Bob Dylan frequently alludes to the Bible and the Christian Faith in his songs. One such allusion occurs in “If You Ever Go to Houston” on the album Together Through Life (Columbia Records, [...]
Every April, Australians celebrate two important holidays—ANZAC and Easter. A moment’s reflection reveals several striking similarities between these two memorial occasions. On ANZAC Day, we [...]
A friend sent me a Christmas card with these words written in calligraphy on its cover: “CHRIST is the LIGHT to be lifted, the TRUTH to be told, the PEACE to be promised, the LOVE to be shared.” [...]
We all know about the Islamic State and its reign of terror, and of how all over the world people are being killed, tortured and enslaved in the name of the political ideology of Islam. And with [...]
Recently, during an open prayer session in church, a man prayed like this: Lord, it is only at the foot of the cross that we can be forgiven of our sins and know you as our Father. We deserve [...]
When I was a boy I used to catch bees in my handkerchief. Naturally, I was afraid to catch them in my bare hand because of their stings. With the cloth spread over my palm, I would creep up on a [...]
My son was only two at the time, and we were walking along a busy street to the post office. As usual, I was holding his hand. We had not gone far before he began to tug his hand loose from mine. [...]
Soon after it became compulsory to wear seat belts in Western Australia, the police began a blitz against drivers who failed to provide adequate safety restraints for their children. At that time [...]
Do you ever think about heaven and how you will be received there? A song titled “This One’s With Me” by a Christian group called Newsong*encourages us to do just that. In the opening line the [...]
“Farzana”, a Pakistani Christian woman, tells Barnabas Fund how she left Islam to follow Christ. It all began when, at the age of 17, she was working as a receptionist in her uncle’s orthodontist [...]