We can learn much from the exile of ancient Israel: The West has really gone full circle: many centuries ago paganism was replaced with Christianity.…
We should all know something about this great Bible teacher: Arthur Walkington Pink died the year before I was born (1886-1952). The English Bible teacher…
If you want to be biblical, you can’t escape the political: There are at least two mistakes Christians can make when it comes to the…
Yes, Jesus was involved in politics: Politics and religion, we are told, are not to be discussed in polite society. Well, call me impolite if…
The Bible offers many cases of resistance to authority: I recently created a new sub-category of articles on this website called “Resistance Theory.” As it…
Some observations and meditations on a recent hospital stay: OK, first a quick word of apology. Regular readers of this site know that I almost…
The fall of Solomon is striking, and serves as a warning to us all: One of the indications that the Bible is not the product…
Yes, there is a place for disobeying the state: I recently discussed the case of a Canadian pastor who was jailed for five weeks because…
How should believers think about the matter of suicide? ‘Hmm, another light and breezy topic from the pen (keyboard) of Bill’ you might be thinking.…
God always prefers to work through a godly remnant: A truth found in Scripture and in history is that God normally seems to work through…
Yes Christians are called to speak truth to power: I realise that those who use the phrase found in my title are often those of…
Some personal and devotional reflections on fathers and sons: OK, this will be something of a spiritual mixed salad, with various bits thrown in together:…
We can learn from Spurgeon and others when we struggle with depression: While some Christians may think that no blood-bought child of God should ever…
FrontLine, 2019. This new book by Michael Brown is an important and timely read: Sadly too many Christians have little time for, or interest in,…
Here are 20 new books that you all should be aware of: My title should make it clear that at least three groups of people…
Is the concept of reincarnation compatible with biblical Christianity? Here is something you can count on: those who insist that all religions are basically the…
This is the second half of an article looking at various figures of speech employed in the Bible. I looked at five of the main…
That the Western church has some pressing problems goes without saying. While pockets of believers remain faithful and true to Christ and his Word, we…
In Part One of this article I looked at the issue of suffering as found in the Old Testament, and the wonderful truth that God…
I am not a prophet nor the son of a prophet. I am not claiming any inspiration, only perspiration. But there certainly have been God-sent…