A very brief news item caught my attention just recently which is worth commenting on. It had to do with where modern marriage is heading,…
We live in very dark times. This website provides hundreds of examples of the gathering gloom which is overtaking much of the Western world. As…
In the Judeo-Christian scheme of things, idolatry is perhaps the defining sin against the one true God. An idol is anything that we dedicate ourselves…
The Christian life is described in various ways in the New Testament. Various metaphors and images are used to depict the life of the disciple…
The dramatic erosion of marriage and the explosion of out-of-control sexuality are not without their devastating consequences. Many acute observers have noted this. In 1968…
Jesus once said that a prophet is without honour, except in his own country. One of the greatest Australian prophets of the past century has…
CityHarvest, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) Father Zakaria is a modern day Apostle Paul. Like Paul, he has evangelised extensively around the world…
The current global financial crisis is affecting many of earth’s inhabitants. Indeed, most of our 6 billion plus people will feel its effects either directly…
On a regular basis media reports highlight some politician, celebrity, community leader, sports star or high-flyer falling from grace. Whether through drugs, sex, dishonesty, abuse…
For those with a theological bent, the title of this piece may have sparked interest. Questions of eternal security, assurance, election, and so on, surround…
I was asked recently for my thoughts on a Melbourne Age article about homosexuals in the church. It had to do with the Anglican Church…
Indonesia is Australia’s nearest, largest neighbour. It is also the world’s largest Islamic nation. Amongst the 240 million people, around 85 per cent are Muslim.…
Mark Latham is partly right: there is a parenting crisis, but not exactly of the sort he envisages. Yes, children do seem to be more…
The Federal Labor spokeswoman on children and youth, Nicola Roxon, has called for the establishment of a children’s rights body. In her Herald Sun article…
Strand Publishing 2001. There are two things that can safely be said about Fred Nile. One, most Australians have heard about him. Two, most of…
A radical thought came to me recently. It happened as I was reading a biography of Charles Wesley, and was blessed by the exciting accounts…