I recently wrote some articles on biblical interpretation, examining various general principles that we must keep in mind as we seek to rightly handle the…
Most Christians can struggle at times with doubts about their walk with God. They might question if they really are Christians or not. Such internal…
Often today the core messages found in Scripture are the very ones NOT being preached in so many of our churches. For example, we have…
OK, in what has now become an irregular series, with an admittedly odd number of titles, here is another list of some recent books on…
Moody, 2018. Most of us know about the great English preacher Charles Spurgeon. But many may not know of the incredible woman who stood with…
One of the most important figures in the defense of biblical Christianity against theological liberalism early last century was J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937). His life…
When I consider some of my all-time favourite Christians of relatively recent times (men such as J. C. Ryle, Charles Spurgeon, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, and J.…
I have said it before: one of the best ways to grow in your Christian faith, to be inspired, to be challenged, and to be…
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…
As with so many areas in the Christian life, certain issues can result in rather polarising views. Believers can be of two minds when it…
There was a time when everyone pretty much knew they were dirty rotten scoundrels. Of course back then most people had at least a vague…
Baker, 2015. I seem to have the sort of personality or temperament where I tend to see more evil, pain, suffering and ugliness in the…
While the English word “gospel” comes from the older English word “god-spell” which means “good news” or “glad tidings” (which in turn comes from the…
One has to speak about false prophets so often because there are so many of them around. Scripture throughout warns against false prophets, and we…
Hands up, who enjoys persecution? OK, so no one does. Fair enough. I don’t either. But whether or not we like something has nothing to…
Who, Christians? Deliberately disobeying Jesus? Yep, sadly happens all the time. We have clear commands from Jesus which we routinely ignore or disregard, and we…
Since they seem to be all the rage at the moment, it is fitting that we know a little bit about zombies. Evidently they are…
We live in an age when we have to go back to basics and re-explain things and re-present certain key truths. And I refer here…
The New Testament warns repeatedly that God’s people will face opposition, ridicule, attack and insult. It also provides plenty of help on how to withstand…
Since I am now in Britain doing a whirlwind tour of the place, it might be appropriate to do a whirlwind tour of its Christian…