I am an evangelical Protestant, and I make no apologies for that. I feel that the full range of biblical truth is best found in…
In just over a week the Pope will arrive in Sydney for the World Youth Day. Being neither a youth nor a Catholic, I will…
Eerdmans, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong books) David Wells has trained his incisive intellect on the big issues of theology, the life of the…
Marching against the rising tide of anti-Semitism: Sometimes the old truths need to be repeated over and over again until they lose their sense of…
The ugly anti-Semitism we are now witnessing is utterly appalling: Some of the most shocking and demonic anti-Semitism we have seen perhaps since nearly a…
Eerdmans, 2024. What actually makes a person a Christian? When you have a lot of jokes about something, that is probably because they contain a…
Too many are too quick to judge and condemn: Evangelical and Bible-believing Christians know full well that Jesus saved his harshest words of condemnation for…
Why are our universities imploding and exploding? Right now hundreds of college campuses in America, Australia and elsewhere in the West are being “occupied” by…
When is it right to resist unjust rulers? In this irregular series on resistance theory, I now turn to the French/Swiss reformer John Calvin (1509-1564).…
Aspects of Luther’s social and political thought: Protestants have given much thought to the issue of if and when it is permissible for the Christian…
An important early document on how Christians might deal with tyrants: One of the earliest Protestant statements on the place of resistance to wicked rulers…
On actually reading and listening to your opponents: It is quite easy to be an armchair critic. It is quite easy to attack something that…
Constable, 2023. We must counter the rising tide of ugly antisemitism: That anti-Jewish and anti-Israel sentiment is now reaching fever pitch is clear. It is…
Theology matters, but so does wisdom and right timing: As I have said a few million times now, anyone who has actually read some of…
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…
A very brief intro to a major topic: Like most issues in theology and philosophy, this can be a quite complex topic. I do not…
So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…
Thoughts on the “He Gets Us” ads: By now most of you are aware of the controversy that has arisen over some ads played during…
Away with your lame excuses – we need to speak out: If you are a Christian you are commanded to share the good news of…
Some thoughts on some puzzling texts: I suppose I could add this to my series on “Difficult Bible Passages,” although I will actually be looking…