The Week We Forgot How Parliament Works
It was only three years ago that I stood and encouraged Christian voters to exercise their legal and moral right to help steer this country away from the path it…
Apostle or Actress: The Kathryn Krick Controversy
Katy Nolan The church must never become so skeptical that it dismisses everything supernatural, nor so undiscerning that it embraces anything that looks spiritual. Scripture warns, “Do not quench the…
Free Speech, Faith, and the Line Christians Must Refuse to Cross
Mike Bain New Zealand is once again circling the drain on hate‑speech laws, and Christians need to stop pretending this debate doesn’t involve us. The Law Commission’s Hara ngākau kino…
A Clear Warning to the Church: Kairos II Is Spreading — Stay Alert
Mike Bain Brothers and sisters, A new document called Kairos II is now circulating internationally, and some churches — including Presbyterian, Methodist, and Anglican communities overseas — have begun to…
A Nation Without Boundaries
New Zealand keeps making laws, but fewer and fewer of them mean anything. The National Party’s latest promise to “modernise” consent legislation is a perfect example: well‑intentioned, morally important, yet…
God’s Waiting Room? Mate, Have You Met Our Seniors?
Mike Bain Churches love chasing the next generation. Youth groups, young families, toddlers with half-chewed rice crackers stuck to their faces — all good things. But somewhere along the way,…
The Indecent Proposal
Mike Bain. In 1993, the Hollywood movie, Indecent Proposal forced married couples to confront a question so obscene no one would have dared speak it aloud: Would you sell what…
Why the Church Should Learn From a Rugby Crowd
It was tribalism at its finest this weekend. A Hurricanes side lifting the Super Rugby Pacific title.The Wahs faithful erupting at Te Kawa Stadium.Egyptian fans celebrating like they’d won the…
“When the Mark Moves Closer: Sweden’s Microchip Trend Should Shake Every Christian Awake”
By Mike Bain There are moments in history when technology doesn’t just advance — it crosses a line.In Sweden, that line is no longer theoretical. It’s under the skin. Thousands…
When Desire Becomes Surrender
By Mike Bain. Marketing didn’t begin in the 20th century. Its roots go right back to a serpent in a garden and a woman who was convinced she needed something…