There are some hard yet comforting words here: Before looking at this passage in detail, let me make this prefatory remark. Every year at this…
Are you daily making use of your daily bread? Yes, another odd title. But then again some of you are thinking that Bill is a…
So long Dan Andrews: Arguably the most despicable, deplorable, diabolical and disruptive Premier in Victoria, if not all of Australia, has just announced that he…
Judgment is certain – how we face it all depends: What do you think of when you hear the word “judgment”? It will normally depend…
The prophets have a few choice words for these females: OK, I used to have a housewife. Yes, she did work outside of the home…
We can count on resistance and enmity as we stand for biblical truth: When we are repeatedly told about something, or warned about something, especially…
Good news about rogue rulers and evil tyrants: A major problem we have as mere fallen and finite creatures is that we lack perspective. We…
We are ALL morally accountable beings: Sometimes believers (often of the left), will say some rather unhelpful things – especially when it comes to the…
Thoughts on the Bible, international relations, and self-defence: Biblically speaking, individuals have a right to self-defence. Nations do too. Generally speaking, there is a place…
Spiritual and political lessons to be learned from Israel in exile: I want to speak about how we should live with and pray for those…
Political and religious reasons to oppose “The Voice”: The current debate over a very divisive referendum in Australia to change the Constitution on behalf of…
How do we deal with loneliness? Everyone can get lonely, but here I want to speak to believers. There are all sorts of reasons why…
Forgetting and forsaking God has serious repercussions: Western history is in large part the story of God and his people at work. Yet most Westerners…
We cannot get enough of these two: Talk about a power duo. Talk about some massively important prophetic voices. Talk about fearless watchmen on the…
We must not overlook the important works by Neil Postman: God never leaves himself without a witness. As I have said often before, if he…
Was Nehemiah grossly overreacting here? As is often the case in this irregular series, the text under question is not so much difficult to understand…
Some incisive reflections on this very important book by Lewis: Those who lived through the rule of both Communism and Nazism – even if from…
We must not be surprised at the opposition we will all get as we seek to do God’s work: In Ezra 4: we read that…
These quotes will encourage and convict – we need to hear them: The great preacher, teacher and revivalist Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) had a huge influence…
We are such a long way from where we should be, spiritually speaking: OK, this passage may not be so much encouraging as it is…