I have been watching a documentary series on the Second World War lately. Airing late on Monday nights, the American series chronicles in some detail…
Sometimes I find myself in another state or country, alone, a stranger in a strange land, somewhat lost, not quite knowing what the next step…
Simply defined, co-belligerency is working with someone who you would normally not associate with, or might even be at war with, as the term implies.…
If modernism and secularisation have convinced pagans of God’s nonexistence, they have convinced many Christians of God’s manageability. That is, God has become less of…
Scripture makes it clear that there will always be an ongoing battle between the people of God and the surrounding culture. Both can have a…
Sometimes when you are reading a book, highlighting one passage after another, there is not much one can do by way of reviewing the book.…
Nearly a year ago a television event occurred which took the world by storm. When the episode was posted on the Internet the video clip…
I was recently speaking and teaching interstate at some churches and Christian groups. A number of these groups, I was informed, had actually broken away…
I was recently at yet another annual National Prayer Breakfast in Canberra. It has been going on for over two decades now, and I have…
This is an article about reading. If you don’t like reading, you will not likely enjoy this piece. Then again, if you don’t like reading,…
In police states which feign some degree of freedom, oppressive governments have various ways to repress dissent and keep the masses from expressing their concerns.…
I caught myself the other day saying this: “This is taking absolutely forever!” And what was I referring to? The few seconds it was taking…
OK, yes I know: prayer is also a noun. But the point is, it is one of those terms that should involve us in actual…
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…
Chrislam, as the name suggests, is a growing movement wherein some Christians are seeking to find common ground with Muslims. Indeed, it actually seeks to…
I return again to a theme which I have been writing much of as of late. I have mainly been doing so because so much…
There are a whole range of issues in the Christian faith which require care and thoughtfulness. All sorts of extremes are to be avoided, and…
The unity of Christ’s followers is a strong emphasis in the Word of God. It is something which every believer is commanded to strive for.…
I don’t know about other newspapers, but in the Melbourne Herald Sun there have been some quarter-page ads placed lately with the banner headline, “He…
Jesus promised us that dark days would lie ahead. They would not be a time for the weak-hearted or the half-hearted. Our Lord expects courage…