“Learn how to love yourself” says a current television ad for yet another “Mind, Body, Spirit” festival. This is of course a New Age get-together…
We are all familiar (or should be) with the time of Israel in the wilderness. Given that much of Christendom has spoken of the value…
Like some of the other passages I have discussed in this series of articles, this is not really a “difficult” passage as such. But it…
Often I will get a fellow believer complain to me. They do not like the fact that I raise certain issues which they would rather…
These are the two major missing ingredients in most churches today. Sadly the commitment-less, non-judgmental and PC-heavy mindset which characterises the world also characterises much…
In light of the theological framework developed in Part One of this article, I want to flesh this out in some practical specifics, looking at…
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…
Given that we usually think of the psalms as songs of praise, it may be startling to some just how much ‘negative’ content is found…
The church is of course you and me. But anyone who loves Christ and loves his church will agree instantly that the church is a…
I came upon an interesting religious news item today. It seems that one very famous church in America has gone bankrupt, and is up for…
It is a very fearful thing indeed to seek to be a Christian leader. It is probably better not to seek such leadership at all,…
Thomas Nelson, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) This is an updated and expanded version of a book which first appeared in 1993. In…
I am really at a loss for words. Given that I would have at least 1.5 million of them on my website alone, it is…
That filmmakers take a bit of artistic license with their products is nothing new. It happens quite often. Indeed, films purporting to deal with historical…
Not bad for a get rich quick scheme: peddle some old myths, repackage and cleverly promote them, and get Oprah Winfrey to gush about it,…
Brian Houston Ministries, 1999 In this book the pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney shares his concerns about money. He believes that Christians have a…