When Christian ministries shift from their original calling: We all know of groups, organisations, parachurch groups, and even churches that started out explicitly and unashamedly…
Two powerful examples of how folks can make a real difference in a life: It is quite remarkable just how much of an influence and…
You need to know about this important Christian thinker: OK, I can hear you saying: ‘J who? Never heard of him!’ Sadly, most folks would…
What we all must know about the great Jonathan Edwards: Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) may well have been America’s greatest theologian, pastor, revivalist and philosopher. His…
How do we discern between true and false revival? With what appears to be some moves of God in some American campuses, plenty of talk…
What to read on the Puritans and Pilgrims: Why feature a recommended reading list on the Puritans when you already did so just five months…
We are in fact hugely religious: If the past two years have demonstrated anything, it is that most folks have not abandoned God – they…
All Christians should know something about the Puritans: Those who are familiar with this site will know that I am a great fan of the…
What are we to make of Amy Coney Barrett, the possible Trump nominee for SCOTUS? With the passing of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today, the…
The widescale suppression and censorship of information has been done before: I have often spoken about the politicisation of society. And it is clearly the…
Slavery is back in the news, and we need some clear thinking about it: The issues of racism and even slavery are certainly making the…
What Jonathan Edwards wrote about real and fake revival is must reading for today: Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was arguably the greatest Christian thinker America has…
Some thoughts on the religious freedom debate. As most of you would know by now, a draft bill on religious freedom has been released by…
And there is still no ‘gay gene’. This is a rule of thumb that you can take to the bank: Do not believe everything you…
After yesterday’s Australia-wide attacks by the vegan vigilantes, there has been a fair amount of outrage by ordinary Australians. They are upset that this handful…
Islam and terrorism go together like, well, Islam and terrorism. While non-Muslims can commit acts of terror, and while not all Muslims are terrorists, we…
Two events that took place in Melbourne this afternoon make for a very real and marked contrast. The first has to do with Islamic terrorism…
Today President Trump has just named his preferred candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy left by justice Kennedy. He is Brett Kavanaugh who has served…
I recently wanted to link to some of my listings of good books on apologetics, atheism and the like, but I noticed that the last…
Five hundred years ago the posting of a number of theses by an Augustinian monk turned the world upside down. Plenty has been written of…