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Disease, Disaster, Evil and Worldviews

Aug 10, 2020

One’s worldview determines how we approach things like the corona crisis:

Two nights ago on television there was a replay of the 1996 film Independence Day. You know the story: a bunch of nasty aliens come to earth levelling

Have you been involved in any idolatry lately?

It was John Calvin who so very rightly said that the human heart is “a perpetual factory of idols.” As such, C. S. Lewis was also perfectly right when

On Christian Compromise – and Treason

Aug 5, 2020

What happens when Christians renounce their faith in order to please the state?

My title may sound a bit ominous, but this piece is actually an exercise in theology and church history – with some contemporary application. The main issue

A Spiritual Take on the Victorian Disaster

Aug 3, 2020

We SHOULD be angry about what is happening. But how we deal with that anger is crucial:

I have much more time to write articles than normally: one, I am basically under house arrest, as are all poor Victorians; and

One Law For Us, Another Law For You

Jul 31, 2020

Why do Muslims get special exemptions while the rest of us do not?

As if there is not enough craziness, stupidity, angst and turmoil going on all around us because of corona, we now have this revelation. And I tell

Corona and Censorship – Where Have We Seen This Before?

Jul 31, 2020

The widescale suppression and censorship of information has been done before:

I have often spoken about the politicisation of society. And it is clearly the case that for many years now even things like medicine and science have become heavily

Spurgeon, Depression, and Suffering Christians

Jul 13, 2020

We can learn from Spurgeon and others when we struggle with depression:

While some Christians may think that no blood-bought child of God should ever deal with depression, plenty of them do nonetheless. Indeed, visit any Christian bookstore and you

Dan Andrews, Tear Down This Wall

Jul 9, 2020

Welcome to East Berlin – I mean Melbourne!

So I live in a major Western city which is now in deep lockdown, with a police perimeter keeping people from going in or out. As of midnight, Melbourne, Australia, is the

Do not forget that in the Old Testament both prophet and priest kept kings in check:

The biblical Christian constantly needs to maintain biblical balance and deal with dangerous and incorrect views concerning Christian truths. The disciples 2000 years ago

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

If you wanted to conduct a grand social experiment to see how easily the masses can be controlled by means of fear, you do not

Our Chairman Andrews Graciously Decides To Lift Some Restrictions

May 11, 2020

So kind of our glorious leader to give us a handful of freedoms!

OK, in just a matter of minutes the Victorian Premier Dan Andrews will be announcing the possibility of relaxing a handful of restrictions, at some time in

The State, Mandatory Health Care, and Eugenics

May 8, 2020

Some thoughts on government power, the public good, and mandatory policies:

Australian leader Scott Morrison recently said that those in some sports codes should not be allowed to play unless they are vaccinated. As one report put it: “Prime Minister

Corona Martyr Shelley Luther: Here I Stand

May 7, 2020

We need many more brave Shelley Luthers:

If you have not yet heard about Texan hair salon owner Shelley Luther you really need to – so keep reading. A judge has sentenced the Dallas mother to a week in jail

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

Disease, Disaster, Evil and Worldviews

One’s worldview determines how we approach things like the corona crisis:

And What Is Your Idol?

Have you been involved in any idolatry lately?

A Spiritual Take on the Victorian Disaster

We SHOULD be angry about what is happening. But how we deal with that anger is crucial:

One Law For Us, Another Law For You

Why do Muslims get special exemptions while the rest of us do not?

Spurgeon, Depression, and Suffering Christians

We can learn from Spurgeon and others when we struggle with depression:

Dan Andrews, Tear Down This Wall

Welcome to East Berlin – I mean Melbourne!

The State is Not Absolute

Do not forget that in the Old Testament both prophet and priest kept kings in check:

Fear, Fascism and Fealty

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

Our Chairman Andrews Graciously Decides To Lift Some Restrictions

So kind of our glorious leader to give us a handful of freedoms!

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One’s worldview determines how we approach things like the corona crisis:

We should be concerned about all lives in a time of crisis:

Have you been involved in any idolatry lately?

What happens when Christians renounce their faith in order to please the state?

We SHOULD be angry about what is happening. But how we deal with that anger is crucial:

Why do Muslims get special exemptions while the rest of us do not?

The widescale suppression and censorship of information has been done before:

Today it is mandatory mask-wearing. What will it be tomorrow?

Some folks are convinced that Jesus would wear a mask. Are they right?

We can learn from Spurgeon and others when we struggle with depression:

Welcome to East Berlin – I mean Melbourne!

Dan Andrews – not coronavirus – is destroying Victoria:

The mass protests make a mockery of the entire corona narrative:

Numerous experts are warning that the lockdowns are far worse than the virus:

Do not forget that in the Old Testament both prophet and priest kept kings in check:

My latest ruminations on the corona craziness:

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

So kind of our glorious leader to give us a handful of freedoms!

Some thoughts on government power, the public good, and mandatory policies:

We need many more brave Shelley Luthers:

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