The curious case of Judas: Here I am again, taking on some of the biggest, most complex, and most debated issues in the world of…
Does God know future events? The questions in my title and sub-title might seem to most Christians to be rather silly questions. ‘Well of course…
A very brief intro to a major topic: Like most issues in theology and philosophy, this can be a quite complex topic. I do not…
A brief introduction to Aquinas: The Italian Dominican Thomas Aquinas is without question one of the West’s most important philosophers and theologians. Along with the…
Determinism might be a nice theory, but we cannot live that way: Let me begin by noting that if we wanted to go much deeper…
Mental and moral clarity on truth versus opinion: We can get into real trouble when we fail to make basic distinctions. Consider the issue of…
You need to know about this important Christian thinker: OK, I can hear you saying: ‘J who? Never heard of him!’ Sadly, most folks would…
Forgetting and forsaking God has serious repercussions: Western history is in large part the story of God and his people at work. Yet most Westerners…
More useful cultural and biblical analysis from this noted Christian philosopher: There are many ways to describe and discuss sin. Perhaps one definition of major…
There is plenty of incisive commentary in the new volume by Watkin: The new book by a Monash University philosophy professor and Christian thinker is…
What you must read on AI, transhumanism, and the new digital technologies: Whether we like it or not, and whether we know it or not,…
Worldviews matter when it comes to purpose and meaning: There are various versions of what is found in my title. Other formulations would include ‘Nothing…
What is conservatism all about? As my readers will know, I am a Christian first, and a conservative second. If I wanted to offer some…
On the vital importance of truth: One of the truest statements you will come across is this: Truth is vitally important. We either live by…
Some great assessments of the shortcomings of atheism: While we can seek to take atheists seriously (after all, some of my readers were former atheists,…
Here are eleven books by four authors you should be aware of: There is never a shortage of good books out there, nor of good…
Statism and its war on God: This is a follow-up piece to an earlier article I wrote on political religion. In that essay I spoke…
The claim that logic and the like are just Western inventions is quite amiss: Before I became a Christian I spent a fair amount of…
Not knowing the future need not worry us because God does: In this piece I want to discuss both theological and pastoral aspects to how…
Our theology determines who is the rightful ruler: There are massive political, philosophical and theological issues arising from one of the oldest issues mankind has…