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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 [...]

In an essay published in the last issue of Life News I argued that there is “One good thing about hell”—namely, that no one has to go there. Anyone and everyone who turns in repentance and faith [...]

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 [...]

For many Christians today, it might seem that the Bible uses quite harsh language to describe certain of their friends and loved ones—those who don’t believe in God. It calls them ‘fools’: “The [...]

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 [...]