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In this edition of Everyday Theology, Dr Michael F. Bird unpacks the significance of Good Friday, explaining how the cross displayed the coming of the kingdom of God in power. I have always been ...
Picture Mary Magdalene stepping through the darkness to an empty tomb. The last time Mary saw Jesus, she was standing at the foot of the cross, watching him die a brutal death as a criminal. In the ...
When it comes to Christians who rise and fall in a way that grabs the world’s attention, Bill Hwang is one of the most memorable. But you still might not have heard of Hwang, even though his meteoric ...
It’s easy to skip over the little things. And little words like “in” and “him”. These little words, however, punctuate the New Testament, especially Paul’s letters (e.g. Ephesians 1; Colossians 2). In ...
In Australia today, 80 per cent of suicides are men, and suicide is the leading cause of death for men under the age of 44. This statistic is the pointy end of what is a long list of health issues ...
I’ve never publicly weighed into the various controversies that from time to time surround the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) and its messaging on various issues. Right now the ACL is spearheading ...
“Many religions have festivals which celebrate light overcoming darkness. Such occasions are often accompanied by the lighting of candles. “They seem to speak to every culture, and appeal to people of ...
Food For Thought is a public theology & Bible advocacy blog for Eternity from Sophia Think Tank’s David Wilson, who gathers top Christian thinkers to take a closer look at how the Christian faith ...
A quarter of people who describe themselves as “Christians” in Great Britain also say that they do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The figures have been released by the BBC, as part ...
It was a tough gig for the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) Martyn Iles on the ABC’s Q&A last night. One challenging question he was asked came from the Liberal Member of North Sydney, Trent ...
Popular international speaker and author Graham Cooke says that everyone is free to prophesy, it should be a lifestyle and not restricted only to church services. In Australia last week for the ...
Easter is almost here. I can see it as much in France as in Australia by the chocolate eggs in the supermarket. Well, not just eggs, but also chocolate bunnies and chocolate fish and chocolate bells.