We must not wrongly use the Bible to opt out of our responsibilities in this world: Quite often when I or others seek to alert…
On being reunited with departed loved ones in the next life: Just as war was breaking out in Europe, the hit song We’ll Meet Again…
The late, great prophecy teacher has just passed away: Eschatology teacher and Bible lecturer Hal Lindsey has just gone to glory, aged 95. Although I…
Christians can seek and pray for both these things: If you are anything like me, you increasingly grieve over all the evil, deception, ungodliness and…
On being careful in our public statements: All believers are commanded to love God with their minds – among other things. We are also told…
Final and full divine justice is on its way: Retributive justice has to do with giving to each person his or her due. Our criminal…
Actually Paul spoke repeatedly about hell Sometimes Christians can say the dumbest things – and the most unscriptural things. Stupid and useless memes found on…
Would we still try to build things like cathedrals today? In good measure your view of life will determine what you do – or don’t…
Theology matters, but vain and unedifying arguing needs to be avoided: As aways in the Christian life there are various unbiblical extremes to avoid. We…
Some preliminary thoughts on replacement theology: This is quite an important theological topic and debate that has especially been reinvigorated because of the latest Hamas/Israeli…
There are some hard yet comforting words here: Before looking at this passage in detail, let me make this prefatory remark. Every year at this…
One day believers will be assessed on what they did: Something Christians do not speak much about is the idea of receiving rewards one day…
No Christian life is insignificant in the divine drama: It may be hard for many Christians to believe that what seems to be a pretty…
Incisive reflections by Lewis on the return of the Lord: The Greek term parousia means an arrival or coming, and is used specifically to refer…
How to have charitable debates and disagreements: There are plenty of topics which people can get very passionate about. Here I want to look at…
We have a role to play in seeing the Kingdom fully come: This piece on the Second Coming of Christ is a sort of follow-on…
Some inspiring quotes from his important new book: There is a never-ending supply of books on eschatology, the last things, the return of our Lord,…
They really are sinking to a new low in their anti-Christian bigotry: A strange title, admittedly, at least to non-Australians. But those who live here…
The second coming and role of the believer: The ‘his’ of my title of course refers to the Lord. Jesus Christ has come once to…
How should we live in the face of impending doom? Just how should we live if we thought our present way of life was all…