I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that if any of the Old Testament prophets – or any of the New Testament disciples…
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) was one of England’s greatest preachers. Indeed, he was known as the “Prince of Preachers” and is said to…
I guess it is the nature of wolves to be pro-death – certainly as far as sheep are concerned. And of course when a wolf…
Ideas have consequences and bad ideas have bad consequences. Unfortunately in the secular West, the rejection of God – which was meant to bring freedom…
The new Prime Minister has made clear her lack of religious faith. In one sense that is OK: it is better than pretending to be…
This passage of Scripture is not so much difficult to understand as it is prone to being misunderstood. It is regularly abused and misused, usually…
This is another in an irregular series on new books worth noting – this time just on theology and biblical studies. Of course hundreds of…
This is hopefully the first in an irregular series on difficult Biblical passages. I do this for several reasons. There are admittedly some passages in…
Two recent episodes in the abortion wars are worth recounting here. Both demonstrate the importance of pro-life resistance to the culture of death. The first…
Some Christians think that they can help Muslims by affirming them in their faith, and encouraging them to be good Muslims. That is more or…
Jesus Christ is so committed to his church that he will do whatever it takes to make sure believers get their act together and not…
There is no question that the church of Jesus Christ in Australia (and in much of the Western world) is not exactly in great shape.…
In the best-selling diatribe by Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, the evangelist for atheism argues that people who claim to believe in God are deluded.…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) This is certainly the newest and perhaps most comprehensive New Testament theology to come from the conservative/Evangelical…
America is usually regarded as the home of the biggest and the best. Well, the biggest, at any rate. So it should come as no…
We live in a pluralistic world, with a plurality of ideas, philosophies, beliefs and religions. How are we to treat these various belief systems and…
Baker, 2006. The role of evangelical Christianity in the public arena is a contentious and hotly debated topic. How should evangelicals engage with politics, culture…
Fans of Dan Brown’s bestseller will be pleased to know that The Da Vinci Code film is fairly faithful to the book. It’s a pity…
With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 44 languages, and a blockbuster film due out in mid-May, The Da Vinci Code has made…