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Kanye and Christ

Nov 4, 2019

Let me begin by offering my three initial responses to all those who are baffled as to why I have not yet written about Kanye: 1) I actually know next to nothing about him; 2) Although I do watch culture

No One Believes In Me Anymore

Nov 3, 2019

I learned afresh about the reality of spiritual war while in Ghana, and the need for believers to fully engage on that level:

If you are up on your Christian music, and/or you are an old guy – like me

On Having an Influence

Nov 1, 2019

Are you having a godly influence?

We all have some sort of influence on others – for good or for ill. Since I am talking about Christians in this piece, it is hoped that ours is an influence for good

Ghana, Christianity, Culture Wars and the West

Oct 31, 2019

Such a contrast: while the West is dying, God is mightily at work in places like Ghana:

The longer I stay in Ghana – and it has only been three days so far – the more ashamed I am to

Adventures in Ghana

Oct 30, 2019

Well this may explain a few things:

If you are wondering why my website seems to have dried up of late, it is because during the past 30 hours or so I have been doing a lot of travelling. I

Forget Socialism

Oct 27, 2019

The dead-end street of socialism:

There are many things one can do with wealth. But before it can be used, it first must be created. In terms of the two main economic systems that exist, one is all about the

The Dynamics of Spiritual Life

Oct 26, 2019

This older book on renewal and reformation is still well worth reading:

My title might have a nice ring to it, but believers who have been around for a while will recall seeing it elsewhere. Forty years ago a very

The Greatest Commandment – The Most Violated Commandment

Oct 25, 2019

How many Christians routinely violate the greatest commandment?

If my title just spoke about the most violated commandment, many folks would think of the 10 Commandments delivered by Moses in the Old Testament, and a healthy debate might take place

The Alphabet Activists Implode – Now That’s Good News

Oct 24, 2019

The implosion of the radical sexual suicide bombers continues – good!

In 1858 Abraham Lincoln reminded the American people that “a house divided against itself cannot stand”. He had of course simply borrowed the words of Jesus spoken two millennia

Difficult Bible Passages: Colossians 2:8

Oct 21, 2019

Does this passage mean we should have nothing to do with philosophy?

As is often the case in this series, this verse is not necessarily all that difficult, but it is routinely abused and misused by many Christians. And since

Philosophy: A Guide For Christians

Oct 20, 2019

Christians should be interested in philosophy. Here are 22 books that make that case:

I realise that by using the ‘P’ word I may have lost the great majority of my Christian audience. They may be asking, “What? Philosophy? Why

Christians, Climate and Catastrophism

Oct 19, 2019

Christians must not succumb to emotive climate catastrophism:

C. S. Lewis once warned about “Christianity and…” That is, the dangerous tendency to supplement or add to the Christian faith some cause or some ideology or some trend. ‘Christianity and socialism’

The Escalating War on Religious Freedom

Oct 17, 2019

This important speech defending religious liberty is a must read:

All over the West there is a major assault on religious freedom. It takes many forms, and it is being driven by an aggressive secularism and leftism which will not

“Test Yourselves To See If You Are In the Faith”

Oct 17, 2019

We all must examine ourselves in the light of the parable of the sower:

The admonition of my title comes from 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NASB). Other versions speak about examining ourselves, and so on. The point is to make sure

Finally, a Brave and Biblical Church Leader

Oct 16, 2019

Thank God for one bold and biblical churchman, Glenn Davies:

Today in far too many churches – including supposedly Bible-based evangelical churches – we find this mindset in action: ‘Hey, Jesus was a friend of sinners, and we should be

The Olivet Discourse vs Universalism and Annihilationism

Oct 15, 2019

We must stand with Scripture and reject these two major errors:

These two isms are heresies which orthodox Christianity has always rejected and treated as clear departures from biblical teaching. The first one claims that everyone will be saved while

Difficult Bible Passages: Jude 1:9

Oct 14, 2019

This is without question a rather perplexing text!

There are various biblical texts which can be rather difficult to interpret and understand. This verse would certainly be one of them. The verse in question says this: “But even the archangel

Abortion, the Media, and the War on Truth

Oct 12, 2019

Another peaceful pro-life march, and another handful of demonised haters:

We have two things constantly going on in the West: we have reality and the truth on the one hand, and we have the mainstream media’s spin on things on

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Kanye and Christ

No One Believes In Me Anymore

I learned afresh about the reality of spiritual war while in Ghana, and the need for believers to fully engage on that level:

On Having an Influence

Are you having a godly influence?

Ghana, Christianity, Culture Wars and the West

Such a contrast: while the West is dying, God is mightily at work in places like Ghana:

Adventures in Ghana

Well this may explain a few things:

Forget Socialism

The dead-end street of socialism:

The Dynamics of Spiritual Life

This older book on renewal and reformation is still well worth reading:

The Greatest Commandment – The Most Violated Commandment

How many Christians routinely violate the greatest commandment?

Difficult Bible Passages: Colossians 2:8

Does this passage mean we should have nothing to do with philosophy?

Philosophy: A Guide For Christians

Christians should be interested in philosophy. Here are 22 books that make that case:

Christians, Climate and Catastrophism

Christians must not succumb to emotive climate catastrophism:

The Escalating War on Religious Freedom

This important speech defending religious liberty is a must read:

“Test Yourselves To See If You Are In the Faith”

We all must examine ourselves in the light of the parable of the sower:

Finally, a Brave and Biblical Church Leader

Thank God for one bold and biblical churchman, Glenn Davies:

The Olivet Discourse vs Universalism and Annihilationism

We must stand with Scripture and reject these two major errors:

Difficult Bible Passages: Jude 1:9

This is without question a rather perplexing text!

Abortion, the Media, and the War on Truth

Another peaceful pro-life march, and another handful of demonised haters:

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I learned afresh about the reality of spiritual war while in Ghana, and the need for believers to fully engage on that level:

Are you having a godly influence?

Such a contrast: while the West is dying, God is mightily at work in places like Ghana:

Well this may explain a few things:

The dead-end street of socialism:

This older book on renewal and reformation is still well worth reading:

How many Christians routinely violate the greatest commandment?

The implosion of the radical sexual suicide bombers continues – good!

These stories should make your blood boil!!

More appalling cases of the end of women’s sport:

Does this passage mean we should have nothing to do with philosophy?

Christians should be interested in philosophy. Here are 22 books that make that case:

Christians must not succumb to emotive climate catastrophism:

This important speech defending religious liberty is a must read:

We all must examine ourselves in the light of the parable of the sower:

Thank God for one bold and biblical churchman, Glenn Davies:

We must stand with Scripture and reject these two major errors:

This is without question a rather perplexing text!

Another peaceful pro-life march, and another handful of demonised haters:

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