Scripture offers us clear principles to help us understand evil rulers: In terms of politics, conservatives such as myself can understand why various secular left…
The second world war and Christian conscience: War has always been with us, and the Christian needs to think long and hard about what the…
What General MacArthur managed to do in Japan after the war was nothing short of remarkable: What do you do if you are given the…
What about justice for the victim before or as they are being assaulted? In my previous article on these topics I looked at a number…
Is military intervention ever justifiable – if so, when? Justice between individuals is something we aspire to, or should aspire to. We should seek to…
Recommended reading on war, peace and international relations: The issues of war, peace, geopolitics and international relations are all part and parcel of the world…
Some Christians try to argue that international alliances are wrong. Are they correct? We are all capable of messy thinking in so many areas –…
Is it ever right for individuals or nations to intervene in the affairs of others? Some Christians are pacifists or isolationists. They think the use…
Thinking about right, wrong and justice in warfare: In a fallen world, war, the use of force, bloodshed, violence and aggression will always be with…
An article I did not want to post: This article has been sitting around for at least a week now. I have been hesitant to…
Reflections on Ukraine: I offer here some further random thoughts on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. They supplement my views from earlier pieces on this…
Thoughts on how to respond to great evil and great carnage: I take it that the four items listed in my title would have resulted…
Some thoughts on Scripture, warfare and international relations: There have been some quite odd changes of thinking of late, and the main reason for this,…
More vital thoughts on the war in Ukraine: Two days ago I sought to lay out the case for how I view the situation in…
Further reflections on war in Ukraine: The situation in Ukraine continues. My first article very briefly looked at some of the political, historical and military…
What are we to make of the situation in Ukraine? The incursion by Russia into the Ukraine is still underway, and it remains to be…
The beginning of woes in Afghanistan: Here is a question that seems like a no-brainer to me: With the absolute hellhole that is Afghanistan right…
The fall of Afghanistan is a real worry indeed: It has happened so quickly. Kabul is fallen. The Taliban have just captured the capital of…
How far can we go in opposing evil governments? One might think with all the corona crisis we are now engulfed in that I am…
We need some realism on the Chinese Communists and their role in this virus: Let me make a few things quite clear. One, Communists have…