The more controversial an issue, the more likely that common sense, rationality, and sound analysis will go right out the window. Instead, knee-jerk reactions, emotionalism,…
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…
A bill being debated in a Senate inquiry on gender-selection abortion is most timely given the headline in today’s Sunday Herald Sun. It reads: “Couple…
When Jesus warned about the dangers of wolves in sheep’s clothing, he wasn’t kidding around. He was dead serious, and knew full well this would…
There is an urgent need in the church today for Christians to think biblically – about all things. We need to form a solid and…
The trouble with all the various radicals, militants and social activists is that eventually reality stands between them and their loony agendas. All their bizarre…
How many times have you heard that one? I get it all the time. To simply stand up for your faith nowadays will result in…
One day, if Western civilisation survives, people will look back and wonder at how Westerners in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries allowed their…
Do I believe the above title? Nope. Not only do I not agree with it, but those who can still think clearly and critically (and…
A clear description of the culture we now live in would go something like this: a hatred of absolutes, a dismissal of universals, an abhorrence…
Where does one begin in writing up such a remarkable Christian? His impact has been monumental, and he has left an indelible legacy for generations…
“The crust of the earth is soaked with the tears of suffering.” That is how philosopher Eleonore Stump once described the problem of evil and…
Arguably the most important moral issue of our day is the wholesale and wanton slaughter of the unborn. With some 100,000 unborn babies killed every…
Admittedly my writings may not always be everyone’s cup of tea. Here I almost guarantee to reduce my audience quite substantially. Indeed, I may be…
In a few days there will be an international gathering of atheists in Melbourne. Richard Dawkins and many other misotheistic heavyweights will be there. I…
In the famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo there is the memorable scene of the creator God extending his finger…
Abortion is one of the most controversial social issues of our day. Heat rather than light often characterises the abortion debate. There are a number…
Crossway, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) In September 1980 Charles Malik gave a powerful talk on the need for evangelicals to reclaim the…
Apologetics comes from a Greek word meaning reason or defence. It has to do with defending the Christian faith and answering objections to it. Since…
Baker, 2004. This book rightly argues for the primacy of love and our need to more closely reflect Jesus. Yet in a number of respects…