Australians living in remote and regional areas face growing gaps in essential care services, according to a new Anglicare Australia report. The study says services that support older people, families, and vulnerable groups are stretched thin, underfunded, and unable to keep up with demand.
Humans have a natural propensity to being judgmental. It is related to the knowledge of good and evil that we acquired. Is there a difference between judging and judgment? Yes there is, and its important that we explore it.
It is a remarkable thing to be human, to be made from God’s breath and in God’s image. In each human being you see the fingerprints of both the divine and the demonic. Put together our worst and our best tendencies, and everything in the middle, and we appear as confusing creatures.
The proverb, “Sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will never harm you” has been proven wrong too many times as words have traumatized people, whether or not the speaker/writer intended to. The internet has lifted restraint on our communications and words are being easily weaponized. Here are seven disciplines to help followers of Jesus to use their words with Kingdom-minded intention.
As challenges increase in the world, knowing that facing struggle does not mean that life is out of control or terrible can provide great hope. It is hopeful to remember that a cold dark night on the side of Everest isn't a destination, it is a means to an end. Similarly, the stuff that life throws at us is a pathway to growth in Christ for the follower of Jesus.
First-time author Stephen Driscoll has won the 2025 Australian Christian Book of the Year for his debut work, Made in Our Image: God, Artificial Intelligence and You, which explores the relationship between Christian faith and emerging AI technology.
The 2026 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) will take place across churches in Australia next year, offering what organizers describe as the most comprehensive picture of church life worldwide. The study is intended to complement the national census by focusing specifically on the role of faith in people’s lives and the vitality of congregations.
It was a moment both powerful and extraordinary: a convicted child killer kneeling in prayer and receiving Holy Communion inside a maximum-security prison in Australia. At his side, almost shoulder to shoulder, stood the father of the children he killed, quietly partaking of the sacrament as well. The two men then recited the Lord’s Prayer together before embracing in the presence of a priest.
The church has been a driving force of “extraordinary transformation” in the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele said during the opening of an evangelistic crusade in the capital this month.
The Solomon Islands Government has begun reviewing its child-marriage law, with plans to consider raising the legal age to 18 — a move welcomed by Christian aid agencies, including World Vision New Zealand, which called the step “thrilling” after years of advocacy.
Australian teenagers are being urged to speak up on the issues shaping their future, with just days left to take part in the country’s largest youth survey before it closes on Aug. 15. Mission Australia’s annual Youth Survey invites people aged 14 to 19 to share their views on topics ranging from mental health and climate change to cost of living, housing, and safety. The national non-denominational Christian charity says the findings will help guide policies, services, and support for young Aus
Amid a rash of mass kidnappings in Nigeria, an Anglican priest in Nigeria abducted along with his wife and daughter has died in captivity, leaders of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion announced on Wednesday (Nov. 26).
