Deception in the churches is never far away: Some Christians are surprised to learn about out-right deception, false prophets, and gross evil found throughout Western…
The Christian gospel is not being well served by Putin: All Christians should be concerned about the persecution of the faith wherever it is found.…
We need some biblical clarity about these important matters: Sadly there is never a shortage of fuzzy thinking and confusion among Christians on various issues.…
Christianity is under attack from the inside and the outside: Yesterday I discussed the brazen attack by a radical mob on an evangelical church in…
We are all significant in God’s Kingdom: Do you know who these characters are? Pallu, Hezron, Huppim, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, and Ard. I will let…
Some very useful theological resources to be aware of: Back in 2010 a new series was launched by Kregel. It was called the 40 Questions…
We need to get the biblical balance right here: There are often what seem to be paradoxes in the Christian life. For example, on the…
Christians all have a role to play: What was said long ago of Esther can be said of all believers: “And who knows whether you…
Recent figures on the state of the church in Australia: Australia has a population of around 28 million people. Of those, just 1.3 million attend…
We are called to make a difference: The Christian knows (or should know) various basic biblical truths, such as: Satan is alive and well on…
When the church and the world team up in celebrating sin: We know that people in the world readily and routinely sin, make excuses for…
God is not yet finished with the West: Just hours ago I wrote a piece on how the Anglican Church in the West is in…
Developing world Christians lead the Anglicans to biblical faithfulness: In a piece I just penned yesterday I mentioned how the Anglican Church in the UK…
If Europe comes to an end, the church must take much responsibility for this: That Europe is in a real bad way few would dispute.…
How Christians can really help the poor: It is a given that Christians should be concerned about the poor, about dealing with poverty, and about…
Involvement or retreat? The other day in a radio interview I spoke about Christ the controversialist. I also mentioned that John Stott had a book…
Some brief reflections from a long-standing believer: It is always risky to make rather general and personal observations about important matters. Even if you offer…
As always, we need biblical balance: There is always a tendency for Christians to latch onto those parts of the Bible that they find appealing…
Schaeffer’s thought is always of vital importance and relevance: In some 22 books the late great Christian thinker, apologist and evangelist Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) said…
Thoughts on Galatians 3:28 and related texts: Biblical texts can be used, abused and misused in all sorts of ways. One such text is Galatians…