8th Nov 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart tells the little-known story of the role the Christian church played in the fall of the Berlin Wall....
8th Nov 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart tells the little-known story of the role the Christian church played in the fall of the Berlin Wall....
19th Jul 2019 - 5 mins
For the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing, Simon Smart writes on humanity's hunger for transcendence. ...
19th Jul 2019 - 5 mins
For the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing, Simon Smart writes on humanity's hunger for transcendence. ...
13th May 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the Israel Folau controversy and the complex questions it raises about what true tolerance looks like in a liberal democracy.......
13th May 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the Israel Folau controversy and the complex questions it raises about what true tolerance looks like in a liberal democracy.......
21st Apr 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on how the Easter story speaks into our increasingly polarised public discourse.
21st Apr 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on how the Easter story speaks into our increasingly polarised public discourse.
20th Apr 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on how one photo that stood out from the Notre Dame Fire perfectly captures the Easter message. ...
20th Apr 2019 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on how one photo that stood out from the Notre Dame Fire perfectly captures the Easter message. ...
13th Sep 2018 - 5 mins
Simon Smart writes about the place of religion at the democratic table, and whether Christianity can make Scott Morrison a better PM....
13th Sep 2018 - 5 mins
Simon Smart writes about the place of religion at the democratic table, and whether Christianity can make Scott Morrison a better PM....
18th May 2018 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on this year's Met Gala, and the church's reputation for opulence - and charity.
18th May 2018 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on this year's Met Gala, and the church's reputation for opulence - and charity.
4th Apr 2018 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the journey and vision of Martin Luther King Jr, fifty years on from his death.
4th Apr 2018 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the journey and vision of Martin Luther King Jr, fifty years on from his death.
24th Dec 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on disenchantment with Christmas - and with Christianity.
24th Dec 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on disenchantment with Christmas - and with Christianity.
8th Dec 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on how to beat FOMO.
8th Dec 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart on how to beat FOMO.
10th Aug 2017 - 5 mins
Shane Clifton on the problem with 'inspiration porn', and the way the Christian story shapes the way he thinks about disability....
10th Aug 2017 - 5 mins
Shane Clifton on the problem with 'inspiration porn', and the way the Christian story shapes the way he thinks about disability....
15th Apr 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart weighs the tenets of the self-esteem movement against the starkness of the Easter story.
15th Apr 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart weighs the tenets of the self-esteem movement against the starkness of the Easter story.
7th Feb 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the life - and faith - of one of Australia's most beloved writers.
7th Feb 2017 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the life - and faith - of one of Australia's most beloved writers.
22nd Dec 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on darkness, faith and suffering at a usually upbeat time of year.
22nd Dec 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on darkness, faith and suffering at a usually upbeat time of year.
15th Jul 2016 - 5 mins
A Christian physicist and an atheist filmmaker look for answers together in a new documentary.
15th Jul 2016 - 5 mins
A Christian physicist and an atheist filmmaker look for answers together in a new documentary.
30th Jun 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart challenges Australians' complacency about what's done to asylum seekers in our name.
30th Jun 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart challenges Australians' complacency about what's done to asylum seekers in our name.
24th Mar 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart traces the roots of the "inalienable dignity" of the human person to the Easter story.
24th Mar 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart traces the roots of the "inalienable dignity" of the human person to the Easter story.
23rd Mar 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on how we cope - or fail to cope - with death.
23rd Mar 2016 - 5 mins
Simon Smart reflects on how we cope - or fail to cope - with death.
25th Dec 2015 - 5 mins
Simon Smart asks suffering believers around the world what Christmas means to them.
25th Dec 2015 - 5 mins
Simon Smart asks suffering believers around the world what Christmas means to them.
9th Apr 2015 - 5 mins
Many people believe more is going on in life than what we can see and touch and measure.
9th Apr 2015 - 5 mins
Many people believe more is going on in life than what we can see and touch and measure.
24th Dec 2014 - 5 mins
What does the baby in the drain have to do with the baby in the manger?
24th Dec 2014 - 5 mins
What does the baby in the drain have to do with the baby in the manger?
19th Nov 2014 - 5 mins
Two weeks ago I was sitting on a hotel roof inside the walls of the old city in Jerusalem at […]
19th Nov 2014 - 5 mins
Two weeks ago I was sitting on a hotel roof inside the walls of the old city in Jerusalem at […]
24th Sep 2014 - 5 mins
Years ago when our children were really small we lived in a house that my wife and I both hated. […]
24th Sep 2014 - 5 mins
Years ago when our children were really small we lived in a house that my wife and I both hated. […]
20th Aug 2014 - 5 mins
A fascination with human evil is hardly new, but is the proliferation of recent television series plumbing the heart of […]...
20th Aug 2014 - 5 mins
A fascination with human evil is hardly new, but is the proliferation of recent television series plumbing the heart of […]...
22nd Jul 2014 - 5 mins
When I was a little kid I was fascinated with space travel. I would pore over books about the original […]...
22nd Jul 2014 - 5 mins
When I was a little kid I was fascinated with space travel. I would pore over books about the original […]...
17th Jul 2014 - 5 mins
When central bankers start talking about capitalism’s inherent tendency towards serious inequality, and a 700-page book by a French Economist......
17th Jul 2014 - 5 mins
When central bankers start talking about capitalism’s inherent tendency towards serious inequality, and a 700-page book by a French Economist......
14th May 2014 - 5 mins
Last Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald ran an extended piece on the theological College that newly instated NSW Premier Mike Baird […]...
14th May 2014 - 5 mins
Last Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald ran an extended piece on the theological College that newly instated NSW Premier Mike Baird […]...
18th Apr 2014 - 5 mins
How the hope of Easter points to future restoration and death and evil being conquered.
18th Apr 2014 - 5 mins
How the hope of Easter points to future restoration and death and evil being conquered.
10th Apr 2014 - 5 mins
This month it is 20 years since Rwanda famously imploded, amidst a 100-day bloodbath of astonishing cruelty and brutality that […]...
10th Apr 2014 - 5 mins
This month it is 20 years since Rwanda famously imploded, amidst a 100-day bloodbath of astonishing cruelty and brutality that […]...
20th Feb 2014 - 5 mins
This week, celebrity writer and vocal atheist, Peter FitzSimons, tweeted in response to an Elizabeth Farrelly article in the Sydney […]...
20th Feb 2014 - 5 mins
This week, celebrity writer and vocal atheist, Peter FitzSimons, tweeted in response to an Elizabeth Farrelly article in the Sydney […]...