There are many marked contrasts between the message we preach today and the message Jesus preached. Perhaps one of the greatest contrasts lies in the…
There have always been useful idiots around. Lenin’s phrase is quite apt: these gullible and naive folks end up doing the work of those intent…
As my last full day in the US nears an end, it is interesting to reflect on my brief time back in my homeland. Admittedly…
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,…
Everyone is talking about carbon lately, but I suspect very few actually know much about it. Indeed, it is not just carbon, but a whole…
You can always tell when churches are losing the plot when they start making the headlines – but for all the wrong reasons. When they…
A major feature of the Word of Faith movement, and/or the Health and Wealth Gospel, is the emphasis on positive confession. It is a kind…
The cult of self is of course endemic in Western culture. Yet to a large degree, the kingdom of self has invaded the kingdom of…
In ancient Rome the masses were pacified with bread and circuses. Today in the West we find ourselves in the same mind-numbing and soul-destroying situation.…
When we preach a me-centred gospel, we end up with me-centred disciples. And when things get tough, these self-centred followers of Jesus will quickly fall…
Thomas Nelson, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) This is an updated and expanded version of a book which first appeared in 1993. In…
You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the mainstream media, but President Obama is a pretty radical politician. There are many ways this can be quantified,…
In two earlier articles I looked at Israel in captivity, and lessons for the church. Here I want to pen a third and final article…
The relationship between the people of God and the world which God has created is a lengthy and complex subject. Christians have had different ideas…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The Letters of John may be brief (they total just 132 verses in English), but they are…
As has been my occasional habit, I offer another list of recommended reading. The books mentioned here simply happen to be some of the volumes…
It is both an amazing and a humbling truth that God has for some reason decided that his work in this world would largely be…
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…
Not bad for a get rich quick scheme: peddle some old myths, repackage and cleverly promote them, and get Oprah Winfrey to gush about it,…