Some people wrongly think of the Apostle Paul as a real hardnose – a rigid and feisty guy. They want to contrast him to Jesus:…
In 1 Corinthians 10 Paul mentions some episodes from Israel’s life about how Yahweh judged them for their sins as recorded in parts of Exodus…
OK, a public disclosure is required here before moving on: I am an old guy. So of course I will defend being old, you might…
One of the most famous and most often recited passages from the Old Testament is 2 Chronicles 7:14. Most Christians know it well and mention…
With plenty of public discussion over a recent case of capital punishment, I have regrettably noted an incredibly high level of confusion, misinformation, illogic, and…
The book of Revelation, also known as The Apocalypse (the Greek word being used here), is of course one of the more intriguing and often…
In the biblical sense, syncretism has to do with seeking to worship the one true God while also dragging elements of false religions into the…
When I write on something over and over again, it is usually because it is a very important matter, or because some folks just don’t…
In much of life, and certainly in the Christian life, we need to be inspired, challenged and given a vision of something better, grander and…
The longer I live, and the longer I live as a Christian, the more tragic cases I encounter of people I have known who were…
That there is a lot of silly and sloppy thinking around goes without saying. And this is by no means limited to non-believers. There can…
By now most Victorians, and perhaps many Australians, will have heard the great news: Luke Shambrook is alive. The 11-year-old Victorian boy with severe autism…
Socrates long ago said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Yet tragically most people simply glide through life without any serious self-examination or…
This may be news to some believers, but the church is to be self-critical. It is to actually assess, discern and judge what is happening…
I have learned over the years that far too many folks who call themselves Christians are more than happy to believe in and toss around…
Sadly much of Western Christendom has fallen into two related traps: most Christians are just as consumeristic and materialistic as any non-Christian; and much of…
When something is repeated in Scripture, you had better stand up and take notice. The idea of overcoming is one of them. John especially uses…
We have all heard about how some Christians are so heavenly-minded that they are no earthly good. They are up in the clouds spiritually speaking,…
There will always be disagreement amongst Christians. Indeed, there is nothing wrong with differences of opinions, at least on non-primary biblical doctrines. But one aspect…
Once again, as is often the case in this series, this passage is not so much difficult and hard to understand, as it is so…