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C. S. Lewis and Redeeming the Past

Aug 1, 2020

What seemed like a wasted youth lead to an incredible career:

We are all created differently, so we all have different stories, different interests, different goals, and so on. Some people for example have never read a book in their

Universities, Political Correctness, and Safe Spaces

Jul 29, 2020

Jonathan Sacks laments the sad state of today’s universities:

If you are a bit older, like I am, and went to university in your youth, you would be rather shocked at what we find there today. What was once meant

Some gems from the classic Lewis volume, Miracles:

The first time I bought a copy of the 1947 classic work Miracles by C. S. Lewis was way back in 1975. Some 45 years later I bought my newest copy of

A Review of United States of Socialism. By Dinesh D’Souza.

Jul 16, 2020

All Points Books, 2020.

You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza:

Socialism, says D’Souza, is the most discredited idea in history since slavery, but it is now being mainstreamed in America by the left and the

A Review of ‘I Kid You Not’. By Lyle Shelton.

Jul 15, 2020

Connor Court, 2020.

Lyle Shelton’s autobiography will encourage you to keep on keeping on:

Anyone knowledgeable about the culture wars and the work of the Australian Christian Lobby will be familiar with many of the stories found in this new

Independence Day and the Christian Connection

Jul 4, 2020

The Fourth of July has decidedly Christian roots:

Let me begin by saying two things. First, Happy Fourth of July (OK, maybe I am a day early given that I live down under). Second, this article is really due to

Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Can one accept the reality of God and of suffering, and not have a fundamental contradiction? For thousands of years philosophers and theologians have argued that we can indeed

Dealing With Pain, Suffering, Loss and Grief: A Reader

Jul 2, 2020

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

We all suffer in various ways, so to offer a reading list on how to cope with, how to understand, and how

Deconstructing Climate Alarmism

Jul 1, 2020

The new book and article by environmentalist Michael Shellenberger are must reads:

For decades we have had gloom and doom, end-of-the-world alarmism concerning the climate, with all sorts of dire predictions about the world ending any day now. One false

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Many of you know about the remarkable American Christian missionary and author Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015). What she went through has more than qualified her to

Essential Christian Reading During the Corona Lockdown

Apr 23, 2020

Here are 15 new important books you should be aware of:

In a time of forced lockdown, what better way to spend your time than to get through a substantial pile of important books? Yes I realise that my articles

This is Why You Must Read Thomas Sowell

Apr 19, 2020

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

My thesis here is straightforward; You all need to be familiar with the American economist and social commentator Thomas Sowell. The 89-year-old was a Marxist while younger, but is now

Modern Conservative Thought: A Personal Odyssey

Apr 17, 2020

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

With all the gloom and doom about corona, and over three dozen articles so far on this site covering the issue, it might be time

Authors You Should Know About: Richard Weikart

Mar 7, 2020

Here are four very important books that you all should be aware of:

Richard Weikart is an American professor of history and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, a public policy think tank in Seattle. He has penned

A Review of Jezebel’s War With America. By Michael Brown.

Mar 2, 2020

FrontLine, 2019.

This new book by Michael Brown is an important and timely read:

Sadly too many Christians have little time for, or interest in, the Old Testament. But they ignore it at their own peril. As Paul said in

Biblical Anthropology: A Reader’s Guide

Feb 17, 2020

Just what does it mean to be human?

It is vitally important that we get the right understanding on what it is to be human. A wrong view on how we view humanity and personhood will often result in some

God is doing amazing things in places like Iran:

While Christianity in the West seems to be on its last legs, God is not yet finished with planet earth. He is still at work, including in places that we might

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

C. S. Lewis and Redeeming the Past

What seemed like a wasted youth lead to an incredible career:

Universities, Political Correctness, and Safe Spaces

Jonathan Sacks laments the sad state of today’s universities:

C. S. Lewis on Miracles

Some gems from the classic Lewis volume, Miracles:

A Review of United States of Socialism. By Dinesh D’Souza.

You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza:

A Review of ‘I Kid You Not’. By Lyle Shelton.

Lyle Shelton’s autobiography will encourage you to keep on keeping on:

Independence Day and the Christian Connection

The Fourth of July has decidedly Christian roots:

Suffering and Worldviews

Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Dealing With Pain, Suffering, Loss and Grief: A Reader

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

Deconstructing Climate Alarmism

The new book and article by environmentalist Michael Shellenberger are must reads:

Elisabeth Elliot on Suffering

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Essential Christian Reading During the Corona Lockdown

Here are 15 new important books you should be aware of:

Authors You Should Know About: Richard Weikart

Here are four very important books that you all should be aware of:

A Review of Jezebel’s War With America. By Michael Brown.

This new book by Michael Brown is an important and timely read:

Biblical Anthropology: A Reader’s Guide

Just what does it mean to be human?

Christian Revival in Iran

God is doing amazing things in places like Iran:

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What seemed like a wasted youth lead to an incredible career:

Michael Brown’s new book on the US elections is a must read:

Jonathan Sacks laments the sad state of today’s universities:

Some gems from the classic Lewis volume, Miracles:

Multiculturalism and identity politics are destroying societies, not helping them:

You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza:

Lyle Shelton’s autobiography will encourage you to keep on keeping on:

The Fourth of July has decidedly Christian roots:

Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

The new book and article by environmentalist Michael Shellenberger are must reads:

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Here are 15 new important books you should be aware of:

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

Here are four very important books that you all should be aware of:

This new book by Michael Brown is an important and timely read:

Just what does it mean to be human?

With Sanders and CO pushing socialism, we need to again make the case for its viable alternative:

God is doing amazing things in places like Iran:

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