A core feature of the Enlightenment project was the twin concepts of optimism and progress. Modernism’s infatuation with science led to the idea that human…
The Netherlands is a nation long known for its emphasis on tolerance and liberal thinking. However those qualities are being put to the test at…
Annotation Press, 2007. One of the primary rights a child should have is to be raised by his or her own biological mother and father.…
Here is the scenario: a politician seeks to woo the Christian community to get elected. Once elected, he engages in various actions which are far…
Christians hold two passports. We are citizens of this world, but also of the next. Thus there is always tension in this life. Indeed, there…
Restating basic truths in a time of moral decline and mental fatigue becomes a high priority. As the ancient Hebrews well knew, people perish for…
Some Christians think that they can help Muslims by affirming them in their faith, and encouraging them to be good Muslims. That is more or…
The 2008 Olympic Games are now history. The strongest, the fastest, and the most athletic were on display during the two weeks of competition. There…
One thing a believer quickly discovers when reading or listening to the emerging church leaders is their love of dichotomies, or dualities. They are keenly…
Today we see a steady erosion of freedom, especially freedom of speech, in much of the West. This is most often seen in the assault…
Moody, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) These two young guys are sceptical about megachurches, how-to-sermons, legalism, the effects of modernity, marketing gimmicks, and…
We live in a pluralistic world, with a plurality of ideas, philosophies, beliefs and religions. How are we to treat these various belief systems and…
Zondervan, 2006. Available in Australia from Koorong Books. “Faith and Jesus” is the first of a four-part DVD set meant to help answer some of the…
Not too long ago the West was involved in a life and death struggle against totalitarian communism. The battles were being fought across the globe,…
Atheism has been around, in various forms, for some time now. At the risk of oversimplification, one can speak of three phases or periods of…
Many media outlets reported the recent remarks made by pop star Elton John. He argued that religions were by nature intolerant and bigoted, and they…
Three recent occurrences are the occasion for this article. The first was a conversation with a good friend and respected colleague, a fellow soldier in…