When I’m rushing, my quiet times easily become superficial. I repeat the same prayers. I land on the same predictable applications. I go through the motions. It becomes a spiritual version of fast food: quick, convenient, but ultimately unsatisfying.
Why did the early Christians pervasively undermine so much of what their Roman neighbours would have considered ‘religious’? The central answer is Jesus.
As I reflect on what I have observed, read and lived through in that more than fifty years, this is what I am convinced of: the church is always looking for better methods, but God is looking for deeper people.
Yes, sometimes their art may lend itself to an expression of faith or redemption, but sometimes it may not. Sometimes it may be a reflection of something they see in the world that is challenging or depressing and doesn’t come with easy answers. (From 2016)
There are so many evangelistic books in the marketplace that it often becomes too hard to know which to read and give away, so in the end we don’t give...
Books about the Lord Jesus are excellent tools, we talk with Jonathan Carswell about why this is and how he sees it working.
Books about the Lord Jesus are excellent tools, we talk with Jonathan Carswell about why this is and how he sees it working.
“I don’t think there’s anything going to get me in heaven. Okay? I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound ... I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make heaven.”
From ‘The Trinty and Ministry: Loving and Serving the Triune God’ TGCA Victoria event on 21st August 2025 at Cross Culture Church Melbourne.
From 'The Trinty and Ministry: Loving and Serving the Triune God' TGCA Victoria event on 21st August 2025.
Julius Kim, TGCA Victoria
Julius Kim, TGCA Victoria
Part of a 2021 national campaign encouraging people to explore the historical evidence for Jesus Christ.
From a series of videos, originally released on our Facebook page in 2020, where Christians enjoy conversation with one another—discussing life and faith during COVID-19.
From a series of videos, originally released on our Facebook page in 2020, where Christians enjoy conversation with one another—discussing life and faith during COVID-19.
When I’m rushing, my quiet times easily become superficial. I repeat the same prayers. I land on the same predictable applications. I go through the motions. It becomes a spiritual version of fast food: quick, convenient, but ultimately unsatisfying.
In Isaiah 26, we have hints that the understanding of Zion/Israel is shifting in the direction of something less “ethnic” and more international ... We also have a surprisingly rare occurrence in Old Testament literature.
Unshaken Allegiance is clear, calm, and practically useful. Even if one ends up qualifying part of Parkinson’s broader framing, the book succeeds in providing something many Christians need right now. It provides wisdom on how to live faithfully, while resisting both blind submission and reactionary panic.
I’ve noticed when I respond to the Bible’s teaching with thanking, praising and delighting in God, then my heart is truly stirred ... Confession and obedience are more natural and heartfelt coming after this reorientation of my passions.
Robyn Bain helps us with approaching the complex parts of life, using what we know about God and about ourselves , from God’s word.
Why did the early Christians pervasively undermine so much of what their Roman neighbours would have considered ‘religious’? The central answer is Jesus.
As I reflect on what I have observed, read and lived through in that more than fifty years, this is what I am convinced of: the church is always looking for better methods, but God is looking for deeper people.
