SPCK, 2006. The standing joke about Tom Wright goes like this: An inquiring student gives Dr Wright a call. His secretary says,” Sorry, but he…
N. T. Wright is arguably one of the most important New Testament scholars of our day. Whether you agree with everything he writes or not,…
I never thought I would write an article locking horns with N.T. Wright. Certainly not on a political matter, since he is a New Testament…
Many former God-haters have either converted or passed on: There is an old religious joke about a few quotations graffitied on a bathroom wall. The…
Most Christians need to get this right: This piece may not be to everyone’s liking, as it combines some autobiographical elements with biblical and devotional…
A very brief intro to a major topic: Like most issues in theology and philosophy, this can be a quite complex topic. I do not…
Here are five moving stories of those who renounced their disdain of Christianity: The Roman leaders, the Jewish leaders, and Satan himself all thought that…
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:…
The resurrection of Christ is the great boost that a weak faith needs: There are ten accounts of people being raised from the dead in…
God’s choices are based on his grace, not our merit: My somewhat cryptic title refers to the fact that God freely chooses, his decisions are…
What to read on these hugely important topics: One advantage of having a large library is that putting together bibliographies can become somewhat easy. That…
If some believers over-spiritualise Scripture, others can over-politicise it: If my title seems a bit too arcane and academic, please forgive me, But I do…
Death stinks, as does suffering and decay. But it will not always be with us: The older you get, the more the realities mentioned in…
Thoughts on revival – and what to read about it: There is little doubt that the need of the hour throughout the West is mighty…
Here are some helps as you read and study the book of Hebrews: After the four gospels, the book of Acts, and the thirteen Pauline…
Some of the greatest Christians were once some of the greatest opponents of the faith: God is in the transformation business. And so often in…
The choice is always between the real King and false kings: The reasons why people hate Christ, Christians and Christianity are many, but a major…
Edwards and the Puritans can teach us much about the place of emotion in the Christian life: My title is a mouthful to be sure…
Some thoughts on government power, the public good, and mandatory policies: Australian leader Scott Morrison recently said that those in some sports codes should not…
Trump’s State of the Union address was a very important speech indeed: Donald Trump has just finished giving his 3rd annual State of the Union…