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Churches Will Be Trashed When Marriage is Trashed

Sep 15, 2017

Reality always triumphs over ideology. When homosexual marriage proponents try to tell you that churches, faith-based institutions, and religious individuals of all stripes will not be impacted by the redefinition of marriage, they are telling you porkies – and they

Advice For Those Entering Into Battle

Sep 12, 2017

We often speak about the culture wars. You would have to have been living on Mars for the past half century if you do know what this means and what it entails. All around the West there are major battles

Is Marriage a Gospel Issue?

Sep 3, 2017

If you want the short answer: yes it is. But let me tease this out a bit more. In the current debates about homosexual marriage, I have heard far too many progressive Christians try to tell me that marriage is

“Love is All That Matters” and Other Errant Nonsense

Sep 3, 2017

The list of useless, vacuous and just plain false mantras being tossed around in the homosexual marriage debate is very lengthy indeed. Every idiotic claim that can be made has been made. Of course one would expect those on the

No They Are Not Representing Christ and Biblical Truth

Aug 21, 2017

When error and falsehood come our way, it is never a trickle but a flood. We do not just get a few cases of deception and false teachings, but heaps of them. It seems that lies and deceit have a

Christians: How Long Will You Keep Denying the Lord?

Aug 20, 2017

“Who me, deny the Lord?” you might be saying right now. Yes you. It is time to get real here. How many Christians are in fact denying their Lord in all sorts of ways, maybe even on a daily basis?

Morally Derelict Christian Leaders

Aug 14, 2017

If there ever was an issue that should separate the men from the boys, the wheat from the tares – spiritually speaking – it would be the current attack on marriage by the homosexual activists. If there ever was a

Urgent: Pray and Work to Protect Marriage

Aug 5, 2017

As you should know, with renegade federal Liberals pushing for an all-out confrontation on the homosexual marriage issue, we are now in very precarious times. Yes, we have fought and won countless other moves over the past decade or so

Yet More Nasty Attacks on Religious Freedom

Jul 31, 2017

Another day, another attack on Christianity in Australia. This time we have a Tasmanian case which has been making the news the past few days. A Christian street preacher in Hobart and his pastor have become the subject of a

Christian Concern: Missing In Action

Jul 22, 2017

I wish to speak to the issue of Christian concern and involvement in vitally important issues of the day. I would like to assess just how willing Christians are to stand up and be counted. I want to examine how

The Relentless War On Faith, Family and Freedom – and What We Can Do About It

Jul 17, 2017

We all know about the murderous Islamic terror groups such as IS and all the horrific persecution of Christians and others they are involved in. Christians in the West are also facing persecution, although admittedly nowhere near as severe –

Peterson and Homosexuality: Just What is the Message?

Jul 14, 2017

Retired Presbyterian pastor, best-selling author, and the creator of the Bible paraphrase The Message Eugene Peterson has caused a big stir by saying he is happy with homosexuality and homosexual marriage. And he has caused another stir by soon thereafter

The Great Anglican Death Wish

Jul 11, 2017

It was the renowned journalist Malcolm Muggeridge who used to speak about the “great liberal death wish”. There were various versions of this given, either as an essay or a talk. Here is a short part of one such version:

Francis Chan, Christian Discipleship, and House Churches

Jul 4, 2017

For some reason, there is one article that I wrote some years ago that has been read more times, shared more times, liked and commented on more than any other piece I have ever written. For a rinky-dink website such

Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Corinthians 13:10

Jul 2, 2017

This is a passage which is problematic because of various strong views associated with it. So it might be better referred to as a contentious passage. It says this: “but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.” What disappears?

No Practicing Porn Stars in Heaven

Jun 25, 2017

I know what you are thinking: ‘Bill sure comes up with some jarring titles every once in a while.’ Porn stars? Heaven? What is this all about? All will be revealed shortly. But let me introduce what I want to

Ten Theses on Theology

Jun 22, 2017

I wish to make a few basic points about theology here. Theology is important, but like anything, we can get way off base with it. As is so often the case, avoiding unbiblical extremes is imperative. People can go in

The 5 Solas Series

Jun 20, 2017

With this year being the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation (October 31, 1517 was when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses), plenty of new books have recently appeared to commemorate the event. One such work is a very helpful

Christians and Yoga

Jun 13, 2017

A really lousy piece that appeared in today’s Herald Sun entitled “Yoga classes banned for ridiculous reason” deserves some attention. The reporter must have had too much spare time on his hands, and the subeditor too much empty space to

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

“Love is All That Matters” and Other Errant Nonsense

Christians: How Long Will You Keep Denying the Lord?

Yet More Nasty Attacks on Religious Freedom

Christian Concern: Missing In Action

Peterson and Homosexuality: Just What is the Message?

Francis Chan, Christian Discipleship, and House Churches

Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Corinthians 13:10

No Practicing Porn Stars in Heaven

Ten Theses on Theology

The 5 Solas Series

Recommended Reading on the New Age Movement

Christians and Yoga

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