Some superb insights as to what is happening in Israel now: The is no shortage of commentary on what is now happening in the Middle…
How to think – and not think – about war, peace, and justice: With the conflict in Israel once again bringing to the fore issues…
We are ALL morally accountable beings: Sometimes believers (often of the left), will say some rather unhelpful things – especially when it comes to the…
Thoughts on the Bible, international relations, and self-defence: Biblically speaking, individuals have a right to self-defence. Nations do too. Generally speaking, there is a place…
Spiritual and political lessons to be learned from Israel in exile: I want to speak about how we should live with and pray for those…
Forgetting and forsaking God has serious repercussions: Western history is in large part the story of God and his people at work. Yet most Westerners…
Was Nehemiah grossly overreacting here? As is often the case in this irregular series, the text under question is not so much difficult to understand…
We must not be surprised at the opposition we will all get as we seek to do God’s work: In Ezra 4: we read that…
Being ‘true to yourself’ is often the worst thing you can do: Often music can capture the way a culture thinks and feels. It can…
When your world is falling apart, God’s isn’t: When things are going badly, the believer is often left wondering where God is. We might already…
We must not read Scripture cafeteria style: God did not give us just some books of the Bible, or parts of some books. He gave…
Do we need to remake God to keep the trans activists happy? Here is a truth you can take to the bank: every stupid and…
We can learn a lot from Moses and his concern for God’s glory: If you are like me, you may often worry about what others…
This new commentary on Deuteronomy is excellent: The important Old Testament book of Deuteronomy has been well covered by slightly older commentaries, but there have…
Everyone must be aware of the dangers of idolatry: As will become quite clear after reading the following quotes, an idol is anything we put…
What we do for God must be done in God’s way and with God’s enabling: We all have gifts and abilities which have been given…
Where is God when cancer returns? This is really a two-part piece: a general devotional on God and suffering, followed by an update on our…
Who or what we choose to serve has serious consequences: When Bob Dylan was in his Christian phase (I am not quite sure where he…
Some musings on the difference between my clock and God’s clock: We are very impatient people here in the West. We want instant everything. We…
We must not turn back to our old ways: OK, not the most appealing title one can use to start an article with. But let…