Various introductory matters were laid out in Part 1 of this article. If you have not yet read it, I urge you to do so…
In this third of a four-part article I look further at issues of textual criticism, translation theory, pros and cons about manuscript types and translations,…
I have covered quite a bit of territory in the first three parts of this article. Now I seek to wrap things up, and offer…
I have used the phrase “the death of the West” or something like it plenty of times now. And for good reason: the West has…
Revival is the need of the hour. All true Christians long for and pray for revival. Without sweeping revival we are in very dire straits.…
Many believers would at least vaguely recognise this phrase. It of course comes from the Apostle’s Creed. But it has been the subject of much…
In one sense no one is indispensable in God’s Kingdom. God is not bound by us and what we can do for him. He could…
In these historical books we learn about how the monarchy in Israel was established. Samuel first anointed Saul as king, and then David. Four main…
Given that I love books, church history, and sets, this article makes perfect sense – at least to me! But there are other more helpful…
The other day I penned a piece about the life and ministry of the great evangelist George Whitefield. It was largely based on the two-volume,…
Many folks, if asked to name a religious figure who opposed Hitler and the Nazis, would be able to name Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Lutheran pastor…
For those few ferociously faithful followers of this website, you may have noticed that things have been a bit quiet here for the past few…
Bethany House, 2017. Historian Jeremiah Johnston asks us to imagine what life would be like if there was no Christ and no Christianity. Those with…
My readers by now should be used to somewhat odd articles with somewhat odd titles. But there is a reason – or two – for…
I have said it before: I strongly believe God can and does providentially raise up leaders in times of great darkness and crisis to avert…
Great books and great films usually deal with a very dark period of crisis and conflict in which all hope seems to be gone, but…
Five hundred years ago the posting of a number of theses by an Augustinian monk turned the world upside down. Plenty has been written of…
A topic as broad as the one suggested by my title is of course far too much to do justice to in a short article.…
I confess. I was once an out and proud member of the 60s counterculture. Yep, I was once fully into the whole thing: the hippy…
There is nothing wrong with being concerned about the wellbeing of your neighbour. But there is plenty wrong in thinking that more Big Government is…