As with so many things biblical, there is a lot of fuzzy thinking in our churches when it comes to dealing with public controversies. I…
Strangely enough, there are actually Christians today who are debating whether Christ needs to be Lord in the believer’s life. I would have thought that…
There are plenty of obvious oxymorons out there and one that has to be high on the list is this: “Christian Left”. Sure, these lefties…
Jesus taught us quite clearly that we would know someone based on their fruit. Indeed, he commanded us to judge, to discern, to assess, to…
It is not just believers who ponder things like heaven and hell – academics can and do as well. Consider one American academic who has…
I tend to ignore really stupid things making the rounds on the Internet, but since some have gone viral, and others have asked me to…
A passage from the Old Testament which I read this morning has dovetailed nicely with a discussion on another posting, so it is worth trying…
There are always plenty of twisted teachings and dodgy doctrines circulating in our churches. One is known as the Prosperity Gospel or the Health and…
Because we live in such a topsy-turvy world, we can’t count on anything always being safe, or be assured of any unchanging verities. In a…
Some topics can never be exhausted, be it with one article or a hundred. Some issues keep cropping up which need to be addressed over…
If Christ is who he claims to be, and is the only way to reconciliation with God, then we can expect that plenty of counterfeits…
It is a very fearful thing indeed to seek to be a Christian leader. It is probably better not to seek such leadership at all,…
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…
Edenridge Press, 2011. There have been plenty of articles and book reviews of Rob Bell’s Love Wins. I penned a few myself. But this may…
Imagine this scenario: You and your young family are nestled comfortably in bed for the night when you hear a disturbance downstairs. Everyone is startled…
The topics featured in my title have been addressed many times before on this site, but people keep raising questions and objections, so I have…
The more nonsense I see emanating from so-called evangelical Christians, the more I despair. On a daily basis we see the faith once delivered by…
I have been using the term ‘theological correctness’ now for some years, and when I am asked what it means, I say I just made…
I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that if any of the Old Testament prophets – or any of the New Testament disciples…
Many would be aware of how a gallant Australian soldier was recently awarded the Victoria Cross. Last week Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith received the honour for…