With Australia’s greatest fire tragedy still unfolding, (not to mention terrible flooding in the north of the country), all sorts of questions arise. Attempting to…
OK, another cryptic title. Some with a bit of knowledge of ecclesiastical history might be thinking of the 39 Articles (the 1562 Anglican statement of…
It always amazes me how God is able to get his message across. When God’s people are unable or unwilling to be accurate spokespersons for…
Crossway Books, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) William Lane Craig is one of the premier evangelical apologists around. He is amply qualified to…
Christianity is far more than just pie in the sky in the sweet bye and bye. Wherever Christian missionaries and workers have gone, there has…
Another Christmas has come and gone, and for many people, at least in the West, there was not even the slightest connection made between the…
For some years now, each new Christmas season is greeted with further outrages and attacks. There are all the usual incidents: banning nativity scenes, refusing…
As has been my occasional habit, I offer another list of recommended reading. The books mentioned here simply happen to be some of the volumes…
There is a very important biblical text concerning how Paul shared the Gospel with a non-Jewish (Greek) audience. It is of course the very well-known…
The Judeo-Christian worldview was essential for the rise of the West. Without it the world would be a radically different place today. Most of the…
In 1973 American psychiatrist Karl Menninger penned a book with the intriguing title, Whatever Became of Sin? Good question. But we now know in part…
There are all sorts of reasons why people get involved in interfaith dialogue. Some are better than others. Some Christians, for example, may think in…
We are continuously being told by Muslims and their sympathisers that if Islam has its violent aspects, well so too does Christianity. They are very…
As the saying goes, “Jaw jaw is better than war war.” Thus getting warring factions together to talk through their differences instead of killing one…
The biblical understanding of morality is rather straightforward: There exists an objective, universal moral law because there is a transcendent, personal moral lawgiver – God.…
During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, four columns of insurgent forces approached Madrid, while a ‘fifth column’ of supporters was inside the city, seeking…
It has often been said of the more liberal Christian denominations that in their attempt to become trendy and relevant – at the expense of…
Tolerance is one of the most abused words in the English language today. It always used to mean putting up with someone you disagreed with.…
Arch-atheist Richard Dawkins is an evolutionist. But many are now asking whether the dyed-in-the-wool critic of religion may be, well, evolving in his views about…
“Be on your guard.” That is a message found constantly in the New Testament. There is much to be alert about. For example, Jesus solemnly warned…