“We Are Committed”: World Vision Pledges to Stay in Afghanistan
By: Michael Crooks
The Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, but World Vision is not going anywhere. Read more
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Switchfoot’s Tim Foreman Says Opposition is an Opportunity to Grow
By: Laura Bennett
Switchfoot’s new album Interrobang was produced by a staunch atheist. That may seem like a pretty mundane fact to point out, given people of different faith backgrounds work together all the time, but in this case it meant the band’s album was completely infused with the philosophies their new music is trying to convey. Read more
What Hillsong Pastor Brian Houston Has Been Charged With: “I Will Defend These Charges”
By: Michael Crooks
Following a two-year criminal investigation, Hillsong Church co-founder Brian Houston, 67, has been charged over allegedly concealing alleged child sex offences. Read more
‘Hercules’ Actor Kevin Sorbo Joins Professor John Lennox on Faith Exploration
By: Laura Bennett
John Lennox is rare amongst his fellow career mathematicians. As a devoted Christian, he has debated on multiple stages with some of the greatest minds in atheism and science – Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Peter Atkins – about the existence of God, and how the arenas of faith and science relate to one another. Read more
Rise of Faith-Based Learning: Unexpected Lockdowns Don’t Disrupt Alpha Online
By: Michael Crooks
According to religious organisation Alpha Australia, there is a boom in faith-based learning. Read more
How to Build Your Family’s Resilience During the COVID Crisis
By: Laura Bennett
The COVID-19 crisis has tested the resilience of families across the world. In Australia, our lockdowns feel never-ending, and we have to ask ourselves, how do we build resilience through this and, if you’ve got kids, teach them to do the same? Read more
Surviving Childlessness, Faith and Furbabies: Author Steph Penny
By: Katrina Roe
Ten years ago, Steph Penny was told she was “living in sin”. Read more
“I Was Always Aware I Had to be Bigger Than the Black Line” – Olympian Elka Whalan
By: Laura Bennett
The Tokyo Games are really unlike any other we’ve seen before. Not only have the athletes had to reach the top of their field to be there, but they’re competing in the midst of a pandemic with unique challenges and pressures, and onlookers around the world are relying on them to provide a hopeful escape from the limits of our lockdown. Read more
Closing the Gap: Australia’s First Indigenous College Set for Sydney
By: Michael Crooks
Australia’s first Indigenous residential college is on the way. Read more
“Sharks Are Like Dogs”: Valerie Taylor Has Had to Undo Her ‘Jaws’ Influence
By: Laura Bennett
The world beneath the ocean’s surface is one few of us truly get to explore. Australian marine icon Valerie Taylor is the exception, having been immersed in it for most of her life as a competitive diver, filmmaker and conservationist. Read more