The Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related legislation which is now before the Federal Parliament, is much-needed and long-awaited. While not perfect, it has many good aspects which Christians—as well...
If the last 2 years have taught us anything, it’s that our plans are fickle and fragile. Plans to study abroad, to change jobs, to move cities and even to...
On the morning of Wednesday, November 3rd, Australia breathed a sigh of relief. Four-year-old Cleo Smith—who mysteriously went missing from her family’s tent 18 days earlier—was found alive and well....
I thought I would take a moment to share some of the things pastors are trying their best to address at the moment. Pastoring a church is a tremendous privilege...
2021 was a year of unsolicited free time at home, virtual book stalls, and the ‘click and collect’ service at my local library. It was the perfect storm for my...
Like so many, Sophie De Witt finally committed her life to trusting Jesus after hearing a series of talks in the UK by the much-loved, Australian evangelist, Chappo. Today, she...
When Sophie De Witt first encountered the gospel of Jesus, she found it strange and unnerving. Despite her initial resistance to what she had deemed intellectually ridiculous - something that would have been reinforced in daily lectures by her uni professor, renowned atheist, Richard Dawkins - Sophie became less convinced of her own position as she encountered more evidence for the truth of the Bible. It was God working through friends and evangelists like Rico Tice and John Chapman that led her to finally put her trust in Jesus. Listen to her story here as she speaks to Taryn Hayes of how she has learned to cling to Christ more and more through many of life’s obstacles.
Let’s name the brutal truth first: Australian churches have been in more or less unmitigated decline since 1963. As from that date, fewer and fewer people have been involved in our...
Akos Balogh, CEO of The Gospel Coalition Australia, chats to Dr Charlotte Hespe and Richard Chin about ‘Living for Jesus in the COVID-19 Age.‘
CEO Akos Balogh talks to Rev Al Stewart (City Bible Forum) and Dr Amelia Haines (specialist in sexual and relational health) on the topic of masculinity. Live Audience Questions include:...
How Should Christians Deal With Anxiety?: TGCA Webinar
David Ould (TGCA) and Thomas Eglinton (Reformers’ Bookshop) talk to Tim Chester about Enjoying God
Tim Challies chats about books and technology with an Australian panel, including TGCA Executive Director Akos Balogh.
The Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related legislation which is now before the Federal Parliament, is much-needed and long-awaited. While not perfect, it has many good aspects which Christians—as well...
Another Australian cricket captain has been sent to the pavilion. Sandgate has given way to a sexting scandal. News reported this week that in 2017, Tim Paine sent lewd text...
In Titus, Paul creates an indisputable link between faithful doctrine and faithful living. God’s people must learn to devote themselves to sound doctrine and good works (Titus 1:13-14, 3:8). God’s...
The world, though fallen, still bears witness to its Creator. To those who know God through Jesus Christ, creation has even more to say. In this essay, Andy Prideaux reflects...
Fiction This year, novels got me thinking and writing about topics ranging from adoption (A Little Life), to sanctification (Ducks, Newburyport) to consent (Fleishman is in Trouble, Where the Crawdads...
If the last 2 years have taught us anything, it’s that our plans are fickle and fragile. Plans to study abroad, to change jobs, to move cities and even to...
On the morning of Wednesday, November 3rd, Australia breathed a sigh of relief. Four-year-old Cleo Smith—who mysteriously went missing from her family’s tent 18 days earlier—was found alive and well....
2 Another Australian Cricket Captain is Out: Our Problem with Sex