Tolerance is all the rage today, and perhaps no other value is so trumpeted in modern Western culture than this one. It is the ultimate…
Commentaries lovers will appreciate this article, while everyone else will simply scratch their heads. But for the handful of people still with me, I here…
This passage of Scripture is not so much difficult to understand as it is prone to being misunderstood. It is regularly abused and misused, usually…
There are plenty of thankless and miserable jobs one can get into. One would imagine that being a full-time septic tank cleaner would not be…
This is hopefully the first in an irregular series on difficult Biblical passages. I do this for several reasons. There are admittedly some passages in…
I caught myself the other day saying this: “This is taking absolutely forever!” And what was I referring to? The few seconds it was taking…
Who is the number one promoter of New Age philosophy in the world today? Is it Eckhart Tolle? Rhonda Byrne? Dan Brown? Marianne Williamson? Nope.…
I recently bought two books I did not want to buy. I hate dishing out hard-earned money on books I consider barely worth stealing (at…
A ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ is a very common expression, used to denote someone who comes into the flock to destroy it; that is, it…
The unity of Christ’s followers is a strong emphasis in the Word of God. It is something which every believer is commanded to strive for.…
In his newest book Christless Christianity, Michael Horton makes this intriguing claim: “Secularism cannot be blamed on the secularists, many of whom were raised in…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The Letters of John may be brief (they total just 132 verses in English), but they are…
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.…
Throughout history civil disobedience (that is, the public, nonviolent conscientious resistance to, or breaking of, a law deemed to be unjust) has been engaged in.…
“Blessed are the peacemakers” Jesus said, as recorded in Matt. 5:9. That is the normal way believers should go about their business: being a source…
At the end of the day, there are really only two kinds of people in the world. The first kind are those who simply want…
Windblown Media, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) I have offered my general (and positive) assessments of The Shack in part one of this…
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…
It is always a delicate matter when believers speak out on any issue, whether to fellow believers, or to non-believers. Most discussions or arguments on…
Baker, 2004. I begin by reiterating what I said in part 1: much of the message of this book needs to be heard. But because…