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…
Yes we must discern and we must judge: I just read again what is most likely the most misused and abused passage in all of…
There are some hard yet comforting words here: Before looking at this passage in detail, let me make this prefatory remark. Every year at this…
Are you daily making use of your daily bread? Yes, another odd title. But then again some of you are thinking that Bill is a…
Introducing Saint Augustine: Anyone even remotely interested in the major disciplines of the humanities – be it history, philosophy, theology, ethics or politics – must…
We always need the bigger picture when we are going through deep waters: OK, so I am easily triggered – triggered in getting inspiration for…
So long Dan Andrews: Arguably the most despicable, deplorable, diabolical and disruptive Premier in Victoria, if not all of Australia, has just announced that he…
A brief introduction to Aquinas: The Italian Dominican Thomas Aquinas is without question one of the West’s most important philosophers and theologians. Along with the…
Judgment is certain – how we face it all depends: What do you think of when you hear the word “judgment”? It will normally depend…
We need to be careful in our assessments of others: We Christians can be a funny lot – we can so easily run to unhealthy…
You really should read these books: My title might be a tad misleading. First of all, this great champion of God has penned various autobiographical…
The prophets have a few choice words for these females: OK, I used to have a housewife. Yes, she did work outside of the home…
We can count on resistance and enmity as we stand for biblical truth: When we are repeatedly told about something, or warned about something, especially…
What Jacinta Price said about colonialism in Australia deserves to be heard: Aboriginal Senator Jacinta Price caused quite a stir recently by stating that colonialism…
Do not worry about the numbers too much: Just how religious – or more particularly, Christian – is Australia? Or for that matter, many other…
Welfare dependency has been a real mixed bag: As governments increase in size and scope, so does the nanny state, and the turn away from…
Good news about rogue rulers and evil tyrants: A major problem we have as mere fallen and finite creatures is that we lack perspective. We…
How would you react if you suddenly became wealthy? Back when I was quite young, growing up in the late 50s, there was a TV…
Incredible scenes from the 1904-1905 revival in Wales: There are plenty of highlights one can look at when discussing the issue of revival. Here I…