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When it dived, the dabchick, I ran towards the swamp, wanting to get closer to see better before the bird surfaced and saw me— I sprinted towards the swamp, my eyes on the black hole in the [...]

“Intelligent design” has been in the news of late. According to this theory of origins, there is an unnamed “intelligent cause” for life on earth. The theory maintains that life is far too [...]

Babe was a sensation when it first screened in the cinemas in 1995. It is a delightful film and now belongs with the classics. Babe is the tale of a plucky little pig who aspires to be a sheep [...]

Late last year the English folk singer Steve Tilston toured Australia and I attended one of his concerts in Perth. In a small courtyard-cum-amphitheatre, Tilston sat with his guitar on a low [...]

We have all done things we regret, things we wish we could undo. And even when they are not a cause of lasting harm, these regrettable things are often a cause of lasting shame. The Australian [...]

When we first read reports of the Good Friday sermon by controversial [Anglican] Dean of Perth, Dr John Shepherd, we hoped they were wildly inaccurate. In his sermon, Dr Shepherd was reported to [...]

This is our fifth and last in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. Previously we considered the neglect of scripture reading, the decline of [...]

This is the fourth in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will be dealing with the rush toward a utilitarian approach to [...]

This is the third in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will consider music and worship. Perhaps the most visible change in [...]

This is the second in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will consider the decline in corporate prayer. In order to understand [...]