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…
You may have heard the story about how to catch a monkey (whether true or not is another matter): Put some enticing goodies in a…
OK, so this is my 250th article on Islam, and the threat it poses to us all. Does that make me obsessed, or somewhat off-kilter?…
The downward spiral of Western civilization is reaching fever-pitch, with so many new examples of cultural decline and social suicide that one wonders if we…
Anyone who has actually studied both Islam and Christianity knows how radically different they are to each other. It has rightly been argued that Islam…
There are far too many believers who are rather mixed up on some very important issues facing us. I refer particularly to perhaps the most…
Well meaning but fuzzy-thinking Christians often express their disdain for any concept such as choosing between the lesser of two evils. Some purist and at…
Hardly has a week gone by when one columnist wrote a ludicrous and misleading piece on pro-lifers, and already we have another writer doing exactly…
In around 10 days we will have the tenth anniversary of one of the worst peacetime massacres in recent history. In theory the West should…
Is there ever a place for Christians to speak out on moral and social issues of the day? In one sense this would seem to…
You can always tell when Easter rolls around – just keep an eye out for all the fruit loop commentary that passes for Easter reflections.…
There is plenty of misunderstanding about the nature of Islam – deliberate or otherwise. One only need turn to the speech US President Obama made…
H.G. Wells could write about The War of the Worlds, in which Martians and earthlings battled for supremacy. But the real battles today really come…
Encounter Books, 2010. Common sense these days has been thrown out the window, so we must reaffirm and defend basic truths. One such truth is…
How should Christians think about the modern state of Israel? Numerous book-length treatments of this topic have appeared, so it may be foolhardy of me…
Why is it that those who seem to know the least about biblical Christianity will often pontificate so freely on the subject? It becomes clear…
The march of science and the outworking of Enlightenment thinking has been a mixed bag. There has been both progress and regress during the past…
President Obama’s major speech delivered in Cairo is now a matter of history. His 6000-word address will of course be subject to much debate and…
The ethics of war and peace is a topic requiring great mental and moral dexterity and in-depth analysis. Issues arising over concerns about justice, peace…
Hamas is a terrorist organisation. It is backed by Iran which sends it arms via Egypt. It has been waging a double war: a war…