Oxford, like England, like Europe, is steeped in history. These places have been around for a long time now. The city of Oxford of course…
Law and legal issues are of course a vital component of life. And for good parts of human history the laws of God stood over,…
Ignatius, 2012. This is a very important book indeed. It is not just about the threat of expansionistic Islam, but about Western naivety and gullibility.…
There used to be a time when universities were known for being bastions of freedom of speech in which openness to ideas and genuine intellectual…
Crossway, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) In September 1980 Charles Malik gave a powerful talk on the need for evangelicals to reclaim the…
Despite the superficial and uninformed criticisms of the secularists and the I-hate-God crowd, much of religion has been a force for good in the world.…
Constable, 2023. We must counter the rising tide of ugly antisemitism: That anti-Jewish and anti-Israel sentiment is now reaching fever pitch is clear. It is…
When Christian ministries shift from their original calling: We all know of groups, organisations, parachurch groups, and even churches that started out explicitly and unashamedly…
Christians need to think straight in many of these areas: A false dilemma is a logical fallacy in which an either/or is being demanded, when…
Theology must never be separated from doxology: All believers are called to be theologians. Theology is simply the study of God, and all Christians should…
Dumbed-down college kids are clueless: I was once a brainless student. By that I mean I was heavily involved in all the radical left nostrums…
Further good news on last night’s dual victories: Last night I penned a piece on the two wins down under: the Voice Referendum in Australia,…
Further thoughts on the current conflict: In times of war truth can easily get clouded over. But that is not the only thing that can…
More than ever their words are vitally needed today: Anyone familiar with the work of the Christian apologist, pastor and evangelist Francis Schaeffer, and the…
What to read on transgenderism: Many of us in the culture war trenches from long ago warned where we were heading with the radical sexual…
Telling falsehoods is not how we help others: The more I think about it, the more diabolical things appear to be. We do not just…
Following the mid-term results, we need to reflect again on matters of faith and politics: Well, the American mid-terms have come and gone. Yes, counting…
Free speech and its limits: There are some memes making the rounds on the social media having to do with free speech, book banning, and…
HarperCollins, 2022. Another must read volume by Douglas Murray: That the West is in a war – a cultural, ideological and political war – is…
One of the most incredible years of political upheaval was 1989: There have been plenty of horrible tyrannies over the centuries, perhaps none more so…