Two great Christian authors: OK, a piece on two of my all-time favourite authors. Any excuse will do to revisit these two champions. In case…
Two potential conversions to Christianity have many people talking: With several very well-known public intellectuals seemingly coming to faith, it is worth offering a few…
What was it that sustained these freedom fighters during such difficult times? Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement are well known historical…
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…
Introducing Saint Augustine: Anyone even remotely interested in the major disciplines of the humanities – be it history, philosophy, theology, ethics or politics – must…
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…
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…
You need to know about this important Christian thinker: OK, I can hear you saying: ‘J who? Never heard of him!’ Sadly, most folks would…
The amazing transformation of Charles Colson: Many secularists, atheists, misotheists, and sceptics will try to tell you that Christianity is just a fantasy, just a…
Insights from the wife of the great preacher: Five years ago an important biography was written about a very important woman. But because of the…
Charles Spurgeon believed the gospel must have an impact on all areas of life: Was Spurgeon involved in the culture wars? Well, if you mean…
We cannot get enough of these two: Talk about a power duo. Talk about some massively important prophetic voices. Talk about fearless watchmen on the…
The New York pastor has left quite a legacy: The New York Presbyterian pastor and popular author Tim Keller has passed away, aged just 72.…
One can never get enough of Leonard Ravenhill: There is always so much we can glean from the words of Ravenhill – though he is…
These quotes will encourage and convict – we need to hear them: The great preacher, teacher and revivalist Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) had a huge influence…
The Jesus Revolution, my story, and the new film: Like so many others, I was part of two major counter-cultures in my youth. From around…
How two great Christian thinkers developed their love of books: In 1 Timothy 4:13 we find Paul saying this: “give attention to reading”. And in…
On the conversion of C. S. Lewis: Anyone who has read the account of Lewis’ conversion in Surprised By Joy (HBJ, 1955) will know that…
Here are five moving stories of those who renounced their disdain of Christianity: The Roman leaders, the Jewish leaders, and Satan himself all thought that…