This article was prompted by the claim "God has a sense of humour". The person who said that was defending a minister who peppered his sermon on Genesis 7 with jokes for laughs.

How is the doctrine of union with Christ understood today? It is frequently misunderstood and misused. This article examines how a recent sermon misapplies the doctrine and, in doing so, reduces Christ’s teaching about salt and light to the language of “gospel-shaped good deeds.” Such deeds are far easier to promote than the searching demands of the Beatitudes that lead up to Matthew 5:16.

This essay notes the image changes the PCA have made to the article by Rev David Burke titled "Come and See". This update looks at the structure and purpose of Rev Burke's article and compares the PCA approach to evangelism and the New Testament pattern.

An article published this week on the Presbyterian Church of Australia website by Rev David Burke may reveal an intention within the denomination to redefine what the gospel is. Such a trend, already established in many churches, is troubling when it is reinforced by leaders within the church.

The arrest of the former Prince Andrew has been plastered across the media this past week. It seems to me that people are circling him baying for blood. It was reported that he could not be arrested due to being the Queen's son. I do not know if he actually said those words, but they reminded me of one of the most terrifying verses in Scripture. Matthew 7:22.

Rev Isaac Ong is the Pastor of Calvary Bible-Presbyterian Church, Singapore. He is also the supervisory Pastor for Ebenezer Bible Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Australia. This was his pew article for Sunday 15th Feb, 2026. "Peace At All Cost?"

This article looks at how two sermons address sin. In Sermon A, sin is treated as a burden that must be wholly transferred to Christ, who bears it fully and finally, leaving nothing for the believer to carry or manage. In Sermon B, sin is forgiven but then functionally managed through ongoing spiritual effort, so peace and assurance depend in part on how well the believer continues to wait, hope, and respond.

This article examines the historical and theological shift in the meaning of awe, arguing that what was once an outward, covenantally imposed state of fear before divine holiness has been reduced in modern usage to an inward, cultivated emotional posture. It contrasts Thomas Manton’s Puritan understanding of awe with John Bevere’s contemporary treatment.

In this article Pastor Kendall Lankford argues the seventh commandment, does not merely regulate sexual conduct but it unveils the anatomy of all sin. Beneath every transgression lies this fundamental adultery: the worship of another in place of the One who has bound Himself to us in covenant love.

Contrary to what we may think, diabolical preaching can be measured and defined in an objective manner. Diabolical preaching does not refer to preaching that one might regard as "really bad", but rather as how faithfully it keeps together the doctrines of Scripture as God has presented them in His word.

This essay examines how the Facebook activity of Woori Yallock Presbyterian Church reveals a pattern of visibility without pastoral instruction. Reposting of other people's material and the un-expounded use of Scripture replace local teaching and shepherding. Framed by Matthew 23:5, it argues that such performative use of social media reshapes ministry into image management, quietly hollowing out both pastoral responsibility and congregational nourishment.

The modern substitution of “awe” for the fear of the Lord flatters the sinner and domesticates divine holiness, turning judgment into spectacle rather than summons. This essay exposes awe as the fruit of deception, a posture that admires God while denying the fear that alone drives sinners to repentance and refuge in Christ.

The therapeutic gospel has infiltrated Reformed churches by replacing the biblical categories of sin, guilt, covenant, and judgment with the language of woundedness, shame, and emotional affirmation. This has resulted in a dismantling of the doctrinal foundation laid in Genesis 3 and expounded in Romans. When the self becomes the measure of truth, both God and human identity are lost, leaving the church hollowed out from within.

Zech 4:6 is for all God's children. May we pray that Erika Kirk will give testimony to God's goodness towards her in her hour of pain. “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”

What the world calls covert narcissism, the Scriptures calls spiritual pride. For anyone who loves the Scriptures, trivializing Isaiah with jokes and sentimentality is stuff to make one vomit. Remaining silent when the preacher removes the Servant King from His first Servant Song of Isaiah 42 would be to take part in his sin.

David Burke, Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, has suggested that the Church should cast off its “particularism”. My response to this cowardly weekend release is simple. His article does not deserve polite consideration.

Has David Robertson’s brand of “Culturally Reformed” apologetics replaced covenantal theology with cheerful smugness, offering common-sense soundbites in place of genuine doctrinal depth?

Victoria’s new VAD amendments are being celebrated as compassionate progress, but behind the language of “choice” and “dignity” lies a reality far starker than the Parliament cares to admit. By allowing doctors to initiate the conversation about ending a patient’s life, the State has crossed a threshold from responding to suffering into proposing death as if it were treatment. For the vulnerable, the isolated, the fearful and the weary, that shift is not liberating, it is perilous.

I have previously written about narcissism in the pulpit. That article may be read here: The Narcissistic Pulpit & its Dangers But it is not time to lay aside the popular terminology I used in that article. The Bible doesn’t know that language. If a congregation makes an excuse for it’s minister such as “he’s a bit narcissistic”, they are really deliberately deceiving themselves. The Bible would call a narcissistic minister, a son of the devil”, John 8:44.

The phrase "plundering the Egyptians," often used to justify Christian appropriation of secular or even heterodox thought, originates from Exodus 12:35–36. There, the people of Israel, at God’s explicit command, asked the Egyptians for silver, gold, and clothing. The Lord gave the Israelites favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, who freely gave these items. The result: "they plundered the Egyptians." Yet, a closer biblical-theological analysis reveals that this event, far from being a model for cultural assimilation or theological adaptation, serves instead as a theologically specific, God-ordained act of redemptive justice. Its appropriation as a metaphor for engaging secular or corrupted Christian thought is exegetically flawed, hermeneutically hazardous, and theologically dangerous.

Martin Luther on Facebook? Not exactly, but the equivalent. The public place in his day where matters up for debating could be advertised.

What happens when you remove the plumbing of classical theology and try to water your doctrine with poetic metaphors? Apparently, you get a theology that overflows in every direction except the right one.

The Narcissistic Pulpit: When Self-Love Replaces the Glory of God, exposes a growing crisis within contemporary preaching—the quiet rise of narcissism in the pulpit. While modern ministry prizes relatability and authenticity, these values often conceal a deeper distortion: the replacement of divine revelation with self-referential performance. Drawing on a close reading of a sermon on Ephesians 6:18–24 as an illustrative case, the essay argues that narcissism functions not as a surface flaw but as a theological grammar that reshapes how grace, faith, and love are proclaimed. What begins as sincerity becomes self-exaltation; what sounds like testimony becomes autobiography.

This study examines the theology of Charlie Kirk through a Reformed-confessional lens, comparing his public teaching and political ministry to the doctrinal standards of the Westminster Confession of Faith and the theology of John Calvin. Across three parts, this study traces the emergence of Kirk’s civil religion that redefines grace as moral activism, faith as patriotism, and the church as a political constituency.

Melbourne, Australia, the annual "March For The Babies" demonstration against abortion will take place. Articles and posts are now circulating drawing attention to this year's march. Its aim is to draw attention to the wickedness of murdering our children and to seek political remedial action through the change of state law.

So much of the Christian life can seem a mystery. The Lord tells us to try and understand all about our life with great fear because of the seriousness of the consequences. (Phil 2:12) William Perkins, writing in the 16th century, was also concerned about these issues. He had a very different society than our society, but much was the same too. 4 constant themes throughout history seem to fight against us: