Today the nation of Australia has awoken to the sad news that people have been killed and injured as the siege in Martin Place ended at 2:10am. This blog contains seven thoughts about the siege. First I will share what… Read More ›
Political Commentary or Thoughts
Report on The Meeting with Heads of Church Denominations and Some Political Leaders Yesterday in Sydney
Yesterday I attended a meeting co-ordinated by the Australian Christian Lobby and attended by the heads of the following denominations (or their reps): Anglican Church Australia The Salvation Army Baptists Russian Orthodox Life Ministry Centres Christian Revival Crusade C3… Read More ›
Lets Play Hypothetical’s re Gaza and Reality’s re Iraq.
Lets play Hypothetical’s. Imagine that Israel invaded Gaza, burnt down Mosques, desecrated the graves of Muslim Prophets, forced all the young men onto trucks and shot them in mass graves or beheaded them and paraded their heads around on Youtube… Read More ›
A 5 Minute Briefing on ISIL and the Situation in Iraq.
I put this briefing together to give you a 5 minute flyover briefing on ISIL so you can be informed about who they are, where did they come from, what are their strengths, weaknesses, how are they financed, what is… Read More ›
God’s Expulsion from Victorian Schools Overturned.
Last week the Victorian Government banned the expression of religion in any State School. Here is my blog on the topic for further information: God Banned from Victorian Schools from the 14th July 2014 Over the weekend,… Read More ›
Just Received a Phone Call from NSW Premier Mike Baird
So I am sitting in my office at home doing sermon prep for Sunday and my phone rings. I answer and I hear – Hi Peter, this is Mike, Mike Baird. I am a little sceptical so I said… Read More ›
God Banned From Victorian Schools from the 14th July 2014
There is new law in Victoria that has come into force as at the 14th July 2014, that bans prayer groups and prayer, bible studies, religious clubs, and it seems an organised expression of Christianity in the… Read More ›
Peter Pilt’s Thoughts on the 2014 Federal Budget
The Federal Budget was handed down last Tuesday and there has been much media hype and scare tactics around the measures announced. Here are my thoughts on the Budget: The Budget Deficit is being reduced from $49 billion to $29.8… Read More ›
The Implications for The Church of a Post American World
A few years ago I read a Book titled The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria for a subject I was undertaking at Fuller Theological Seminary titled Globalisation, The Poor and Christian Mission. I had to write a report on… Read More ›
Honour Killings–Are they rooted in Islam?
Paper Title: The Voice My major paper for the Subject Women and the Family in Islam, at Fuller Theological Seminary, Fall 2013. Professor: Evelyne Reisacher The thesis of this paper is to examine the claim that the gender issue of… Read More ›
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