Christianity is far more than just pie in the sky in the sweet bye and bye. Wherever Christian missionaries and workers have gone, there has…
In praise of the early church creeds: If one wanted to summarise the basics of the Christian faith, and present some of the main and…
I have written before about aspects of the Positive Confession movement, in which a sort of mind-over-matter approach is taken. Also known as the Word…
Those who argue that Islam and Christianity are quite similar really know very little about either religion. While there are some common features, the differences…
A major feature of the Word of Faith movement, and/or the Health and Wealth Gospel, is the emphasis on positive confession. It is a kind…
Thomas Nelson, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) This is an updated and expanded version of a book which first appeared in 1993. In…
Climate religion has its fair share of fanatic devotees: Human beings are inescapably religious, and if they will not worship the one true God, they…
More quite unhelpful memes: Because there is never a shortage of not very helpful and often quite silly and reckless posters, memes and sayings floating…
Introducing Saint Augustine: Anyone even remotely interested in the major disciplines of the humanities – be it history, philosophy, theology, ethics or politics – must…
Charles Spurgeon believed the gospel must have an impact on all areas of life: Was Spurgeon involved in the culture wars? Well, if you mean…
We harm ourselves spiritually by avoiding good Christian literature: Lots of people can and do say lots of really foolish and unhelpful things. Sadly that…
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…
Just how many things that we warned about have now come to pass? We told you so. We told you so. We told you so.…
On the necessity of sound teaching and right belief: There would be many weaknesses in the church in the West today, but a major one…
Just what is the biblical view of government? Big topics these – ones that this site has covered countless times. For example, I have over…
Some thoughts on fallen Christian leaders: I have written numerous articles on dealing with Christian leaders who have fallen. And that for the simple reason…
Carl Henry was a giant of American evangelicalism: Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry (1913-2003), was one of the most important names in American evangelicalism of the…
Some key volumes on political theology and the like: Let me say at the outset that this is a very selective reading list. The truth…
Evangelicals need to have a major rethink: As with every Christian cohort, evangelicalism has been a mixed bag with various strengths and weaknesses. As such,…
The church is God’s outpost in enemy-occupied territory: A new book I just picked up had a line that grabbed my attention. (No surprises here:…