Mark Driscoll certainly set a cat amongst the pigeons while he was here with us. I thank him for the insightful diagnosis of our situation, while having some questions about some of the solutions.

Are we uncertain about the Holy Spirit? This rather uncomfortable question has been raised recently about Sydney Anglicans. Part of understanding Him must be understanding what He does and what he doesn't.

Will the Australian government enact anti-proselytism laws and ban criticism of other belief systems on the grounds of defending social harmony? This is just one of a host of significant concerns confronting evangelical Christians as the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) begins its Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century project.

Being old it is neither right nor wrong. Being new is also neither right nor wrong. Therefore being either a conservative or a radical is silly. It is neither right nor wrong to want to preserve the past or explore the latest innovation.

Mark Driscoll claimed 300 people were keen to plant churches in Sydney Diocese, yet one minister in Sydneys west says he cannot get anyone to help him plant a church in one of Sydneys newest suburbs.

Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur and family man.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has begun a 'Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century Project to map the state-of-play for freedom of religion and belief in Australia. The project seeks to address the experiences and place in civil society of every religious belief (including 'secular belief), and especially that of Muslim communities. This project is extremely important to Christians...

Maias life is a patchwork quilt of appointments, research and therapies for her developmentally delayed son, but every square of time represents a labour of love.