Christian Living

We all know there are countless benefits to smartphones, yet even the secular world is becoming increasingly alarmed by how our phones are changing us for the worse. Like many of us, I really appreciated Tony Reinke’s 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing…

Death and Taxes “But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” So quipped Benjamin Franklin when reflecting on the impermanence of the newly minted American constitution. We can be confident of two things in life:…

The 2021 gay and lesbian Mardi Gras held at the Sydney Cricket Ground was quite a spectacle. It was colourful, loud, celebratory and was reported by various media outlets as being the best celebration yet (as it is every year). And yet, the Scriptures…

How should we act when we face difficulties as Christians? How should we respond in the face of difficulties that arise from our being Christian in the public square? These questions have become more frequent because of the uneasiness we are…

It’s amazing how selective our memories can be. Just the other night, my wife and I realised that the conversation we thought we’d had a few weeks ago was remembered completely differently by each of us. Actually, we all know that our memories…