Eerdmans, 2001. In the past few decades the advances in bio-technology and genetics have been astounding. The scientific and technical breakthroughs have far out-stripped our…
Eerdmans, 2001. When one considers that the institutions of marriage and family were the first ordained by God, preceding even the State or the Church,…
Lime Grove House Publishing, 2001. This volume is about the Harry Potter phenomenon and how concerned parents should respond. With four volumes in the series…
InterVarsity Press, 2001. This book has a sobering and timely message: most churches have stopped growing. Sure, many are getting bigger, but that is only…
Multnomah, 2000. There may be as many non-believers who have heard of this book as believers, thanks to its phenomenal sales. In May this year…
Lion 2000. While there are many good books on bioethics, not all are of equal value. Many quite good books on the subject are written…
Eerdmans, 2000. This book looks at the institutions of marriage and the family from a combination of perspectives: the social sciences, theology and ethics. The…
In any number of social causes, extremism often enters the debate, with the result that truth and common sense get trampled on along the way.…
The ink had just dried on a piece I wrote critical of a new book on homosexuality and the church by the Anglican Church doctrine…
John Garratt Publishing, 2001. Two out of ten. If you want a quick scorecard approach to how the authors in this book line up on…
All methods of abortion stop the heart-beat of a living baby, but one method is especially gruesome. This method, known as the Dilation & Extraction…
Much of the Christian life involves getting the right balance. Heresies in the church usually arise when we over-emphasise a certain doctrine or teaching, resulting…
The first line of Carl F. H. Henry’s six-volume, 3,000 page work, God, Revelation and Authority says this: “No fact of contemporary Western life is…
Since the creation of man, God has been busy as the great iconoclast. That is, ever since Adam and Eve, God has had to constantly…
Christians both within and without the Australian Christian Churches are excited and encouraged about the formation of the ACC. As one who writes from outside…
While in Canberra recently, I had time to stroll into the local ABC Shop. Much of the content of these shops, of course, can be…
Brian Houston Ministries, 1999 In this book the pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney shares his concerns about money. He believes that Christians have a…
It has been the habit of skeptics in general and devotees of higher criticism in particular to undermine the authority of the Bible by arguing,…
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…
There has been a lot of confusion both in the world and in the church surrounding the issue of homosexuality in general, and homosexual orientation…