As with so many things biblical, there is a lot of fuzzy thinking in our churches when it comes to dealing with public controversies. I…
Someone on another site said recently that it really bothered him that Christians criticise other Christian leaders in public. He wanted absolutely nothing to do…
Living the Christian life is often a balancing act. It is easy to get into unhelpful extremes, and seeking to find the biblical balance is…
Care and caution are needed in dealing with others: How many times have you heard me say that ‘we need to get the biblical balance…
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…
Beware of these destructive charlatans: Yes, an unusual title, so bear with me – but it is quite biblical. Let me explain. In Ezekiel 13:1-7…
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…
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…
Miracles will not always lead to faith: I just recently wrote a piece on signs and wonders. In it I asked whether the miraculous normally…
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…
On being careful in our public statements: All believers are commanded to love God with their minds – among other things. We are also told…
Away with your lame excuses – we need to speak out: If you are a Christian you are commanded to share the good news of…
Is it appropriate to call out others in public? Balancing biblical truths is always a tough gig. We can easily go off into one extreme…
Often the best thing we can do is share unpleasant truth: Too many believers have this mistaken notion that above all, we should never make…
We are seeing history repeat itself here: I was just reminded online that Kristallnacht was on November 9, 1938 – exactly 85 years ago. This…
We are ALL morally accountable beings: Sometimes believers (often of the left), will say some rather unhelpful things – especially when it comes to the…
For God to be for us, he must oppose sin in us: God is for us. But sometimes he must be against us before he…
Yes, love hurts – and is costly: Things are too busy and too hectic right now for me to pen a proper article. Funeral arrangements…
We cannot get enough of these two: Talk about a power duo. Talk about some massively important prophetic voices. Talk about fearless watchmen on the…
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…