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…
Hot on the heels of some recent articles I penned on megachurches comes a revolutionary report questioning the very basis of much of the megachurch…
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…
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…
Jossey-Bass, 2007. Available from Koorong Books in Australia. Dick Staub does not like what he sees. Nor should we. Much of the Western world is…
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…
These are not good days for prophets, Then again, I guess they never were. Jesus could complain about this 2000 years ago: “A prophet is…
If you are a follower of Jesus today, there is a very real chance – at least in many parts of the globe – that…
Baker, 2006. The role of evangelical Christianity in the public arena is a contentious and hotly debated topic. How should evangelicals engage with politics, culture…
SPCK, 2006. The standing joke about Tom Wright goes like this: An inquiring student gives Dr Wright a call. His secretary says,” Sorry, but he…
It is to be expected that followers of Jesus will encounter persecution, abuse and vilification. Jesus had to endure it, and he told us that…
CultureWatch is many things, but it is certainly about engaging in the culture wars we find ourselves in. Not everyone is convinced this is a…
The theological issue of the relationship between law and gospel is far too complex and has had way too much ink spilled over it for…
Zondervan, 2004. (Formerly entitled, Under the Influence, 2001). It is common today for the church to be on the receiving end of much criticism. The…
Baker, 2003. This book provides a helpful introduction to the themes of marriage and family as found in the Scriptures. Seven experts deal with seven…
InterVarsity Press, 2003. In this very informative volume six Protestant biblical scholars provide us with almost everything you’ve wanted to know about the institutions of…
In 1994 Mark Noll wrote an important book entitled The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (Eerdmans). In it he argued that the scandal of the…
Multnomah, 2000. There may be as many non-believers who have heard of this book as believers, thanks to its phenomenal sales. In May this year…
Since the creation of man, God has been busy as the great iconoclast. That is, ever since Adam and Eve, God has had to constantly…
Jesus told the early disciples that following him would not always be easy: “You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,…