Do Catholics and Protestants believe in the same God?

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 20 February 2017

This is different to the question “Can Catholics be Christian?”, to which the answer would be a hearty yes! This question looks at the fundamental teachings of the Catholic Church and compares them to those of Protestants and asks if we are talking about the same thing.

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The influence of fathers

  • Tony Payne
  • 2 October 2017

There are startling figures about the influence of a father on the church-attending patterns of his children.

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Down-under round-up: 2 March 2016

  • Sandy Grant
  • 2 March 2016

Sandy Grant's reads of the week include a program to help you share the gospel at work, things that encourages church visitors, the idol of sports for parents, plus a reflection on a proposed anti-bullying program.

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The outsider as insider

  • Matthias Media
  • 29 October 2014

Every Sunday, Christian churches engage in a whole range of unusual activities. To the 'insider' these activities are well-known, even well-loved. He is so familiar with these weekly rituals that he does them automatically, with the minimum fuss (and thought). The insider knows what to call these

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Your gut is wrong

  • Mike Leite
  • 5 December 2018

When we teach on some passages, such as God’s good design for human sexuality and the role of men and women, our initial gut reaction is often anything but positive.

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Passing it on

  • David Mears
  • 13 August 2018

In our instruction of our children we need to make sure, even as we convey knowledge, that the deep and intensely personal aspects of our faith are communicated too.

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The uncomfortable exercise of Bible reading

  • Tim Grant
  • 13 July 2016

When it comes to reading the Bible, we have a big problem. That’s why, as Tim Grant explains, we should expect God’s word to chafe.

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Start with the heart

  • Tim Zulker
  • 24 October 2013

When it comes to evangelism, pay attention to the heart first. That’s where the real barriers lie. “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness”, has shone in our

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Down-under round-up: 12 August 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 12 August 2015

A new anti-religion-in-schools billboard, what has happened to penal substitutionary atonement, the darker side of predestination, a reminder to keep evangelism on the table, and a Psalm of encouragement for those who are suffering.

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Behold, your mother!

  • Rachel Macdonald
  • 23 April 2018

We are intimidated by the communal approach to life displayed by the early church in Acts 2. We are terrified of being defrauded, of suffering wrong. We skim right over having “glad and generous hearts”.

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