John Stott passed away this week at age 90. The British evangelical leader and Anglican clergyman was a giant of 20th century evangelicalism. He was…
This is another passage that must be carefully considered, and in context, to do it proper justice. If not, it can lead to faulty, or…
This is another passage that is so often abused and misused. That is the main reason it can be so difficult or problematic. A subtitle…
As we come to the close of the New Testament we find these three short but important letters by John (authorship is disputed, but likely…
These two books complete the narrative portion of the New Testament. The rest of the NT is composed of various epistles and writings. While I…
These two rather similar verses are not so much difficult passages as ones that can be easily misused. I have had people tell me for…
Crossway Books, 2010. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) There have been a number of solid evangelical works on ethics which have appeared over the…
Thomas Nelson, 2007. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) That the Bible puts a very high premium on truth is indisputable. But sadly, the church…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The Letters of John may be brief (they total just 132 verses in English), but they are…
Christians have always had to deal with the impact of the surrounding culture: We have a new term – or at least a new way…
Thank God for his patience with us: Allow me a moment to make a seemingly odd introduction: Back in 1960 the Chicago blues legend Junior…
So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…
Give to one and all, no questions asked? As so often happens, a discussion, a debate, or even a knock-down, drag-out brawl on the social…
What others are saying about preaching: Some of you might think, ‘I am not a preacher, so this article is not for me.’ There are…
Are we really called to do this? There are several New Testament passages where Jesus says things about plucking out an eye or cutting off…
There is a biblical order to how we share the gospel: One mistake Christians can often make is to single out and highlight one biblical…
Yes we must discern and we must judge: I just read again what is most likely the most misused and abused passage in all of…
We need to get back to basics here: In this life, the Christian sees through a glass darkly as the Apostle Paul told us (1…
The only influencers we really need are committed Christian ones: One hears a lot in recent times about “influencers”. They get a fair bit of…
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…