When something is repeated in Scripture, you had better stand up and take notice. The idea of overcoming is one of them. John especially uses…
We have all heard about how some Christians are so heavenly-minded that they are no earthly good. They are up in the clouds spiritually speaking,…
Yep, you read that right: Christian atheists. Believe it or not, there are folks out there who claim to be Christians – even Christian leaders…
There will always be disagreement amongst Christians. Indeed, there is nothing wrong with differences of opinions, at least on non-primary biblical doctrines. But one aspect…
Once again, as is often the case in this series, this passage is not so much difficult and hard to understand, as it is so…
Today the founding Prime Minister of Singapore passed away at age 91. He is rightly credited with single-handedly turning Singapore from a third-world backwater to…
Let me set things straight at the outset: in terms of our initial regeneration, this is a work purely done by God. We do not…
NavPress, 2014. There are thousands of books on Christian apologetics, philosophy of religion, and the new atheists. One quite new volume certainly deserves to be…
God is the author of culture, so it matters – end of story. But since folks expect a bit more from my articles, let me…
I was going to entitle this piece, ‘the job no one wants,’ but that would have opened things up too wide. One thinks for example…
We all know that politics and religion are not supposed to be discussed in polite society. That is what we are told anyway. Well, I…
Contrary to the thinking of so many rather anaemic Christians today, in both Testaments the idea of God’s just judgment on the wicked is held…
One of the most shocking passages in all of the Old Testament is Jeremiah 5:31: “The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own…
It is as if the Ten Commandments had never been written – or at least the first one. But given that they have been written,…
There is no shortage of examples of how the church in America is doing a great job of subverting the faith from within. Forget about…
Up until recently all of Western civilisation recognised and affirmed the reality of universals and absolutes. But for various reasons much of that has been…
Anyone with a bit of biblical knowledge will know what I am referring to with my title. In Matthew 12:20 we read: “A bruised reed…
Once upon a time there existed what was known as a free press. Back in those days the media actually tried to report the news,…