If you have ever read the dystopian novel by George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four (which appeared in 1949), and wondered what it would be like to…
One of the most bandied about phrases, yet one of the most ill-defined, is “social justice”. So opaque and nebulous is the term that economist…
When wealthy politicians try to outdo one another about how much they really care about the poor, we usually need to get our baloney detectors…
We live in distressing times. But given our historical amnesia, we forget that so have many other people. Indeed, history is full of desperate and…
Julia Gillard has announced a Royal Commission into child abuse. On the one hand we all can say ‘amen’ and wish it well. All child…
Scripture speaks of the final separation of the sheep and the goats, or the wheat and the tares. This is an eschatological judgment taking place…
The Spanish philosopher Santayana once said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. This is tragically true, and it is one…
An agenda is different from a conspiracy. A conspiracy involves secret plans to achieve some harmful end, while an agenda is simply a list of…
If there is one thing which stands out perfectly clear in the just-held US election, it is this: Perhaps half of all Americans now expect…
As the dust settles, let me offer here a few more reflections on the re-election of Obama. Plenty of commentary will be forthcoming in the…
Barack Hussein Obama has been returned to the White House. At this early stage he has won 275 of the 538 Electoral College votes. He…
OK, this will have to be my final piece on the important US elections which are now only a few days away. The only other…
Two opening caveats: One, we are all fallen, so none of us have all the truth on anything. Two, the pro-life movement contains passionate people…
There is a huge amount of material out there on the topics of Islam, the Middle East, the Muslim world, terrorism, jihad, creeping sharia, and…
Actually I must make a number of qualifications here at the outset: -This is not so much an article making this case, but a reminder…
Christians hold two passports. We are citizens of two kingdoms: the earthly and the heavenly. We have responsibilities to both kingdoms, but one – the…
Connor Court, 2012. It is rather odd to have to pen a lengthy tome defending marriage and family; but then again, we live in rather…
There are far too many believers who are rather mixed up on some very important issues facing us. I refer particularly to perhaps the most…
Well meaning but fuzzy-thinking Christians often express their disdain for any concept such as choosing between the lesser of two evils. Some purist and at…
Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was an amazing figure in so many ways. He was Dutch Calvinist theologian, pastor, politician, newspaper editor, statesman, journalist, educator, and Christian…