Amazingly, little Alfie Evans is still alive – despite the best efforts of doctors, hospitals, judges and the English government. The tragic case of the…
There is perhaps no greater need today in the West than for people to be able to distinguish right from wrong. Most folks have altogether…
There would be many thousands of volumes written on the issues of war and peace, and for good reason. Issues of life and death are…
Suffering is a universal phenomenon. We all suffer in various ways, and we all have questions as to why we do. Like Job of old,…
Those who think there is far too much to read in the world – including on this site – would be greatly relieved if I…
Warning: this is an article about theology. Now that I have scared away around 90 percent of my readers, let me continue with the remaining…
When discussing any topic about God we are of course greatly limited in our understanding. He is infinite and we are not. He is perfect…
Back in 1995 a song called “One of Us” became a big hit throughout much of the West. Performed by Joan Osborne, it asked this…
One can safely say that contemporary Western Christians may be the most theologically illiterate since the church began 2000 years ago. The woeful lack of…
Many believers have the mistaken notion that the Christian life is something we take no part in – it is all God’s work. “Let go…
This is another instalment in my irregular series on the attributes of God. I can think of no grander topic to write about than God…
How many times have you met professing believers who tell you they are “comfortable” – or “not comfortable” – with something related to scriptural truth…
Up until recently all of Western civilisation recognised and affirmed the reality of universals and absolutes. But for various reasons much of that has been…
Who, Christians? Deliberately disobeying Jesus? Yep, sadly happens all the time. We have clear commands from Jesus which we routinely ignore or disregard, and we…
Today it seems that theology is as popular for Christians as a ham sandwich is for Muslims. Most Christians avoid it like the plague. The…
OK, so I may as well devote a few more words to one of the great gifts in all of life. I refer of course…
We live in an age when we have to go back to basics and re-explain things and re-present certain key truths. And I refer here…
Biblically speaking, there are several things that can be said about politics and political involvement. First, God expects us to be engaged in the political…
OK, first a confession: I have not seen the new film, Son of God. There is a pretty good reason for that: It has not…
If God indeed exists and has made us in his image, then it should be not in the least surprising that we have an incurable…