Fair Dinkum Faith
The most important question you can possibly ask is “what is the story by which you live your life?” In a world full of divergent and sometimes crazy stories we …
Israel Folau damaged the cause of Christ by misquoting scripture this week
Israel Folau intentionally aimed a sermon at people outside the church (he addresses Australia directly in this video: https://www.facebook.com/592277641115…) and blamed the bushfires and drought on changing same-sex marriage laws …
Oh, what needless pain we bear
The normal response for anyone reading through the sermon on the mount is to feel overwhelmed by the gap between the vision of life that Jesus paints and the reality …
The way we care for our older people is anti-biblical
The front page of yesterday’s #hobartmercury declared “Aged Care Disgrace” and it was right… but the issues are deeper than simply whether aged care facilities are properly managed. Matt reads a letter …
Don’t Judge… Discern.
Social Media was meant to bring us closer together. It’s not. Social media has created a platform for judgment. It is just too easy to write negative comments about someone …
Judging makes us lonely
I came across a quote from Bishop Desmond Tutu this week: The solitary human being is a contradiction in terms. We are made for complementarity. We are created for a …
Gambling is not wrong… Kind of.
Yesterday was the big day of the year for the gambling industry and most people think they know what the bible teaches about gambling… except they are wrong. Matt points …
Busting Unions While We Rip Off Cleaners: A Biblical Perspective
90% of cleaners at Woolworths stores in Tasmania… and at the same time, the Federal Government is moving to introduce laws to reduce the power of unions. Matt is looking …
Our media asks “When government keeps the truth from you what are they covering up?”
On Monday something unusual happened… all our media outlets cooperated. They cooperated because they believe there is a genuine threat to press freedom in Australia, and therefore also a threat …
What you value most
As we continue exploring the sermon on the mount, Jesus turns his attention to our priorities, and in particular to the things we value most which he calls our treasure. …