We are ALL morally accountable beings: Sometimes believers (often of the left), will say some rather unhelpful things – especially when it comes to the…
Thoughts on the Bible, international relations, and self-defence: Biblically speaking, individuals have a right to self-defence. Nations do too. Generally speaking, there is a place…
How the Christian should view power: It is often said that the Christian needs to be on guard against the temptations of the three Gs:…
Was Nehemiah grossly overreacting here? As is often the case in this irregular series, the text under question is not so much difficult to understand…
Can you fear God and serve idols at the same time? We are told in James 1:8 that “A double minded man is unstable in…
Scripture offers us clear principles to help us understand evil rulers: In terms of politics, conservatives such as myself can understand why various secular left…
More useful cultural and biblical analysis from this noted Christian philosopher: There are many ways to describe and discuss sin. Perhaps one definition of major…
We can learn a lot from Moses and his concern for God’s glory: If you are like me, you may often worry about what others…
The evil Babylon world system will not last forever: In my morning devotions I again read this from Hebrews 13:14: “Here we have no lasting…
We must read – or re-read – these three crucial volumes: Yes I know, calling a recent book – or a recent anything – classic…
Statism and its war on God: This is a follow-up piece to an earlier article I wrote on political religion. In that essay I spoke…
Statist religion and its war on Christianity: Because God exists, and because we are all made in his image, that means all people are inescapably…
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…
Hardcore truths that we must never forget: Thirty years ago a very important volume appeared edited by Os Guinness and John Seel. It has the…
We should be known by how the fruit of the Spirit is displayed in our lives: Christians want to be (or should want to be)…
Was Solomon wrong to marry Pharaoh’s daughter? The passage I am examining seems to indicate a sinful action by a king of Israel, but there…
Reflections on Ukraine: I offer here some further random thoughts on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. They supplement my views from earlier pieces on this…
We must repudiate the new religion of safeism: ‘Safeism’ is our new religion. Everyone wants to be kept safe, whatever that may entail. For most…
Much needed clarity on church/state relations in an age of Covid: All Christians would know about the words of Jesus, “Render unto Caesar” found in…
Scripture roundly condemns witchcraft and related practices: A recent headline caught my attention: “Scotland may pardon thousands of ‘witches’ it executed hundreds of years ago.”…