We need to build Christian worship that complements both old and new, and is true… Worship cannot be aesthetics alone, writes Stephen McAlpine.
The Day the Queen Met the King
Last week, the Queen, who had so often heard the term “Your Majesty” spoken to her, would have spoken them to someone else. The one true King.
Are You One of the Quiet Quitters?
Videos of workers explaining how the push to bring “your whole self to work” is a crock, are going viral. This cynical mood is called Quiet Quitting.
Society is Suffering A Case of Mistaken Identity
Where do we turn when our fragile identities are constantly in flux, and when our cultural identities cause conflict and confusion?
Has the Universe Outgrown God?
After the release of the stunning photos from the James Webb telescope, Stephen McAlpine reflects on what the images do and don’t tell us about God.
Don’t Miss Out On Majesty – It Could Be Right in Front of You
You might be standing right in front of majesty, but failing to notice it because you’re distracted by other things, writes Stephen McAlpine.
“Social Glyphosate”, aka Individualism, and How It’s Withering Our Society
Radical expressive individualism – deciding who we want to be outside of the confines of others – isn’t creating the flourishing they promise on the bottle.
Jesus Takes the Worry Out of Worship
With the coming of Jesus, every part of the worship package has been completed by a priest who never had to offer a sacrifice for his own sins.
The ‘Slap’ – A Reflection on a Moment of Public Humiliation
After Will Smith’s infamous ‘slap’ incident at the Oscars, Stephen McAlpine reflects on his own humiliating moment, and the soul-searching that followed.
‘Shane’: Reflections on Warney and a Death So Young
Shane Warne seemed so alive. And now he’s not. Death: it fizzes and pops at us like a Warnie turner on a fifth day wicket… it’s the wrong ‘un we can’t pick.