What we must know about Bonhoeffer and political resistance: The German Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) did not just theorise about politics and…
The current debate over homosexual marriage in Australia has sadly divided many churches, and even denominations. Households have been divided, and friendships have been lost.…
There is plenty that we can learn from the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, especially when it comes to challenging a sleeping, compromising and errant church.…
What was it that sustained these freedom fighters during such difficult times? Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement are well known historical…
The West’s schizoid attitude toward children: It was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who is purported to have said: “The ultimate test of a moral society is the…
We need comfort and perspective in our trials: Suffering is a universal condition, something we all experience. The Christian message is unique in that it…
These powerful words need to be read and meditated upon: One of the great attributes of God and one of the high water marks for…
This is the central reality of Christianity: There are of course millions if not billions of words written on the greatest event of human history:…
More vital encouragements to make a difference: I recently penned a piece featuring a number of brief quotes on the need to get involved in…
These should inspire you to get involved and make a stand: This website attempts to get people aware of what is going on, and get…
We must read – or re-read – these three crucial volumes: Yes I know, calling a recent book – or a recent anything – classic…
Salem Books, 2022. This new book is a much-needed challenge to our complacent Christianity: I and many others have long been saying that the church…
Those who do not want to get involved are a part of the problem: We all know of various media reports that now and then…
How might we think about resistance to evil rulers? (Author’s necessary preface: This is one of those pieces where I must say something up front…
Some key volumes on political theology and the like: Let me say at the outset that this is a very selective reading list. The truth…
Yes marriage and family really do matter: It was the Roman statesman and orator Cicero who said some 2000 years ago: “Marriage is the first…
When opposition arises, should we run or allow ourselves to suffer? Christians can have some rather cloudy thinking when it comes to such things as…
We MUST learn from history, or we will lose it all: I am now starting to know how people like Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Niemöller…
Thoughts on taking risks, and being reckless: Lately I have been speaking about the issue of risk and how life is always about trade-offs: getting…
This new statement on religious freedom and Christian worship is worth reading and signing: My title asks a serious question, and is especially relevant today…