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David Burke, Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, has suggested that the Church should cast off its “particularism”. My response to this cowardly weekend release is simple. His article does not deserve polite consideration.

Has David Robertson’s brand of “Culturally Reformed” apologetics replaced covenantal theology with cheerful smugness, offering common-sense soundbites in place of genuine doctrinal depth?

Victoria’s new VAD amendments are being celebrated as compassionate progress, but behind the language of “choice” and “dignity” lies a reality far starker than the Parliament cares to admit. By allowing doctors to initiate the conversation about ending a patient’s life, the State has crossed a threshold from responding to suffering into proposing death as if it were treatment. For the vulnerable, the isolated, the fearful and the weary, that shift is not liberating, it is perilous.

I have previously written about narcissism in the pulpit. That article may be read here: The Narcissistic Pulpit & its Dangers But it is not time to lay aside the popular terminology I used in that article. The Bible doesn’t know that language. If a congregation makes an excuse for it’s minister such as “he’s a bit narcissistic”, they are really deliberately deceiving themselves. The Bible would call a narcissistic minister, a son of the devil”, John 8:44.

The phrase "plundering the Egyptians," often used to justify Christian appropriation of secular or even heterodox thought, originates from Exodus 12:35–36. There, the people of Israel, at God’s explicit command, asked the Egyptians for silver, gold, and clothing. The Lord gave the Israelites favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, who freely gave these items. The result: "they plundered the Egyptians." Yet, a closer biblical-theological analysis reveals that this event, far from being a model for cultural assimilation or theological adaptation, serves instead as a theologically specific, God-ordained act of redemptive justice. Its appropriation as a metaphor for engaging secular or corrupted Christian thought is exegetically flawed, hermeneutically hazardous, and theologically dangerous.

Martin Luther on Facebook? Not exactly, but the equivalent. The public place in his day where matters up for debating could be advertised.

What happens when you remove the plumbing of classical theology and try to water your doctrine with poetic metaphors? Apparently, you get a theology that overflows in every direction except the right one.

The Narcissistic Pulpit: When Self-Love Replaces the Glory of God, exposes a growing crisis within contemporary preaching—the quiet rise of narcissism in the pulpit. While modern ministry prizes relatability and authenticity, these values often conceal a deeper distortion: the replacement of divine revelation with self-referential performance. Drawing on a close reading of a sermon on Ephesians 6:18–24 as an illustrative case, the essay argues that narcissism functions not as a surface flaw but as a theological grammar that reshapes how grace, faith, and love are proclaimed. What begins as sincerity becomes self-exaltation; what sounds like testimony becomes autobiography.

This study examines the theology of Charlie Kirk through a Reformed-confessional lens, comparing his public teaching and political ministry to the doctrinal standards of the Westminster Confession of Faith and the theology of John Calvin. Across three parts, this study traces the emergence of Kirk’s civil religion that redefines grace as moral activism, faith as patriotism, and the church as a political constituency.

Melbourne, Australia, the annual "March For The Babies" demonstration against abortion will take place. Articles and posts are now circulating drawing attention to this year's march. Its aim is to draw attention to the wickedness of murdering our children and to seek political remedial action through the change of state law.

So much of the Christian life can seem a mystery. The Lord tells us to try and understand all about our life with great fear because of the seriousness of the consequences. (Phil 2:12) William Perkins, writing in the 16th century, was also concerned about these issues. He had a very different society than our society, but much was the same too. 4 constant themes throughout history seem to fight against us: