There must be some sort of law in operation which posits that the higher you climb in the celebrity ranks, the lower you sink in…
John Stott passed away this week at age 90. The British evangelical leader and Anglican clergyman was a giant of 20th century evangelicalism. He was…
Michele who? Some of you might be asking this question. If you live in the US you would probably know of her, for at least…
As everyone now knows, troubled singer Amy Winehouse passed away on Saturday. She was as famous for her drug and alcohol-plagued life as her musical…
A bit of my feminist side must be coming to the fore here, all because of three episodes in the past 24 hours. All have…
A lot of, well, weirdness, has been taking place in regard to the Australian visit of the Dalai Lama. The spiritual leader of Tibet has…
America’s doctor death, Jack Kevorkian, passed away last week. He was famous for having helped to kill over 100 people – and he was proud…
OK, consider a brief exercise in a bit of cynicism here. But sometimes public figures really become irritating, so please indulge me as I let…
There would be a number of reasons why an estimated 2 billion people watched Will and Kate tie the knot. But perhaps the major reason…
The world has lost a great man of God, a modern-day prophet, and a humble warrior for the Lord. He sadly died in a car…
Anyone involved in the abortion debate – no matter which side they are on – will know of Bernard Nathanson. A key player in the…
Billy Ray Cyrus is famous for at least two reasons: his hit song Achy Breaky Heart, and his handful of a daughter, Miley Cyrus (sometimes…
Beatty Street, 2010. Patrick Moore was a founder of Greenpeace back in the early 70s. He was a radical environmentalist who became a sensible environmentalist.…
One hundred years ago Ronald Wilson Reagan was born. The 40th American President is remembered for many things, but here I wish to highlight just…
We live in an age which seems to hate children. We know what is best for children, yet we seem intent on deliberately denying children…
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) was one of England’s greatest preachers. Indeed, he was known as the “Prince of Preachers” and is said to…
With the English now here battling Australia to retain the Ashes, it is worth looking at how this evolved, and how one remarkable cricketer became…
There are always attempts being made to water down the Christian story, and that is certainly true at Christmas time. What is meant to be…
It may have been “twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,” as the Beatles sang about in their 1967 album “Sgt.…
Megastar Oprah Winfrey is coming down under this month. This will be good news for all the Americans who get a free trip out of…