I realise this will surprise many, but I have been known on occasion to read a book, or to even buy a book! As shocking…
These two shorter epistles by Paul (four chapters each) are very important parts of the New Testament. They feature a number of important truths and…
The Apostle Paul is a major figure in the New Testament. He is the author of 13 of the 29 books found in the New…
The last two of the four so-called major prophets are quite important books, and both deserve careful study. While Daniel may get a lot of…
I’m glad you asked. OK, so you didn’t ask, but a few of you might have been thinking that! I know that a small percentage…
In my books, yesterday will be remembered as Black Wednesday. It was a very dark day for Australia indeed. As I wrote in my previous…
In Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign he used the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid.” That economics is important is true, but it is far from…
The gospel message is simple enough for a child to respond to, but deep and complex enough for the greatest philosophers to struggle with over…
Yep, we have all encountered them. They are a real worry, and they seem to be everywhere of late. They are utterly convinced of their…
I am not an inspired prophet so I cannot tell you what will happen next week or next year. But anyone with an eye on…
Whenever Scripture discusses end times scenarios we must take great care. Much of the apocalyptic genre as found in Daniel and Revelation can be laden…
It is a general rule of life that the more important or valuable something is, the more chances are it will be abused and misused.…
Eerdmans, 2014. Let me begin with a brief confession. In earlier days I found a little discomfort and a lack of interest in Second Corinthians.…
Anyone involved in the kind of work that I do, and for as long as I have, will likely have encountered every weird, whacky and…
On so many fronts, getting the biblical balance right is always crucial. It is always so easy to go off on unbiblical extremes. When it…
There are many reasons to get excited about eschatology, the study of the future, and biblical books such as the book of Revelation. But perhaps…
Here is another in an irregular series on new books which I am happy to recommend. This time it features a mix of titles by…
This passage as such is not so problematic – it only becomes so when one realises what Jesus is quoting from. He seems to cite…