Australians want to know who Jesus is, rethinking the death penalty + more

As Australian citizens Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran face the death penalty for their roles in the infamous “Bali Nine”, Rod Benson revisits the arguments for and against the death penalty. Read it here, and make up your own mind.

The popular technology blog, Communicate Jesus, reveals that Australians want to know who Jesus is, more than any other popular figure. Steven Kryger, the author of the blog says, “Let’s keep talking about Jesus. Australians want to know who He is.”

Preacher and writer Tim Keller is writing a new book on preaching called Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Skeptical Age, due out mid-2015. Speaking at a conference last week he offered a taste of what is to come in the new book. You can listen to the talks here.