We all have a long way to go in mastering the Bible and doctrine: Most folks have heard of the expression found in my title.…
Is God present or absent in your life? The Bible is a book filled with glorious promises and wonderful words of hope and comfort. But…
The Bible cannot be used to justify our draconian lockdowns: Sadly, Christians have not been immune from getting things so very wrong when it comes…
None of us is immune from being misquoted and mispresented: Oh dear. Is nothing sacred – or safe? The ability to attack someone by misrepresenting…
The Christian needs both brains and the Spirit to rightly understand Scripture: All Christians believe that God speaks to us through the Bible – not…
The homosexual activists have long sought to rewrite the Bible in order to make their lifestyle appear to be scripturally acceptable. They have failed big…
There are a few things in life that seem to be never-ending. Taxes would be one, but another one is the ability of clueless wonders…
We expect those pushing radical agendas like the various sexual libertines, especially the homosexual lobby, to try their best to attack and twist Scripture as…
As advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies continue to take place, more and more couples are taking advantage of these new means to have children. Surrogacy…
Two caveats before proceeding, which I regrettably find necessary to make. The first is this: after some 40 years of being a Christian, one ominous…
When believers seek to apply biblical principles to issues of public policy, it is admittedly a complex and difficult task. We are often best advised…
Further thoughts on the terror attack of earlier this week: The good news is, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel is in good condition after the Islamic…
Does God know future events? The questions in my title and sub-title might seem to most Christians to be rather silly questions. ‘Well of course…
Was God wrong to tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? One of the more puzzling and questionable stories found in the Old Testament has to do…
The Samson saga is bizarre but encouraging: Yesterday I wrote about the Samson narratives. He was one of the judges, or deliverers, that God raised…
Can God ever forget us? Yesterday I penned a piece on forgetfulness. I looked at two types of this, from a spiritual perspective. When we…
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…
On mountain removalists: In a recent piece, also a part of this series on difficult Bible passages, I mentioned that not everything Jesus said was…
Not everything we read about in Scripture is meant to be copied! There are various important principles of biblical interpretation. If we keep these in…
Should believers bury their dead only? While many believers may never have given this a passing thought, some others might think quite a lot about…