By Ben Swift – Author of Beyond the Fish Sticker History can be regarded by some as insignificant and irrelevant; foreign to their high-definition, technologically driven, fast-paced lifestyles. But looking back is often our only hope of avoiding the pitfalls experienced in the past. Perhaps you’ve noticed that events from history are often reshaped into [...]
By Ben Swift ‘Genuine Christianity is a way of seeing and comprehending all reality’ (Charles Colson). In the year 1969, Australian singer songwriter Russell Morris could be heard bombarding Australian radio with his call to ‘come and see the real thing’. In a time of psychedelic drugs, alcoholic binges and a Western cultural revolution, I [...]
It’s certainly tempting in life to look back in regret at the many opportunities lost and to wish for a second chance to better align our lives with what we think is best for us. After all, has anyone with a faith in God not wrestled with the confusion that sometimes lines the paths God [...]
By Ben Swift ‘All their friends lay dead around them, the survivors took flight and ran, screaming in terror as the uniformed figure whooped with joy, laughing and cheering, as he picked them off one by one… Few of those shot survived; the killer had chosen his weapon with care, using special dum-dum bullets that [...]
By Ben Swift ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’ (Genesis 1:1). For over a decade I have had the privilege of teaching Christian Studies to primary aged students. This journey has taught me that when it comes to grappling with the concept of God, the minds of children can and will [...]
By Ben Swift ‘Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.’ (Proverbs 22:6) For those of us who have grown up playing Monopoly, having the patience and competitive willpower to see the game through to the end, the concept of monopolization becomes [...]
By Ben Swift ‘So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.’ (Isaiah 59:14-15) While these verses taken from Isaiah 59 are thought to have been written about 681 B.C. they [...]
