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Maybe not “More Christians” but definitely “More Christian” Christians.

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By: Stephen McAlpine

Are we getting more Christians in the West? Or less? Is there a quiet revival? Or is that just noisy hope?
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Death By A Thousand Cuts: Gen Z and That Quiet Revival

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By: Stephen McAlpine

Depending on how your social media algorithm is configured – mine is a bewildering mix of conservative theology, Forrest Frank songs, and cats singing K-Pop (thanks to my eldest daughter for that one) – you’re unlikely to have scrolled for long before coming across evidence of what is being termed ‘The Quiet Revival.’ 
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Failing Boys and Wrong Men

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By: Stephen McAlpine

Boys To Men?

The so-called whipping boys for our cultural sins these days are actual boys. We hear and read it all of the time. Boys are failing and men are wrong. So go the headlines. And there is much handwringing by the powers that be as they seek to address this. Read more

Mind The Gap! A Cautionary Tale for Christian Leaders (and the Rest of Us)

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By: Stephen McAlpine

Have you seen or heard that warning on a train system, “Mind the Gap”?
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Dumbing Things Down – Letting the Holy Spirit Move

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By: Stephen McAlpine

Dumb Phones

Okay, so it’s not the blog post you think it is going to be. Read more

Tide of Faith or Spiritual Tsunami?

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By: Stephen McAlpine

One of the more chilling photos of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami is of a family of holidaymakers standing in the shallows of the withdrawn sea, as the water come barrelling in again. Read more

Special Religious Education in Schools Is Tracking With the Vibe Shift.

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By: Stephen McAlpine

The vibe change that is sweeping the Western world, and sweeping up religious observance with it, would seem to be landing on the shores of government schools. Read more

The Vibe Shift: What Does It Mean For The Gospel?

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By: Stephen McAlpine

The Ducks Have All Lined Up

All of the conservative ducks have lined up in a row. Did you notice?  The cultural and political vibe has shifted? Have you felt it? Read more

How Much Grace? Always More

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By: Stephen McAlpine

We’d been unpacking boxes for a while on Tuesday after a frantic day of delivery on Monday to our new place in Sydney. Read more