Here are 20 new books that you all should be aware of: My title should make it clear that at least three groups of people…
Things can change in an instant: In the 1995 song “Days Like This” by Van Morrison we find this refrain: “Oh my mama told me,…
Two powerful examples of how folks can make a real difference in a life: It is quite remarkable just how much of an influence and…
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…
“Cancelling” the debts of students is not a good idea: Higher education is admittedly expensive – especially in private schools. I did both public and…
Disney is now a hotbed of sexual radicals: The targeting of our children by the militant activists has been going on for decades now, and…
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…
Censorship and the erosion of freedom are alive and well in the West: If you can control the content and flow and information, you can…
What can we learn from persecution in the early church? Only those with spiritual myopia or who are living in a fantasy world can not…
Why did Jesus often tell those he healed to remain silent? It is interesting that on a number of occasions after Jesus performed a mighty…
Here are 15 new important books you should be aware of: In a time of forced lockdown, what better way to spend your time than…
How does Christianity differ from all the other world religions? Although wildly ambitious and seemingly foolish to write on such a massive topic, with billions…
We all must examine ourselves in the light of the parable of the sower: The admonition of my title comes from 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NASB).…
There is not much new under the sun as the writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us, and a basic knowledge of the past 2000 years of…
The first three gospels – Matthew, Mark and Luke – are known as the synoptic gospels, and they share a number of similarities. However, the…
In this series on study tools on the entire Bible we now come to the final twelve Old Testament books – the Minor Prophets. These…
At the very heart of Christian theology is the notion of the triune God, and the idea of the deity of Christ. Both these doctrines…
The Christian religion is one in which books really matter. Reading and writing matter greatly to biblical Christianity. It is a bookish religion. Note, I…
No, I don’t want you to go around saying “sorry” all the time. That is not what I mean. My title is referring to this:…
I’m glad you asked. OK, so you didn’t ask, but a few of you might have been thinking that! I know that a small percentage…