at single mums that God is going to judge them for their kids not having a […]
I woke up this morning to the news that Kobe Bryant had died. I told my daughter. “Oh my goodness!” exclaimed my indie-music loving, non sports-watching/playing 18 year old, “Did he really? How?”, before rushing off to tell her brother. My 12 year old skating, non-basketball playing son came in, still in pyjamas, but sleep […]
If you’re a Terrence Malick fan, then you’ve got to see his latest film, A Hidden Life. It’s terrific. If you are not a Malick fan, become one by going to see it. Mind you, at 2 hours 45 minutes its either empty your bladder or bring your catheter. I got to see it at […]
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court. (Psalm 127) Well maybe not […]
I’ve taken the opportunity during our extended, and gloriously sunny, beachside holiday to plough through the Pentateuch. Genesis was a riveting read, as was most of Exodus. Then we get a bit bogged down. Lots and lots of worship ordinands. And don’t let me catch you boiling a young goat in its mother’s milk. The […]
In a fascinating article in The Canberra Times, climate activist, Michael Bones, writes about how progressives need to take a leaf about how to change society from, of all places – the church – and conservative church at that. You can read the full article here. In the wake of the terrible Australian bushfires and the […]
Twenty years ago we caught our collective breath as a nation when we saw this beautiful image appear for the climax of the New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney Harbour. It was a wonderful moment, a celebration of something central to Sydney for so long. The humble story of Arthur Stace, transformed by Jesus, and […]
I got up on Christmas morning to let the dog out for his obligatory wee and to my surprise, the front doormat was gone. Not just any front doormat. A thick, woven, imported masterpiece of a doormat that offsets our house just nicely. It’s the right height to step straight into the house. It’s the […]
There was a time, in the not too distant past, when JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series was banned from the libraries and book sales of many a Christian school. Remember those good ol’ days? “Too scary to read,” they said. “Too much into the occult for kids,” we were told. “Too full of witches and […]
Hey Christian, don’t be tempted to cancel your Netflix account because the streaming service is airing the blasphemous comedy The First Temptation of Christ. Yep it makes a mockery of the sacred, comes at Christmas time, and presents Jesus as gay. And yep, there’s a huge move afoot to get it cancelled, with petitions all over […]
