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A Review of The Quest for Reality and Significance. By David Gooding and John Lennox.

Jan 19, 2020

Myrtlefield House, 2018-2019.

A new series of books on Christian apologetics and worldview analysis is worth being aware of:

This new six-volume set of books on Christian apologetics is a very useful resource indeed. Coming in at some 1850 pages,

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Jan 12, 2020

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

Last century C. S. Lewis made this important observation: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the

Climate Change, the Media, and Culture Wars

Jan 11, 2020

There is plenty of media spin on the climate wars:

Over the course of quite a few years I had a major involvement with the mainstream media, with many hundreds of interviews and the like. Because the MSM tends to

The Left’s War on Scott Morrison

Jan 6, 2020

Time to get real about Morrison Derangement Syndrome:

Let’s get real here: the media-led war against the Australian Prime Minister has nothing to do with bushfires and everything to do with the left and its long-running war against Christians and

On Australia’s Bushfires

Jan 3, 2020

How are we to think about the horrific fires in Australia?

The attention of much of the world is now on the deadly firestorms ravaging so many parts of Australia. I was not planning on writing about this, and that

Naturalism, Determinism, Free Will, and Human Dignity

Jan 2, 2020

Is matter all that matters? Is nature all there is?

Theists and atheists have plenty of debates over issues like ultimate reality, freedom, morality, and personhood. With philosophers and theologians over the centuries offering us millions of words on these

Christians, Climate and Catastrophism

Oct 19, 2019

Christians must not succumb to emotive climate catastrophism:

C. S. Lewis once warned about “Christianity and…” That is, the dangerous tendency to supplement or add to the Christian faith some cause or some ideology or some trend. ‘Christianity and socialism’

Two Leaders and Two Speeches Resisting the Global Elites

Oct 8, 2019

Two recent speeches by Trump and Morrison should give us all encouragement:

At a time when all of the West is seemingly disintegrating before our very eyes, more than ever we need strong leaders who will stand up for their

On Greta, Regrettably

Sep 25, 2019

Some thoughts on the Left’s new messianic figure, Greta Thunberg.

By now most of you would have heard of her and seen her – the ever-angry and rather sour-faced activist lavishly praised in the lamestream media, treated like a hero

Green Religion

Aug 21, 2019

When people stop believing in God, they do not become irreligious – they simply find new gods to worship.

Everyone is religious. Christians are religious. Hindus are religious. Muslims are religious. And believe it or not, atheists are also religious,

10 New Books That Make You Think

Aug 2, 2019

These ten new Christian books will certainly make you think – and that’s a good thing!

It is always good to think. If you are a Christian you should know that Jesus commanded us to think. He told us that

A Review of Darwin Devolves. By Michael Behe.

Jun 8, 2019

HarperOne, 2019.

One of the leading pioneers in the intelligent design movement has been Michael Behe. In his first two books – Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution (1996) and The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the

More on the Miracle Man Morrison

May 20, 2019

Ordinary Australians as well as biblical Christians were clearly delighted in Saturday’s election outcome. Instead of a progressive leftist government further coercively pushing all the radical causes, we have a government that should govern sensibly and responsibly for all Australians.

Christians and Technology

May 6, 2019

As the old saying goes, Christians are in the world but not of it. Thus, although we live in a fallen, sinful world, we should still seek to be salt and light in it. But we also have citizenship in

Close the Baby Abattoirs Now!

Apr 9, 2019

After yesterday’s Australia-wide attacks by the vegan vigilantes, there has been a fair amount of outrage by ordinary Australians. They are upset that this handful of militants sought to shut down parts of the country, shut down legitimate businesses, and

The Cult of Violent Vegan Vigilantism

Apr 8, 2019

There is never a dull moment when you wake up each day and check out the morning news. When I looked at my news feed this morning it was filled with story after story about radical vegans causing mischief and

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

A Review of The Quest for Reality and Significance. By David Gooding and John Lennox.

A new series of books on Christian apologetics and worldview analysis is worth being aware of:

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

Climate Change, the Media, and Culture Wars

There is plenty of media spin on the climate wars:

The Left’s War on Scott Morrison

Time to get real about Morrison Derangement Syndrome:

On Australia’s Bushfires

How are we to think about the horrific fires in Australia?

Naturalism, Determinism, Free Will, and Human Dignity

Is matter all that matters? Is nature all there is?

Christians, Climate and Catastrophism

Christians must not succumb to emotive climate catastrophism:

Two Leaders and Two Speeches Resisting the Global Elites

Two recent speeches by Trump and Morrison should give us all encouragement:

On Greta, Regrettably

Some thoughts on the Left’s new messianic figure, Greta Thunberg.

Green Religion

When people stop believing in God, they do not become irreligious – they simply find new gods to worship.

10 New Books That Make You Think

These ten new Christian books will certainly make you think – and that’s a good thing!

A Review of Darwin Devolves. By Michael Behe.

More on the Miracle Man Morrison

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A new series of books on Christian apologetics and worldview analysis is worth being aware of:

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

There is plenty of media spin on the climate wars:

Time to get real about Morrison Derangement Syndrome:

How are we to think about the horrific fires in Australia?

Is matter all that matters? Is nature all there is?

Christians must not succumb to emotive climate catastrophism:

It is not the imminent collapse of the earth that we should fear, but loony groups like Extinction Rebellion:

Two recent speeches by Trump and Morrison should give us all encouragement:

Sorry Greta, but it is high time we ignore the histrionics:

More vital info that we need to know about her and her claims.

Some thoughts on the Left’s new messianic figure, Greta Thunberg.

Now religious left loonies are confessing their sins – to plants! I kid you not.

When people stop believing in God, they do not become irreligious – they simply find new gods to worship.

These ten new Christian books will certainly make you think – and that’s a good thing!

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