“Blessed are the peacemakers” Jesus said, as recorded in Matt. 5:9. That is the normal way believers should go about their business: being a source…
The recent news story of three six-year-old boys at a Brisbane school who ran a “sex club” is certainly a shocking bit of news. One…
Every once in a while an idea comes along that is so silly and so preposterous, that one does not know whether to laugh or…
When believers seek to apply biblical principles to issues of public policy, it is admittedly a complex and difficult task. We are often best advised…
It has become the accepted wisdom today that somehow the political left is all about compassion and concern, while the political right is just hard-hearted,…
Truth hurts. That is, it is hurtful to those who want to deny the truth, distort the truth or cover up the truth. The best…
The mainstreaming of sleaze and porn has been going on for some time now. As is often the case, it involves little, gradual, and often…
Some of you may have seen the recent media reports about a group of school children engaging in sex while their teacher was out of…
For years pro-family and pro-faith groups have been complaining about the hyper-sexualisation of society and the stealing of our young peoples’ innocence. There exists a…
Regnery, 2006. This is a very important book. Its analysis of geo-political conditions is top rate, and its assessment of the crisis we are in…
Earlier this week the Australia Institute issued a report claiming that the corporate world is increasingly targeting and sexualising our children. Young girls especially are…
This is a book about sex. More specifically, it is about the sexual revolution, its promises, and its failure. The sexual revolution, a subset of…
It goes without saying that there are plenty of people who dislike the work I am involved in. Strong criticism comes from all the usual…
A lot of thought has gone into human mortality, and how we can prolong life. Less thought has gone into the question of why nations…
Multnomah, 2005. This book makes for scary reading. Even if it were only half true (which I do not think is the case), it would…
In 1994 Mark Noll wrote an important book entitled The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (Eerdmans). In it he argued that the scandal of the…
Hollywood is at it again: seeking to defend the indefensible. The release of Kinsey: Let’s Talk About Sex, is another indication of just how out…
An extremely revealing and disturbing television documentary was aired on America’s Public Broadcasting System in February of last year. Entitled The Merchants of Cool, the…
Even in our biblically illiterate culture there is one verse which non-believers know and know very well: “Judge not, or you too will be judged”…
These are not good days for our children. Most adults can simply compare their own childhoods with those of today’s young people to see that…