Where is the Australian Liberal Party at the moment, and where is it headed? Peter Costello is about to resign, and Malcolm Turnbull may be…
In its heyday it was said of the British Empire that the sun never set on it. Because so many lands across the globe bore…
There is plenty of gloom and doom out there, which sadly must be discussed and chronicled, which I and others seek to do. But there…
The Notre Dame scandal is now a matter of history. President Obama has spoken at the university commencement, has been given an honorary degree, and…
While the mainstream media both here and in America is waxing sycophantic over the first 100 days of the Obama administration, treating him as the…
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…
Yes I know: I am a glutton for punishment. I am writing about the two things one is not supposed to discuss in polite society:…
It has often been said of the more liberal Christian denominations that in their attempt to become trendy and relevant – at the expense of…
Very soon the US elections will be upon us. Conservatives are pinning their hopes on a McCain/Palin victory. Liberals/leftists are hoping the Obama/Biden team will…
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…
The uproar over the remarks on sharia law by Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams has been quite overwhelming. He seems to be receiving almost universal condemnation…
While many Christians may be apolitical or even look down on political involvement as being somehow not very “spiritual,” the truth remains that we live…
With both major political parties now headed by professing Christians, the discussions about faith and politics in Australia continue to gather steam. Christians can rightly…
The new leader of Federal Labor, Kevin Rudd, is seeking to take his party in new directions, while holding on to older core values. Such…
Even though it is still early days yet, there have been hundreds of analyses and discussions about the Democratic swing in the recent US midterm…
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…
The recent declaration by Labor MP and aspiring leader/PM Kevin Rudd that the left side of politics needs to capture the Christian vote, and that…
Bernard-Henri Lévy is not your average French intellectual, for at least three reasons: what he says usually makes sense; he is more or less conservative;…
Today more than ever those concerned about the meaning of personhood and the dignity of human life need to be aware of the many developments…
How have the universities grappled with the tragic events of 9/11? Have they learned anything? Have they had a change of heart? Have they given…