The Christian is both an optimist and a realist. We are optimistic because of God. God is greater than all our problems, all our calamities,…
You all know what an oxymoron is right? In part it involves a contradiction in terms – or what seems to be. Examples are many:…
Baker, 2015. I seem to have the sort of personality or temperament where I tend to see more evil, pain, suffering and ugliness in the…
Jesus said quite explicitly on various occasions that the servant is not above the master (Matthew 10:24-25; Luke 6:40; John 13:16; John 15:20). The disciple…
Some things are worth fighting for. Some things are worth taking a stand on, even if it means a lot of backlash, abuse and opposition.…
If you want to implement a police state in the West in which freedom of speech, along with freedom of religion and freedom of conscience…
Exactly 105 years ago US President Ronald Reagan was born. The great man made a number of transitions during his life. He of course began…
Rachel Carling-Jenkins is a conservative and Christian who has recently been elected to the Victoria Parliament. She won her seat in the 2014 election as…
Abortion of course is always horrible because it always results in a dead baby. Abortion does not solve any problems, it does not offer any…
Let me set things straight at the outset: in terms of our initial regeneration, this is a work purely done by God. We do not…
We all know that politics and religion are not supposed to be discussed in polite society. That is what we are told anyway. Well, I…
I happen to be in New Zealand now, and it just happens to be the bicentenary of its Christian beginnings. That story will be outlined…
Since I am now in Britain doing a whirlwind tour of the place, it might be appropriate to do a whirlwind tour of its Christian…
Want to be a first-rate Olympic athlete? You gotta work at it and practice incessantly. Want to be the best pianist around? You have to…
A lot has been happening in Australia the last few days concerning baby killing. Good news in one state was countered by bad news in…
This popular phrase has some truth to it, at least as far as the Christian is concerned. But as with so many issues, there is…
A good part of the reason why Western society is in such a contemptible mess is because Western churches are in a contemptible mess. Instead…
It is an old question, but one that is often raised: Should we not as Christians simply seek to change hearts? Why waste time on…
The New Testament is full of many hundreds of commands. We are ordered to do all sorts of things, yet I suspect many believers are…