If you read the Psalter through in one sitting (which can be done) or at least read all 150 psalms in a concentrated period of…
In Part One of this article I offered some general considerations as to how the Christian might approach the rather troubling imprecatory psalms. To properly…
Given that we usually think of the psalms as songs of praise, it may be startling to some just how much ‘negative’ content is found…
As I near the end of reading through the Psalms – as part of my read-the-Bible-in-a-year regime – a few things are worth highlighting. One…
With the US Presidential elections starting to take shape, the general issues of religion and politics, and church and state, once again come to the…
In Part One of this article I offered five general biblical principles regarding the role of civil government. Some objections along the way were discussed…
OK, call me a glutton for punishment. Not only is this a really quite large topic, but when all the relevant auxiliary concerns are addressed,…
Once again it is Christmas; once again a leading newspaper asks Christian leaders to tell us about the meaning of Christmas; and once again they…
A common complaint made by critics of Christianity is that polygamy seems to be allowed in the Bible, and/or many Biblical characters seemed to have…
One day I am going to write an article on all the rather dumb sayings, quotes, and posters, as are often found in places like…
The issues of God’s sovereignty and foreknowledge, predestination and election, man’s free will and responsibility, have been debated since the beginning of the Christian religion.…
OK, it is not quite Christmas yet, but you do need to get presents – for yourself or others. And there is nothing better than…
A popular sermon by a popular preacher has caused no small stir, and since I have referred to it elsewhere, it may be worth looking…
There are millions of ways in which we can betray our Lord, shipwreck our faith, destroy the church, and bring disrepute to the gospel. Every…
(Preface: I actually wrote this article over a year ago. I had spoken to the person behind it back then, and in an effort to…
All around Libya and much of the rest of the world there are celebrations under way with the news that Gaddafi has finally been captured…
As mentioned in Part One of this article, the biblical material regarding evil and the enemies of God is a bit more complex than many…
Someone on another site said recently that it really bothered him that Christians criticise other Christian leaders in public. He wanted absolutely nothing to do…
One of the saddest set of words one can read in Scripture is when it says that God has departed from a person or a…