Determinism might be a nice theory, but we cannot live that way: Let me begin by noting that if we wanted to go much deeper…
Mental and moral clarity on truth versus opinion: We can get into real trouble when we fail to make basic distinctions. Consider the issue of…
You need to know about this important Christian thinker: OK, I can hear you saying: ‘J who? Never heard of him!’ Sadly, most folks would…
Some insightful commentary by an important philosopher of science: I realise that it is not good form to label newish books ‘classics,’ but some recent…
We do NOT want a post-human future: It is often the case that writers of science fiction and various filmmakers can sometimes be much more…
The religious basis of transhumanism: Many of the folks pushing things like transhumanism, AI, posthumanism and so on have often made clear the religious nature…
Forgetting and forsaking God has serious repercussions: Western history is in large part the story of God and his people at work. Yet most Westerners…
Youth for Christ Australia, 2022. This is a helpful antidote to so much of what ails us: The other day I penned a piece noting…
Here are five moving stories of those who renounced their disdain of Christianity: The Roman leaders, the Jewish leaders, and Satan himself all thought that…
We all need hope, and that is what the Easter message gives us: In around 55AD the Apostle Paul wrote the following: “Now if Christ…
Thankfully, good and evil are not co-equal: Let me unpack my title for you: people and sin are the topics I examine here and I…
Yes sometimes atheists will side with the truth: It is hard to be wrong all the time. Some folks might get close, but because we…
Greta Thunberg is now a top theologian? Yes, I realise that honorary degrees are usually not worth the paper they are printed on, but in…
More useful cultural and biblical analysis from this noted Christian philosopher: There are many ways to describe and discuss sin. Perhaps one definition of major…
There is plenty of incisive commentary in the new volume by Watkin: The new book by a Monash University philosophy professor and Christian thinker is…
What you must read on AI, transhumanism, and the new digital technologies: Whether we like it or not, and whether we know it or not,…
Worldviews matter when it comes to purpose and meaning: There are various versions of what is found in my title. Other formulations would include ‘Nothing…
What we must know about ‘tolerance’: Tolerance used to be understood to mean respectfully disagreeing with others. It implied the fact that two people differed…
What is conservatism all about? As my readers will know, I am a Christian first, and a conservative second. If I wanted to offer some…