Yes we are to seek justice, but not by aligning themselves with violent, radical mobs: I have written before about some of the radical left…
Why do so many churches sideline the elderly? Here is my thesis: just as most of the West has elevated all things youth while ignoring,…
Christians must not succumb to emotive climate catastrophism: C. S. Lewis once warned about “Christianity and…” That is, the dangerous tendency to supplement or add…
We must avoid both being hyper-critical of everything, and being accepting and undiscerning about everything. As I have said so many times over the years,…
The words of warning given by Jeremiah to ancient Israel seem to be fully needed in today’s church. Now that I have your attention, no,…
It can happen to the best of us: we all can say some rather silly and stupid things from time to time. But sadly some…
History repeats itself, which is why we all need to be students of history. And when we ignore or forget the lessons of history, we…
Sometimes Christians who seek to pass themselves off as the most spiritual and the most godly are often the most carnal and the most arrogant.…
One might think that the land of country music and the Grand Ole Opry has little to do with the land of Erasmus and Rembrandt.…
Things are getting worse by the day for the church in the West. Yes, much good is still happening, and many strong churches still exist.…
I must say, about the only thing I find more troubling and disturbing than all the constant assaults on the faith by its various enemies…
I have written often about the intersection of faith and politics, and how Christianity might fit into the world of partisan politics. And I have…
I have said it before: one of the best ways to grow in your Christian faith, to be inspired, to be challenged, and to be…
Isaac Publishing, 2017. This new volume by Patrick Sookhdeo is well worth reading. And the author is well-placed to offer us a global perspective on…
There is a lot of confusion about issues of sexuality and ethics. Plenty of atheists and secularists seek to argue that things like chastity, abstinence,…
OK, I am part of the old guard. For three decades I have been engaged in the culture wars here in Australia. While I am…
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.…
If there ever was an issue that should separate the men from the boys, the wheat from the tares – spiritually speaking – it would…
For some reason, there is one article that I wrote some years ago that has been read more times, shared more times, liked and commented…
Non-Christians are trashing Christ and the gospel all the time – that is fully to be expected. What should not be expected – and what…