It's officially that season again in Sydney: the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. As advertised on the website of the festival organisers, Mardi Gras is a time for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgendered (GBLT) people to celebrate their sexuality free of restraint.

I love puzzling over difficult parts of the Bible for the difficulty is in my head - not on the page and puzzling over these difficulties gives me an opportunity to change the way I think.

As the week began I had hoped to look at how various media outlets are tackling the brewing political storm caused by the perceived urgency to both and the global financial crisis

Self-delusion has been the backbone of many Australian comedies. Chandon Pictures highlights just how foolish a person can appear when they refuse to embrace a realistic view of their life.

I wonder what you thought of the memorial service for bushfire victims last Sunday? I thought it was very interesting in what it teaches about our nation and where it is going.

Last Friday I was sitting in the Moore College chapel having the privilege of listening to another great sermon from John Woodhouse when I was struck by the brilliant way in which he introduced his topic.

Leadership on the Front Foot bristles with a powerful blend of wisdom, experience and clarity of vision. Most apparent of all, is Zacs passion that his readers be better leaders within Christs body the church.

At the end of WW1, 12,000 Australians died in the flu pandemic. But as the epidemic lasted only a few months the rate of death seemed much the same.