(This is the third of a four-part article) Thus our big problem was our way-out beliefs. The truth is, we all need the various giftings…
(This is the fourth of a four-part article) Then another thing happened which really finalised my conversion process. Two old Christian ladies in Tacoma were…
A High Court ruling has declared that government funding of the school chaplaincy program is invalid according to the Australian constitution. This ruling raises many…
Broadside Books, 2012. The Lefties are going to really hate this book. You see, almost everything the Left hates or denigrates or minimises, such as…
Twenty-three years ago the Tiananmen Square protests were in full swing, and freedom lovers around the world hoped that some light would soon break forth…
A good case can be made that popular culture and our postmodern times are creating a generation of zombies. Now zombies are, in a very…
Believe it or not, I do appreciate some agnostics and atheists. Often there can be broad areas of common ground, and I will therefore recommend…
On this day in 1456 Johannes Gutenberg’s first Bible was reportedly published. Sometimes called the 42-line Bible, it seems to have been the first book…
Not all religions are equal. Some are inherently inimical to genuine pluralism and religious tolerance. Others have in fact paved the way for those goods.…
Worldviews matter. Our framework for looking at the world will impact what we see, how we see it. Our worldview will also impact what we…
If you are not up on your Marcionism, I encourage you to get with the program. More specifically, I encourage you to learn about Marcion…
OK, so I confess: sometimes I write articles just so that I can showcase what somebody else has written. There is a lotta good stuff…
Not learning the lessons of history, or worse yet, refusing to learn the lessons of history, will always get us into big trouble. And one…
OK, so it is an odd thing to be writing articles on one’s birthday, but there is some sanity to all this. My wife is…
OK, I have not seen the film yet, and I am not sure if I will. I keep getting mixed signals on the new film…
Two noted political leaders have just passed away: the Czech political liberator, Vaclav Havel, and the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il. The two lives could…
HarperOne, 2011. This is another very important and helpful volume by the world-class historian and sociologist of religion. Stark has already penned a number of…
Exactly 70 years ago the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. In around 3 hours over 2400 people were killed and…
Plenty of Christians think it is unspiritual or unscriptural to get involved in politics. I disagree. I think the entire biblical revelation gives a clear…
Back in 1948 TS Eliot wrote about “the common tradition of Christianity which has made Europe what it is”. In the essay, Notes Towards the…