Harvest House, 2007. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens. These have now become almost household names. They are some of the…
We must never forget that Christ is Lord and he rules now: Looking around at the state of the world, it is very easy to…
The famous Bible teacher David Pawson has just passed away: Hot on the heels of the sad passing of Ravi Zacharias, we have just had…
Eerdmans, 2018. What a difference a generation makes. When it comes to buying new commentaries, some might ask: Why bother? Are not the older ones…
As an ex-hippy, and an old guy to boot, I could not but help take keen interest in tonight’s news item: ‘David Bowie dead at…
It seems in every country there are a handful of key individuals who are making a huge difference for Christ and the Kingdom. They have…
FamilyVoice Australia, 2014. I have had the privilege of working on and off with David and Ros Phillips over the past 25 years on pro-family,…
The world has lost a great man of God, a modern-day prophet, and a humble warrior for the Lord. He sadly died in a car…
Encounter Books, 2007. David Blankenhorn is a world authority on the institution of marriage. One of the biggest debates concerning marriage today is whether we…
David Wells is one of our more perceptive commentators on church and culture. In his newest book he looks at modernism, postmodernism, and the crisis in Evangelicalism. An excellent commentary on church trends.
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,…
Basic Books, 1995. Thirty years ago American Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a report called “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”. In it…
Loyola University Press, 1990. Choice In Schooling by American academic David Kirkpatrick is a detailed overview of the history of the idea of tuition vouchers.…
Christians will one day meet again with lost loved ones: Two basic truths the believer can count on are these: in this life we will…
On fulfilling our calling to others: Christians are of course meant to be evangelists and missionaries in various ways. We are to share the good…
The ugly anti-Semitism we are now witnessing is utterly appalling: Some of the most shocking and demonic anti-Semitism we have seen perhaps since nearly a…
God cannot bless sinful desires: Consider this news item: “On Saturday, May 4, 2024, Pastor Jen Nagel was elected as the next bishop of the…
When is it right to resist unjust rulers? In this irregular series on resistance theory, I now turn to the French/Swiss reformer John Calvin (1509-1564).…
An important early document on how Christians might deal with tyrants: One of the earliest Protestant statements on the place of resistance to wicked rulers…
Sadly more such Islamic attacks can be expected here: Last week a number of teenagers were arrested and detained by police in NSW because they…