While it may come as a surprise to many, most of the great universities of the western world were originally founded by and/or for Christians.…
Those who hate the traditional married family unit utilise all sorts of means to attack it, denigrate it, and undermine it. One quite common ploy…
The current marriage wars are so very odd for so many reasons. Until just recently the ideological left was vigorously insisting that marriage is just…
If I wait two years and one month, I can pen a piece on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But…
Anyone familiar with the Scriptures and church history knows that often a time of national crisis is met with a time of corporate prayer. Dire…
You all should know about the short life of little Charlie Gard. His parents – and millions of concerned people worldwide – did all they…
The 228th Bastille Day has just been celebrated in France – at least by some. Not everyone is crazy about the storming of the Bastille…
At the turn of last century battles raged between theological conservatives and theological liberals, especially in Britain and America. The historical background to all this…
With this year being the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation (October 31, 1517 was when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses), plenty of new…
There is nothing much new under the sun, as Solomon reminded us some 3000 years ago. And for much of the last 2000 years Christians…
The latest Islamic terror attack – this time at London Bridge – has in one sense sort of dampened what I was going to say…
Why is it that some great men and women of God live to a ripe old age while others seem to be struck down far…
Last night I was reading in Spurgeon’s Mornings and Evenings devotional. As would be expected from Spurgeon, every page seems to be loaded with spiritual…
As stated in my first article on this topic, there are heaps of spiritual truths that can be found in the accounts of the kings…
All Christians should be devoted students of the Word of God, and that includes the Old Testament. The 39 books of the OT comprise a…
There are various historical events which have been real game changers, and what transpired 500 years ago certainly was one such event that changed the…
An ambitious title some might think. It is certainly big picture stuff. But that is vitally needed since so many people – including far too…
The radical left has never been a fan of Western civilisation. It seeks at every turn to deride, attack, criticise and undermine the values and…
Allow me to engage in rather broad-brush strokes here as I look at current events through the eyes of history, especially church history. I have…