These 17 new books are all well worth being aware of: If you are a Christian, like to think, and like to read, then you…
Is Christianity simply a warm quilt for a cold night? So what do you get when you have 2 or 3 non-theists having a discussion…
With Sanders and CO pushing socialism, we need to again make the case for its viable alternative: With the very real – and very frightening…
It is NOT racist or bigoted or hate-filled to offer this little thought experiment: if you were walking through a dark laneway at night in…
One might think that the land of country music and the Grand Ole Opry has little to do with the land of Erasmus and Rembrandt.…
Most folks would have heard about a young American missionary who went to a remote island to evangelise an unreached people group. For his efforts…
I recently wanted to link to some of my listings of good books on apologetics, atheism and the like, but I noticed that the last…
OK, this is now my third article on the royal wedding, and hopefully the last – but you never know! My first piece offered a…
Many folks, if asked to name a religious figure who opposed Hitler and the Nazis, would be able to name Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Lutheran pastor…
I often have Christians tell me that they are not able to do what I and some others do. They cannot get up and speak…
OK, I am part of the old guard. For three decades I have been engaged in the culture wars here in Australia. While I am…
One of the topics I have penned plenty of articles on over the years is the sad reality that so many Christians don’t think, don’t…
One topic that will likely never go away is that of the vexing question about suffering and evil in this world, and why God –…
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…
When I first saw this hit piece I yawned and returned to my bowl of Corn Flakes. Ho-hum, yet another tired, lame case of theological…
It was a key principle of Plato’s Socrates that one should follow the evidence wherever it leads. He also said that the ‘unexamined life is…
When Jesus warned his disciples that they would be dragged before local councils, magistrates, rulers and authorities (see eg., Mark 13:9; Luke 12:11-12), he made…
The push to legalise euthanasia continues in the West. The Benelux countries led the way with legalisation (the Netherlands, 2002; Belgium 2002; Luxembourg, 2008), and…
Some things are worth fighting for. Some things are worth taking a stand on, even if it means a lot of backlash, abuse and opposition.…
I wrote a piece yesterday on the culture wars and why our side is losing so much of the time, while the other side seems…