Very wise words by Lewis on the place of emotion: Because C. S. Lewis was such a deep thinker and so widely read, he was…
Many people know what it is like to be a black sheep: Many families and communities will have some black sheep: those who are ostracised…
The American Revolution could not be more different from the French Revolution: ‘Revolution is revolution,’ some people might think. But in reality, while many can…
These two are hugely influential – but only one leaves an everlasting legacy: If you asked 1000 people in Melbourne or Chicago or London who…
Forget this bogus idea that we can somehow save ourselves: Mankind’s greatest and most urgent need is to get right with God. That of course…
How are Christians to understand their relationship to the world? Should Christians have utterly nothing to do with the world, renounce the world, and despise…
Those who have survived battle find it hard to readjust to ‘normality’: If you read the Lord of the Rings trilogy or saw the film…
We must take seriously our spiritual infidelities: Yesterday I wrote about the need to use the biblical pattern in our dealings with others – especially…
You need to be aware of this key Christian thinker: The important and incisive Catholic writer and social commentator Anthony Esolen is well worth being…
We must watch out for the sort of company we keep: Sadly, some basic Christian teaching that has served God’s people well for centuries tends…
Some Christians try to argue that international alliances are wrong. Are they correct? We are all capable of messy thinking in so many areas –…
What we need to know about Lord Shaftesbury, the important Christian social reformer: The great English social reformer and Christian activist Anthony Ashley Cooper bears…
One of the great discussions of what love means: Everyone talks about love but very few really know what it actually is or what it…
A personal word about a major prayer need: Yesterday I wrote a somewhat general piece on suffering, cancer, and Christian hope. Given how so many…
Important lessons from Lewis and Sayers: If you are like me you may at times have wondered if you are making an impact for Christ…
What seemed like a wasted youth lead to an incredible career: We are all created differently, so we all have different stories, different interests, different…
The misotheist left hates parents, and hates homeschooling: Whether they like it or not, a whole lotta parents around the world have learned a whole…
It is too easy to let mere utilitarian concerns determine how people get medical treatment in a time of crisis: We live in a finite…
We sometimes forget about the important reality of God’s common grace: As I somewhat anticipated, the article I penned yesterday on moral ability and accountability…
Yet more church leaders telling God to drop dead: Press Release, Rome, 30 January 62 AD, from the Apostle Paul and his colleagues We as…