With a newly elected Green MP, and four more Green Senators set to join the existing five in July, the nation and the media are…
It is often claimed by Islamophiles that the Muslim world contributed greatly to science and learning. As but one recent – and rather silly –…
For both religious and non-religious reasons, history is vitally important, and it is imperative that we do not forget the lessons of history. As the…
George Orwell once said, “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” Quite so. It has always been a…
HarperOne, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The subject of this book seems rather strange today. That is because the concept of heresy only…
If you knew the world was going to end in one week, would you do anything different? I recently posted a question quite similar to…
There have been plenty of critics of Western foreign aid, and quite often, rightly so. They have pointed out the waste, inefficiencies and counter-productive nature…
I was stunned to open today’s newspaper and read an incredible letter to the editor, not only defending abortion, but making a case which the…
HarperOne, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Very few people have much good to say about the Crusades nowadays. Most think it was a…
OK, now that I have shamelessly pinched the title of Edmund Burke’s famous 1790 book, let me continue. Bastille Day, the French national holiday, was…
This year we have an important double anniversary of Charles Darwin: the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the 150th anniversary of his classic work,…
Christianity is far more than just pie in the sky in the sweet bye and bye. Wherever Christian missionaries and workers have gone, there has…
Another Christmas has come and gone, and for many people, at least in the West, there was not even the slightest connection made between the…
There are two related tendencies in the West which are as puzzling as they are troubling. One is the habit of claiming victim status. Ben…
The Judeo-Christian worldview was essential for the rise of the West. Without it the world would be a radically different place today. Most of the…
That filmmakers take a bit of artistic license with their products is nothing new. It happens quite often. Indeed, films purporting to deal with historical…
War sucks. But in a fallen world, war is often necessary for the preserving of both peace and justice. While some might argue that talk…
Here’s the scenario (which happens to be a true story): I’m stuck in some slow moving traffic, and the guy in front of me has…
IVP, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) It is quite common for today’s militant atheists to throw around reckless charges and wild accusations. Their…
William Wilberforce is rightly remembered as the man who helped set the slaves free. The evangelical Christian and politician is especially honoured this year, since…