In Part One of this article I wrote that Jesus is far different when we read the Gospels as if for the first time than…
There is no Christian life without repentance. It is that simple. Repentance is not only a key component to becoming a Christian, but it is…
If you have your baloney-meter properly working, you can spot a load of baloney a light-year away. And this has got to be the biggest…
As I have been reading through the Minor Prophets I have noticed a recurring theme which is well worth highlighting. It seems to be as…
(This is the third of a four-part article) Thus our big problem was our way-out beliefs. The truth is, we all need the various giftings…
This is primarily a religious term, although it can and does have secular uses. Thus one dictionary meaning defines a backslider as follows: “recidivist: someone…
At the very heart of the gospel is the fact that Jesus Christ died on a cross in our place for our sins, so that…
It is not just believers who ponder things like heaven and hell – academics can and do as well. Consider one American academic who has…
I tend to ignore really stupid things making the rounds on the Internet, but since some have gone viral, and others have asked me to…
This looks like it is going to be an ongoing series for quite some time to come. It is instalment number three of an irregular…
The Bible is full of warnings about apostasy. The term means to deliberately renounce or reject one’s faith commitment. It is an act of defiance…
It may not seem this way, but what I wish to discuss is perfectly reasonable, so hear me out. My admittedly opaque title refers to…
A passage from the Old Testament which I read this morning has dovetailed nicely with a discussion on another posting, so it is worth trying…
These are the two major missing ingredients in most churches today. Sadly the commitment-less, non-judgmental and PC-heavy mindset which characterises the world also characterises much…
This passage is as much a misused passage as a difficult one. And its misuse can often be deadly. There have been a number of…
OK, I’ve got a beef. Hopefully it is a biblical beef, or a God-given beef – if not, don’t even waste your time reading any…
The one trait or attribute of God that almost all Christians will hold up as being of supreme and fundamental importance is his matchless grace.…
A few months ago I wrote a piece examining some of the popular quotations and posters making the rounds on various social media networks. Many…
American pastor John Piper once wrote: “Relativism is a revolt against the objective reality of God. The sheer existence of God creates the possibility of…
OK, I am being a bit presumptuous here. Not only has the November US presidential election not yet taken place (obviously), but it is still…