Roger Scruton on regaining his religion: I am sometimes known for offering somewhat strange titles to my articles, and today’s piece is no exception it…
Even Dawkins can see the cultural value of Christianity: Various Christian commentators have made much of what U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower once said in late…
Even in the West God is still at work: Europe is still likely the most secular continent on earth – at least in terms of…
An important new book on the most important act in history: At this time of year we are especially reminded of how life comes out…
The curious case of Judas: Here I am again, taking on some of the biggest, most complex, and most debated issues in the world of…
More thoughts on God’s knowledge and foreknowledge: Having done some recent articles on issues concerning divine knowledge, another set of passages is raised by those…
Beware of these destructive charlatans: Yes, an unusual title, so bear with me – but it is quite biblical. Let me explain. In Ezekiel 13:1-7…
Can God ever forget us? Yesterday I penned a piece on forgetfulness. I looked at two types of this, from a spiritual perspective. When we…
There really is something about love: On the one hand, because we are all different, we all react to things differently. Some things that really…
There is good and bad forgetfulness: We all have moments of forgetfulness. Obviously as you get older this can become an evermore pressing problem. Dementia…
On doing what we are called to do: All Christians should do what God has called them to do. In one sense, that is clear…
Now even this classic pic is verboten: The end of Western civilisation as we know it could come down to this: either the masses will…
The sexual revolution and cult of self are dead-ends: John Calvin once said that the human heart is an idol-making factory. If we do not…
Locke Press, 2024. Must reading for all Australians: Sixty years ago The Lucky Country appeared by Donald Horne. How do things fare in Australia today?…
We all can learn to be better helpers and carers: Most Christians would know something about Job and the Old Testament book that deals with…
Thank God for his patience with us: Allow me a moment to make a seemingly odd introduction: Back in 1960 the Chicago blues legend Junior…
Does it seem that God has abandoned you? One cannot accuse Scripture of whitewashing things, or just painting a rosy picture about life. It presents…
Miracles will not always lead to faith: I just recently wrote a piece on signs and wonders. In it I asked whether the miraculous normally…
Thoughts about miracles and belief: That the miraculous is real is a given for Christians, since we know that God exists, and that he interacts…
So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…