When believers seek to apply biblical principles to issues of public policy, it is admittedly a complex and difficult task. We are often best advised…
This title is not original to me. It is the title of the US radio program of Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. It is also one…
While it is perhaps presumptuous of me to broach such an important topic, it is worth giving it a try. In particular, I want to…
Baker, 2006. Available in Australia at Koorong Books. Three millennia ago it was said by a friend of Job that surely as sparks fly upward,…
The biblical understanding of wealth, possessions and stewardship is not easily summarised in a short essay. But even a very brief examination of these issues…
It is clear that the Old Testament has ordained the death penalty as part of criminal justice in a fallen world. Human life is so…
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…
We live in a pluralistic world, with a plurality of ideas, philosophies, beliefs and religions. How are we to treat these various belief systems and…
One criticism often levelled against Christianity in particular and the Bible in general is that both have appeared to tolerate slavery. This objection is used…
How often will the social engineers use taxpayer funding to sponsor their radical agendas? How many bits of misinformation, misleading facts and out and out…
We live in a culture that is biblically illiterate. Most people have no or very little idea of what is actually in the Bible. Unfortunately,…
The war against Biblical Christianity continues to hot up. This time the prestigious journal, Nature, has weighed into the battle. In its 8 March, 2007…
A poster which has recently been displayed outside of some Australian churches has caused a fair bit of controversy. The large outdoor posters feature the…
InterVarsity Press, 2006. One of the most controversial doctrines of free will theism or openness theology is the claim that God does not know the…
Baker, 2004. This book rightly argues for the primacy of love and our need to more closely reflect Jesus. Yet in a number of respects…
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…
We live in an age that is hesitant about, or indifferent to, the use of reason, study, mental discipline and religious education. Truth is under…
Zondervan, 2005. It is an unfortunate but oft-repeated habit that trends and fads in the world tend to be slavishly picked up and replicated by…
Broadman & Holman, 2006. Exodus is a pivotal book, a key volume not only in the Pentateuch but in the whole of the Hebrew bible.…
With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 44 languages, and a blockbuster film due out in mid-May, The Da Vinci Code has made…