As a young believer I marvelled at stories of persecuted Christians in the early church. The horrible suffering, torture and death they faced were incredible…
At the very core of the Christian truth claims is the belief that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again in order to deal with…
Eerdmans/Apollos, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Surprisingly, there have been very few substantial and recent commentaries on Colossians from a conservative/evangelical perspective. Somewhat…
At the very heart of the Christian faith is the truth of the atonement. It is the incredible and mysterious work of Christ on our…
Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) Way back in 1952 J.B. Phillips wrote a book called Your God is Too Small.…
Some Christians think that they can help Muslims by affirming them in their faith, and encouraging them to be good Muslims. That is more or…
During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, four columns of insurgent forces approached Madrid, while a ‘fifth column’ of supporters was inside the city, seeking…
As can be imagined, entire oceans full of ink have already been spilt on the US elections. This will continue for many weeks to come.…
Actually this is mostly the tale of one important man. But since I have discovered many parallels with his life and my own, I will…
In the best-selling diatribe by Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, the evangelist for atheism argues that people who claim to believe in God are deluded.…
One thing a believer quickly discovers when reading or listening to the emerging church leaders is their love of dichotomies, or dualities. They are keenly…
A recent report about religion in America found that while most Americans believed in heaven, a lesser amount believed in hell. The Pew Forum on…
There are all sorts of reasons why I should not be writing this article. First, I will not only flummox most non-believers looking at this…
It is both an amazing and a humbling truth that God has for some reason decided that his work in this world would largely be…
There were two recent news items which had to do with Islam. The first seemed to indicate that Islam is in the ascendency, while the…
Apologetics comes from a Greek word meaning reason or defence. It has to do with defending the Christian faith and answering objections to it. Since…
Every once in a while I seem to need to restate the case for Christian social and political involvement. Mind you, I have made it…
What is the responsibility of believers to social need? Should churches be involved in various works of social service? Is the government alone to be…
In many secular endeavours, success is often measured in terms of numerical growth: more, bigger and better are usually indications of doing something right. But…
America is usually regarded as the home of the biggest and the best. Well, the biggest, at any rate. So it should come as no…