Spence 2000. Around 10 years ago Paul Johnson wrote an interesting book entitled Intellectuals. In it he looked at the personal lives of some…
InterVarsity Press, 2001. This book has a sobering and timely message: most churches have stopped growing. Sure, many are getting bigger, but that is only…
Word Publishing, 2000. I enjoy many of the books by John MacArthur. He often writes sensibly and incisively. However in this book I think he…
Multnomah, 2000. There may be as many non-believers who have heard of this book as believers, thanks to its phenomenal sales. In May this year…
There are many ways to think about the recent American tragedy. One can discuss international relations and global politics. One can dissect end time prophecies.…
The ink had just dried on a piece I wrote critical of a new book on homosexuality and the church by the Anglican Church doctrine…
The Liturgical Press, 2001. In the humanities, the name Augustine stands out. Indeed, be it history, theology or philosophy, Augustine stands as a towering figure.…
Much of the Christian life involves getting the right balance. Heresies in the church usually arise when we over-emphasise a certain doctrine or teaching, resulting…
The first line of Carl F. H. Henry’s six-volume, 3,000 page work, God, Revelation and Authority says this: “No fact of contemporary Western life is…
Since the creation of man, God has been busy as the great iconoclast. That is, ever since Adam and Eve, God has had to constantly…
Christians both within and without the Australian Christian Churches are excited and encouraged about the formation of the ACC. As one who writes from outside…
Brian Houston Ministries, 1999 In this book the pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney shares his concerns about money. He believes that Christians have a…
It has been the habit of skeptics in general and devotees of higher criticism in particular to undermine the authority of the Bible by arguing,…
There exists an awful lot of conceptual confusion and definitional inexactitude concerning Christianity in general and fundamentalism in particular. Mind you, I’m speaking about the…
Often when I make an appeal for Christian social involvement, I get some Christians who bring up various objections, most of which boil down to…
Three recent occurrences are the occasion for this article. The first was a conversation with a good friend and respected colleague, a fellow soldier in…
It is hard to imagine, but some Australians have not heard of the Y2K problem. Then again, there are some people who have not yet…
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has just released its report, Article 18: Freedom of Religion and Belief. The report is the result of…
A popular teaching has been heard in the church over the last few decades which encourages Christians to believe they should be rich and prosperous.…
Jesus told the early disciples that following him would not always be easy: “You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,…