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Australia will soon head to the ballot box, but does my vote really matter?

Russell Modlin Tue 17 May 2022 9:18 BST

Negative campaigning leads many voters confused and can often tell us more about why we shouldn't vote for someone, rather than why we should vote for a particular party.

Tim Keller shares cancer update: 'God has seen it fit to give me more time'

Anugrah Kumar | Mon 16 May 2022 13:04 BST

The 71-year-old pastor said that "a rigorous and demanding" procedure awaits him.
New book celebrates the Queen's '70 years of faith and service'

Peter Crumpler | Mon 16 May 2022 12:54 BST

The Queen is Supreme Governor of the Church of England but her interest in faith goes well beyond this title. Her strong Christian faith is exemplified by her lifetime of dedicated service.
Finding frontline confidence

Joe Warton | Mon 16 May 2022 11:59 BST

Perhaps your factory, classroom, or street is a bit like Babylon. And like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, you need to draw some red lines.
Three challenges for the Church from the life of Benedict of Nursia

J John | Sat 14 May 2022 5:45 BST

What question would the monk behind The Rule of Saint Benedict pose to the Church today?
Cultivating resilient joy, whatever life throws at us

Joy Marie Clarkson | Sat 14 May 2022 5:43 BST

The blessed ones, the happy ones, are not people born to easy circumstances or with a sunny disposition. They are not people who simply "look on the bright side." They are hungry, thirsty, sad, and yet somehow blessed.
The secrets of a healthy marriage

Claire Musters | Fri 13 May 2022 7:54 BST

Then in our marriage when things fell apart. But it was in facing the brokenness that new life was birthed.
It's time to be brave

Travis Barnes | Tue 10 May 2022 6:35 BST

Some Christians are hiding away from the world as much as possible. Others have assimilated into the culture to the point that they blend right in. To these approaches, there is a brave alternative.
The grace that fuels godly living

Roden Meares | Tue 10 May 2022 6:06 BST

It seems like our default setting is to try and perform our way to heaven. But the Christian is redeemed first and acts holy in response.
Actor Chad Michael Murray says his Christian faith influences what roles he accepts

Ian M Giatti | Mon 9 May 2022 11:56 BST

The Gilmore Girls star said, "I stick to the things I believe in."
Lessons from Amos and Ezekiel on holiness and hope

Irene Lancaster | Mon 9 May 2022 11:28 BST

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster on what lessons her community are learning from the Scripture readings that come straight after Pesach.
From the comfort of the pulpit to the ugliest of streets

J John | Mon 9 May 2022 10:23 BST

Five things we can learn from American evangelist David Wilkerson.
More pastors say they have considered quitting, cite stress, loneliness and politics: study

Leonardo Blair | Thu 5 May 2022 8:25 BST

Driven to despair by stress, loneliness, political divisions and other worries like their church being in decline, more pastors now say they considered quitting their jobs compared to a year ago, new data released by the Barna Group show.