Christian detainees in Villawood Detention Centre are "upbeat" after hearing they will be freed through reforms to the Federal Government's immigration policy.

Funny Boys is set in a time when New York was run by the mob. The book is a good window into the reality of how people get caught up into and trapped into a life of crime.

Seven university students have chosen to spend a weeks worth of holidays assisting an inner-city church in its ministry to the poor, the suffering and the forgotten.

Friday began just as many days had begun for our trip in Fiji: many of the guys (including myself) slept in, breakfast just wasnt the same without real milk, 'the Gunn (Pete Gunning) injured himself (ok that wasnt a very common occurrence, but unfortunate nonetheless), and God answered prayer.

The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Sydney has overwhelmingly endorsed the Jerusalem Declaration from GAFCON.

Willow Creek is abandoning its famous seeker services after nearly 30 years of running weekend services tailored explicitly to the unbeliever. The tension between relevance and integrity very much lies with us here in Sydney.

Why Lambeth is like a Hollywood set...and Peter Jensen is our Ronald Reagan.

Journalistic ambition, ignorance and a conflict paradigm led to some woeful early reports of GAFCON. So the success of the conference shocked the naysayers, writes Russell Powell.