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What Hillsong Pastor Brian Houston Has Been Charged With: “I Will Defend These Charges”

By: Michael Crooks

Following a two-year criminal investigation, Hillsong Church co-founder Brian Houston, 67, has been charged over allegedly concealing alleged child sex offences. Read more

‘Hercules’ Actor Kevin Sorbo Joins Professor John Lennox on Faith Exploration

By: Laura Bennett

John Lennox is rare amongst his fellow career mathematicians. As a devoted Christian, he has debated on multiple stages with some of the greatest minds in atheism and science – Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Peter Atkins – about the existence of God, and how the arenas of faith and science relate to one another. Read more

Rise of Faith-Based Learning: Unexpected Lockdowns Don’t Disrupt Alpha Online

By: Michael Crooks

According to religious organisation Alpha Australia, there is a boom in faith-based learning. Read more

How to Build Your Family’s Resilience During the COVID Crisis

By: Laura Bennett

The COVID-19 crisis has tested the resilience of families across the world. In Australia, our lockdowns feel never-ending, and we have to ask ourselves, how do we build resilience through this and, if you’ve got kids, teach them to do the same? Read more

Surviving Childlessness, Faith and Furbabies: Author Steph Penny

By: Katrina Roe

Ten years ago, Steph Penny was told she was “living in sin”. Read more

“I Was Always Aware I Had to be Bigger Than the Black Line” – Olympian Elka Whalan

By: Laura Bennett

The Tokyo Games are really unlike any other we’ve seen before. Not only have the athletes had to reach the top of their field to be there, but they’re competing in the midst of a pandemic with unique challenges and pressures, and onlookers around the world are relying on them to provide a hopeful escape from the limits of our lockdown. Read more

Closing the Gap: Australia’s First Indigenous College Set for Sydney

By: Michael Crooks

Australia’s first Indigenous residential college is on the way. Read more

“Sharks Are Like Dogs”: Valerie Taylor Has Had to Undo Her ‘Jaws’ Influence

By: Laura Bennett

The world beneath the ocean’s surface is one few of us truly get to explore. Australian marine icon Valerie Taylor is the exception, having been immersed in it for most of her life as a competitive diver, filmmaker and conservationist. Read more

2021 Australian Census: Why Marking Down Your Faith is Important

By: Hope Media

Marking down your faith in this month’s Australian Census is essential, says the peak industry body representing Christian Media communicators in Australia. Read more

Grieving Can be One of the Greatest Paths to Joy – Award-Winning Artist Ellie Holcomb

By: Laura Bennett

Listening to good music offers us many things: a fun escape, new perspective, words to describe our feelings and, sometimes, a better understanding of what it means to be human. Read more