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…
It is pretty clear by now that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will get the nod as the Republican nominee to run against Barack Obama…
Why does it seem that not all of our prayers are answered? Why are some people healed and others not? Why do sin, suffering and…
In light of the theological framework developed in Part One of this article, I want to flesh this out in some practical specifics, looking at…
Divine healing proponents look to Isaiah 53:4,5 as proof that healing is to be included in the atonement. Indeed, almost all of the faith teachers…
Admittedly, contentment is rather difficult to achieve in an age of rising expectations. Not only does everyone want to keep up with the Joneses, but…
One major mistake of some believers in general, and the prosperity gospel in particular, is to equate a person’s economic and material standing with his…
There are always plenty of twisted teachings and dodgy doctrines circulating in our churches. One is known as the Prosperity Gospel or the Health and…
There are very few things which are more important than getting the issues of repentance and conversion right. The fact that we need to get…
This weekend a whole bunch of frisky God-haters will be descending upon Melbourne. With all the zeal and passion of an evangelistic tent-meeting crusade, the…
Lots of people are worried about things like the current accounts deficit or deficit spending. Such things are rather concerning indeed and do rightly occupy…
I make no claim to being a good Catholic, because I am not one – I am a Protestant. But US actor Martin Sheen is…
Have you ever been accused of being dogmatic? If so, go your way rejoicing, and wear it as a badge of honour. Being dogmatic is…
There is nothing new about false teachings, heresy, and apostasy in the churches. They have been occurring for two millennia now. Jesus himself warned about…