A short answer to this question would be ‘yes’. End of article. But as with many historical issues, the proper answer in fact is much more nuanced. ‘Yes…
Recent headlines have made the suggestion that marriage is on the way out, with alternative relationship arrangements becoming the norm. While such announcements often have…
Up until around 175 years ago, most people were educated at home, or by the church. As such, public education is a relatively new phenomenon.…
What does it mean to be pro-life? There is some confusion as to what the term implies. If a person is opposed to abortion, must…
Those involved in the culture wars (such as myself) often are asked if this may not be at best a distraction from the gospel or…
It goes without saying that there are plenty of people who dislike the work I am involved in. Strong criticism comes from all the usual…
A lot of thought has gone into human mortality, and how we can prolong life. Less thought has gone into the question of why nations…
In the past several years many thousands of books have been published. Hundreds of those are important. Dozens are quite significant, at least from a…
Twenty five years ago the world’s first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born in England. Since then over a million babies have been born by…
Tyndale House, 2001. As the days grow darker and it appears that the Christian faith is taking a beating in many parts of the world,…
Strand Publishing 2001. There are two things that can safely be said about Fred Nile. One, most Australians have heard about him. Two, most of…
Word Publishing, 2000. I enjoy many of the books by John MacArthur. He often writes sensibly and incisively. However in this book I think he…
A fiery debate about allowing IVF access to singles and lesbians was aired on the Nine Network’s Sixty Minutes on Sunday August 13. What went…
Christians both within and without the Australian Christian Churches are excited and encouraged about the formation of the ACC. As one who writes from outside…
It is hard to imagine, but some Australians have not heard of the Y2K problem. Then again, there are some people who have not yet…
Even in our biblically illiterate culture there is one verse which non-believers know and know very well: “Judge not, or you too will be judged”…
Martin Niemoller was a decorated submarine commander in WW I, an ardent nationalist and a pastor in Germany. At first he welcomed the rise to…