It is one of the profound truths of history that just one solitary individual can in fact change the course of history. Great masses are…
In Acts 1:1 we find these words: “In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach”. Luke…
Twenty-three years ago the Tiananmen Square protests were in full swing, and freedom lovers around the world hoped that some light would soon break forth…
Admittedly, contentment is rather difficult to achieve in an age of rising expectations. Not only does everyone want to keep up with the Joneses, but…
Facebook users may have noticed how recently the social networking site has allowed folks to post bigger pictures in their posts. So there has been…
Worldviews matter. Our framework for looking at the world will impact what we see, how we see it. Our worldview will also impact what we…
In a fallen world power corrupts, and corrupt leadership needs to be challenged. We will always need brave prophetic voices to challenge leaders who are…
Three quite thuggish articles in as many days demonstrate that anti-Christian bigotry is alive and well in our mainstream media. All three pour contempt on…
Renowned writer and atheist Christopher Hitchens has just died at age 62 of cancer-related pneumonia. The writer, controversialist and polemicist had a distinguished career in…
We live in a world where there are very few real heroes or positive role models. Hardly anyone today comes to mind of whom I…
Mother Teresa once rightly said, “In a nation where a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for you and for I…
A core feature of the Enlightenment project was the twin concepts of optimism and progress. Modernism’s infatuation with science led to the idea that human…
In something straight out of a George Orwell novel, the Victorian government has recently appointed an MP to become ‘Minister for Respect’. With all due…
I was certainly quite shocked to learn that US President Barack Obama had just won the Nobel Peace Prize. My thoughts immediately turned to just…
With Australia’s greatest fire tragedy still unfolding, (not to mention terrible flooding in the north of the country), all sorts of questions arise. Attempting to…
For those people concerned about pro-faith, pro-family and pro-life issues, these are dark days indeed. In the West these values are taking a hammering. It…
During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, four columns of insurgent forces approached Madrid, while a ‘fifth column’ of supporters was inside the city, seeking…
The biblical understanding of wealth, possessions and stewardship is not easily summarised in a short essay. But even a very brief examination of these issues…
There was an interesting news item in today’s Australian (and other media outlets) about a new scientific breakthrough which may add extra years to human…
All worldviews have to wrestle with the problem of evil. New Agers, secularists, atheists and theists all must come up with some sort of account…