No one is helped when one biblical truth is pushed at the expense of other biblical truths: The themes I discuss here I have spoken…
In praise of the early church creeds: If one wanted to summarise the basics of the Christian faith, and present some of the main and…
Should believers bury their dead only? While many believers may never have given this a passing thought, some others might think quite a lot about…
Concern, along with careful thinking, are both needed to really help others: People can often come up with what seem like good ideas, and often…
When Christian ministries shift from their original calling: We all know of groups, organisations, parachurch groups, and even churches that started out explicitly and unashamedly…
Faith and secret sins: As I was walking the dog this morning I was thinking about other believers – as well as myself. We all…
Be careful that Scripture does not become so familiar that it loses its punch: The old saying “familiarity breeds contempt” has some real truth to…
Final and full divine justice is on its way: Retributive justice has to do with giving to each person his or her due. Our criminal…
There is a biblical order to how we share the gospel: One mistake Christians can often make is to single out and highlight one biblical…
There is a place for great fiction: Last night on the social media I half-jokingly said in a post that I can’t believe some Christians…
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…
Actually Paul spoke repeatedly about hell Sometimes Christians can say the dumbest things – and the most unscriptural things. Stupid and useless memes found on…
Prayer and theology belong together: Anyone who has ever read or heard the great Welsh preacher and teacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones knows that he was a…
Theology must never be separated from doxology: All believers are called to be theologians. Theology is simply the study of God, and all Christians should…
Theology matters, but vain and unedifying arguing needs to be avoided: As aways in the Christian life there are various unbiblical extremes to avoid. We…
Questions and objections about Jesus the Messiah: For 2000 years now, both Jews and gentiles and been confronted with the truth claims of Jesus Christ.…
Yes we should share our faith with everyone, including Jews: Most biblical Christians would think the question above is a no-brainer: ‘Well of course we…
Some preliminary thoughts on replacement theology: This is quite an important theological topic and debate that has especially been reinvigorated because of the latest Hamas/Israeli…
How to think – and not think – about war, peace, and justice: With the conflict in Israel once again bringing to the fore issues…
Are the prayers of those who ignore God answered? So what happens when you live your entire life as if God does not exist, but…