Reading, literature, and books according to C. S. Lewis: It will come as no surprise that I like to read. Nor would it be surprising…
On the falling star of the new atheism: The new atheists were all the rage just a few short decades ago. They now seem to…
We can learn and benefit from others because of God’s common grace: While not popular in some quarters, I am a firm believer in the…
Determinism might be a nice theory, but we cannot live that way: Let me begin by noting that if we wanted to go much deeper…
A careful look at some important biblical themes: I must begin by admitting that I rather mildly fudged my own title. I do indeed want…
One can oppose abortion while supporting morally licit forms of killing: There are some believers – especially some Catholics – who seek to argue that…
Christians can be good dual citizens: Believers are citizens of two different worlds: our own, and the heavenly. The Christian of course loves and longs…
The pros seem to be outweighed by the cons in the welfare state: Because we live in a fallen world, we will always have major…
More useful cultural and biblical analysis from this noted Christian philosopher: There are many ways to describe and discuss sin. Perhaps one definition of major…
Thoughts on the passing of historian Paul Johnson: The noted English historian Paul Johnson has passed away a few days ago, aged 94. Already various…
Dan Andrews wants us to embrace Islam – so does he embrace the recent Indonesian law changes? Victorian Premier Dan Andrews: “No matter where you’re…
The American Revolution could not be more different from the French Revolution: ‘Revolution is revolution,’ some people might think. But in reality, while many can…
Statism and its war on God: This is a follow-up piece to an earlier article I wrote on political religion. In that essay I spoke…
Not knowing the future need not worry us because God does: In this piece I want to discuss both theological and pastoral aspects to how…
Human governments cannot do what only God’s government can: Every tyrant and dictator wants to be ruler over all peoples, and with no dissent allowed.…
Just how should believers live in times of crisis? How we live in peacetime is often quite different from how we live in wartime. How…
More incisive and startling gems from Chesterton: It was Francis Bacon who once said: “Some books are to be tested, others to be swallowed, and…
How might we think about resistance to evil rulers? (Author’s necessary preface: This is one of those pieces where I must say something up front…
Is military intervention ever justifiable – if so, when? Justice between individuals is something we aspire to, or should aspire to. We should seek to…
Thinking about right, wrong and justice in warfare: In a fallen world, war, the use of force, bloodshed, violence and aggression will always be with…