Sometimes “Christian libertarians” say the dumbest things: The only problem I had in writing this article was in deciding what title to run with. I…
God loves individuals and has plans for them. But he also is concerned about the nations, and has purposes and plans for them. This is…
Many biblical truths have a positive as well as a negative side to them. That is, an affirmative truth may well have an obverse negative…
We live in an age where people seem to want everything to come in a lite version. Because of busyness, or laziness, or what have…
Zondervan, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Chris Wright is an English evangelical and Old Testament scholar. He has penned a number of helpful…
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…
God is no fan of religious syncretism and idolatry: Most modern westerners want nothing to do with religion, but if they must have it, they…
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…
Reflections on Christmas with a little help from popular culture: This time of year is sometimes referred to as the ‘silly season,’ so perhaps I…
We are such a long way from where we should be, spiritually speaking: OK, this passage may not be so much encouraging as it is…
Being ‘true to yourself’ is often the worst thing you can do: Often music can capture the way a culture thinks and feels. It can…
Christian, you are not your own and you need to start living that way: We live in an age of easy believism and cheap grace.…
We can learn a lot from what happened to ancient Israel: All of Judges 19-21 is difficult to say the least. Indeed, it is one…
We must not read Scripture cafeteria style: God did not give us just some books of the Bible, or parts of some books. He gave…
In praise of bad news: There might be some truth in the old saying, “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”. However,…
Now they want to sexualise and politicise our dead war heroes! When 18-year-old boys signed up to fight in overseas wars – be it WWI…
How are we to understand the sabbath? There is plenty of discussion and debate on the matter of how the Christian should understand the sabbath.…
We MUST learn from history, or we will lose it all: I am now starting to know how people like Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Niemöller…
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…