The Spanish philosopher Santayana once said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. This is tragically true, and it is one…
These are the two major missing ingredients in most churches today. Sadly the commitment-less, non-judgmental and PC-heavy mindset which characterises the world also characterises much…
A rather eclectic article is the only option following such an eclectic title. But there is method to my madness. I want to do several…
A great apostasy and falling away is taking place in the Christian church today, and there are many contributing factors to this. Big ticket items…
I have noted before how so much of the social decay and moral collapse which we are witnessing all around us has not been happening…
In 1941 C.S. Lewis wrote a brief but very important essay entitled “The Weight of Glory”. There is a play on words with his title,…
For both religious and non-religious reasons, history is vitally important, and it is imperative that we do not forget the lessons of history. As the…
George Orwell once said, “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” Quite so. It has always been a…
A half century ago A.W. Tozer preached these words: “This is the day of excusing sin instead of purging sin. An entire school of thought…
Crossway, 2010. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) When is the last time you read a book on church discipline? Worse yet, when is the…
For some years now, each new Christmas season is greeted with further outrages and attacks. There are all the usual incidents: banning nativity scenes, refusing…
What does one do when a Christian denomination or school or institution starts to go off the rails? By that I mean, when it begins…
If news reports are to be believed, the Church of England will apologise to Charles Darwin for rejecting his theory of evolution. This is how…
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…
It was the Spanish philosopher Santayana who once remarked that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. He knew that we could…
There is a lot of confused thinking about the concept of separation of church and state in particular, and the role of faith in public…
What we must know about political Islam: Here I want to introduce you to six excellent books on Islam written by two Christian experts in…
Why are our universities imploding and exploding? Right now hundreds of college campuses in America, Australia and elsewhere in the West are being “occupied” by…
Aspects of Luther’s social and political thought: Protestants have given much thought to the issue of if and when it is permissible for the Christian…