Centre for Christian Living

25/05/2026

21/05/2026

Have you ever wrestled with the question, “Is it ever okay to lie?” It’s not long before someone points to the Bible—especially the Old Testament—where people seem to lie, get away with it, and are even commended for it. Think of the Hebrew midwives in Exodus 1:15–21, or Jehu’s deception in 2 Kings 10.

So what do we make of these passages? What do they teach us about truth, deception and the Christian life?

In this episode of the Centre for Christian Living podcast, Tony Payne speaks with Moore College Old Testament Lecturer Jack Day about some of the Bible’s most challenging examples of lying and what Christians today should make of them.

Listen now: https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-156/

10/05/2026

Where do Christians fit in politics—Left, Right, or neither?

Join us for an interactive evening exploring faithful engagement in the public square.

🗓 20 May, 7–9pm
🎟 $15 ($12.50 groups)

Register: https://ccl.moore.edu.au/events/left-right-out-the-strange-position-of-the-political-christian/

05/05/2026

How should Christians engage with politics?

Some of us avoid it altogether. Others jump right into the debates. But where is the faithful path—and why do we often feel like we don’t quite belong on either side?

Join us for this Centre for Christian Living event as we explore what it means to follow Christ in the public square, and why Christians can often feel “left right out”.

Wednesday 20 May 2026
7:00–9:00pm
$15 (or $12.50pp for groups of 4+)

This will be an interactive evening, so it won’t be livestreamed—but parts will be shared later on the podcast.

We don’t want cost to be a barrier—please reach out if needed.

Register now: https://ccl.moore.edu.au/events/left-right-out-the-strange-position-of-the-political-christian/

27/04/2026

Christian living is being a daily disciple of Jesus Christ, and being a disciple is being a learner—an apprentice of Christ. It’s to learn to be like him, to live like him, to think like him, to love others like him.

But being a learner or an apprentice of Jesus Christ is no simple thing; it’s rich, multi-faceted and extraordinary. It’s a lifelong process. Of course, it’s also a struggle: there are many obstacles, and many of us get stuck or stalled in our apprenticeship to Jesus Christ, especially after being a Christian for a while.

What would it mean to re-ignite your enthusiasm for learning Jesus Christ? Tony Payne discusses this question with Col Marshall in relation to Col’s latest book on the subject, “Warriors of the Word”.

https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-155/

27/04/2026

As Christians, how interested and involved should we be in the political life of our society? What does being faithful look like as we approach and interact on the political scene? Often Christians feel like they don’t really fit on either side of the political divide.

Join the conversation on Wednesday 20th May at Moore College, when Tony Payne, Director of Centre for Christian Living, leads a workshop on the strange position of the political Christian.

To find out more and register visit:
https://moore.edu.au/events/ccl-politics-workshop/

21/04/2026

How should Christians engage with politics?

Some of us keep our distance. Others engage closely. Yet many of us feel we don’t quite belong—neither Left nor Right.

Join us for “Left right out: The strange position of the political Christian”, an interactive workshop from the Centre for Christian Living, as we reflect on what faithful Christian engagement looks like in the public square.

Wednesday 20 May 2026
7:00–9:00pm
$15 (or $12.50pp for groups of 4+)

This workshop will not be livestreamed, but portions will be recorded for future CCL podcast episodes.

Find out more and register:
https://moore.edu.au/events/ccl-politics-workshop/

14/04/2026

Every now and then, a book comes along that makes such a sweeping, powerful and insightful argument about the nature of our lives and our world and our culture, that it leaves you disturbed and almost disoriented, as if the ground has shifted under your feet and you’re not quite sure where you’re standing anymore. Paul Kingsnorth’s book, “Against the Machine”, is like this. It’s very broadly speaking a Christian book—or at least, is written from the perspective of a Christian worldview—and it makes a quite stunning argument about the dysfunctional nature of our contemporary, very technological machine-like society that resonated very deeply and yet raised many questions.

In this episode of the CCL podcast, Tony Payne talks to speaker, author and cultural analyst Stephen McAlpine about these questions, and about the strengths and weaknesses of Kingsnorth’s book and what it means for our lives as Christians in this machine-like culture we inhabit.

Moore Theological College

Listen here: https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-154/

12/02/2026

Digital technology like smartphones has revolutionised the way we navigate daily life and the way our whole society functions. We have supercomputers in our hands that can answer almost any question instantly and perform many tasks that make life easier.

Such technology has its downsides, like the explosion of accessibility to po*******hy and the prevalence of online bullying. Even so, our stance as Christians is often something like, “Let’s use this technology wisely, but not abuse it”, as if the technology is simply a neutral instrument. But the good things of our world (like technology or money) can become much more than this: they can become master-teachers that dominate and disciple us.

In this first episode of a special three-part series, we explore this issue—interrogate and ask questions about what the smartphone really is and how it does affect our lives. How does this technology disciple us? How does it reorder our attitudes, operating beliefs and behaviours—not just personally, but on a society-wide level? Finally, what have been the costs and disadvantages of all this?

Listen here:
https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/podcast-episode-151/