More thoughts on God’s knowledge and foreknowledge: Having done some recent articles on issues concerning divine knowledge, another set of passages is raised by those…
The Samson saga is bizarre but encouraging: Yesterday I wrote about the Samson narratives. He was one of the judges, or deliverers, that God raised…
Can God ever forget us? Yesterday I penned a piece on forgetfulness. I looked at two types of this, from a spiritual perspective. When we…
There is a need for some righteous indignation: A defining feature of the modern West is a total lack of concern for what is happening,…
On doing what we are called to do: All Christians should do what God has called them to do. In one sense, that is clear…
Trusting God in the dark: There are some truths that people – certainly Christians at least – can always bank on. Here is one of…
2023 The story of this champion needs to be heard far and wide: Monica Smit was one of Australia’s champion resistance fighters during the Covid…
We all can learn to be better helpers and carers: Most Christians would know something about Job and the Old Testament book that deals with…
Some great truths that we need to keep in mind: Back in 1959 the late great J. I. Packer gave a series of talks at…
Does it seem that God has abandoned you? One cannot accuse Scripture of whitewashing things, or just painting a rosy picture about life. It presents…
Thoughts about miracles and belief: That the miraculous is real is a given for Christians, since we know that God exists, and that he interacts…
Vital reading on the spiritual battles we are involved in: The Bible clearly teaches that God exists, that Satan exists, that angels exist, and that…
Reading, literature, and books according to C. S. Lewis: It will come as no surprise that I like to read. Nor would it be surprising…
Give to one and all, no questions asked? As so often happens, a discussion, a debate, or even a knock-down, drag-out brawl on the social…
On mountain removalists: In a recent piece, also a part of this series on difficult Bible passages, I mentioned that not everything Jesus said was…
In praise of the early church creeds: If one wanted to summarise the basics of the Christian faith, and present some of the main and…
On being careful in our public statements: All believers are commanded to love God with their minds – among other things. We are also told…
The balanced Christian life: What should believers major in: zeal or knowledge? If you know anything about me, you will know that I see this…
Away with your lame excuses – we need to speak out: If you are a Christian you are commanded to share the good news of…
In praise of homemaking and motherhood: All jobs, professions and callings are noble and vital if it is God who is behind it. If the…