These are the two major missing ingredients in most churches today. Sadly the commitment-less, non-judgmental and PC-heavy mindset which characterises the world also characterises much…
One if the missing ingredients of modern Christian life is that of church discipline. We have all but lost the New Testament understanding of discipline…
This is where some churches have now stooped to: For some decades now I had a standard line about the decaying church surrendering to the…
Deror Books, 2023. The Australian churches and sexual ethics: Australian pastor, social commentator, and Islam expert Rev. Dr. Mark Durie has a new book out…
Yes, church membership matters: Sometimes people try to impress you with how spiritual they are, but often all they end up doing is demonstrate how…
Segregation is fully upon us – should it be? The basic answer to the question in my title is this: it depends on what sort…
Thank God for one bold and biblical churchman, Glenn Davies: Today in far too many churches – including supposedly Bible-based evangelical churches – we find…
Anyone who says Jesus was only about preaching a message soaked in happy, uplifting and positive vibes has clearly not read the four gospels. Everywhere…
Suffering is a universal phenomenon. We all suffer in various ways, and we all have questions as to why we do. Like Job of old,…
That so many churches today are absolutely addicted to entertainment, razzamatazz productions, and keeping the masses amused and happy is fairly obvious. I have spoken…
There is a lot of fuzzy thinking found amongst Christians concerning sinners and the church. We so often hear things like: “Our church welcomes everyone”…
This may be news to some believers, but the church is to be self-critical. It is to actually assess, discern and judge what is happening…
I hate to say it, but it grieves me greatly whenever I start thinking about the state of Christianity in America. Every time I hear…
Peter informed us 2000 years ago that “judgment must begin at the house of God” (1 Peter 4:17). His admonition holds just as true today…
Tired of being harassed because of your sin? Tired of being rejected by churches because you will not renounce your sinful lifestyle? Looking for a…
The Spanish philosopher Santayana once said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. This is tragically true, and it is one…
There is only one thing worse than the militant homosexual activism which is destroying everything in its path. And that is those gullible and naive…
A half century ago A.W. Tozer preached these words: “This is the day of excusing sin instead of purging sin. An entire school of thought…
Crossway, 2010. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) When is the last time you read a book on church discipline? Worse yet, when is the…
Crossway, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) There was a time when it was a virtue to be known as discerning and discriminating. That was…