Thoughts about miracles and belief: That the miraculous is real is a given for Christians, since we know that God exists, and that he interacts…
Do Paul and James differ on the matter of faith and works? It has long been suggested that Paul and James are at odds when…
The corona crisis is revealing what sort of faith we have – if any: There is nothing like a major crisis to show us what…
We all must examine ourselves in the light of the parable of the sower: The admonition of my title comes from 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NASB).…
History is full of surprises. That includes the big picture as well as the finer details. Nations can come and go. Nations can change. Sure,…
With the death of Fidel Castro we still have Western fools extolling this Communist hellhole as some sort of worker’s paradise and an island paragon…
If the same carnal and compromising Christians that exist today had lived back at the time of the Exodus, we would have a very different…
Several news items in the past few days are well worth noting. They have to do with some genuine heroes, something which seems to be…
IVP, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books.) It goes without saying that in the secular, pluralistic West, values such as inclusion, tolerance and acceptance…
I should have known better. Last week the Melbourne Age printed a strange opinion piece by a former Catholic, Catherine Deveny, who now calls herself…
On fulfilling our calling to others: Christians are of course meant to be evangelists and missionaries in various ways. We are to share the good…
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…
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…
2023 The story of this champion needs to be heard far and wide: Monica Smit was one of Australia’s champion resistance fighters during the Covid…
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…
More insights into this important biblical theme: All three of the items featured in my title I have discussed before. The idea of common grace…
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…
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…