Australian apocalypse
The Australian bushfires, closing in on communities with terrifying ferocity, present a truly apocalyptic scenario. Our hearts go out to the nation, where I have close family. Yet as the…
Australia ablaze
In the face of “catastrophic” fires, a call to repentance has gone out to prayer groups in Australia, New Zealand and the US. Judy Russell of Sydney emailed: “Pray that…
New Aussie PM is Pentecostal
Australia’s latest prime minister is a Bible-believing Christian Scott Morrison became prime minister in August when the centre-right Liberal Party voted him in as successor to former PM Malcolm Turnbull.
Australia votes on gay marriage
Hillsong founder Brian Houston – standing up for biblical teaching on marriage Credit: Hillsong The results of a national ballot on same-sex marriage in Australia will be announced on 15…
Aussie gay marriage vote scuppered
Australia’s intention to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage has been thrown out by the senate – the country’s upper house of parliament. The move was supported by many gay…
International News in Brief Dec 2014 – Jan 2015
News from Syria, Laos, Tanzania, CAR, Cameroon, the Philippines, the USA and Australia SYRIAN HOSTAGES FREED BY MILITANTS FOUR CHRISTIAN WOMEN and a church leader kidnapped in early October have…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF April-May 2014
Prayer and the Ukraine crisis Ukraine’s new interim president is a Christian who warned his countrymen about “dangerous signs of separatism” before the Russians annexed Crimea, according to a Mission…