Every once in a while I am asked what I am reading, so I usually produce a column such as this. Now for those folks…
A recent article by Steven Pinker, reprinted in the Age last week, tried to explain morality from an evolutionary perspective. Steven Pinker is an evolutionary…
HarperOne, 2007. In 2004 the atheist world was rocked by the news of one of the most important defections from its ranks in recent times.…
I recall when I was quite young my older brother reading a book called Flatland. It was not until many years later that I finally…
If it takes faith to be a person of faith, it also seems to take a lot of faith to be a person of no…
The Samson saga is bizarre but encouraging: Yesterday I wrote about the Samson narratives. He was one of the judges, or deliverers, that God raised…
The Christian life is a disciplined life: There is no getting around it: the Christian life is meant to be a disciplined life. Like a…
Yes, love hurts – and is costly: Things are too busy and too hectic right now for me to pen a proper article. Funeral arrangements…
Thankfully, good and evil are not co-equal: Let me unpack my title for you: people and sin are the topics I examine here and I…
Yes sometimes atheists will side with the truth: It is hard to be wrong all the time. Some folks might get close, but because we…
How much the world dislikes you might be a good indication of your faith: While it is often claimed by non-believers that Christianity is a…
Just what is intersectionality, and why is it so dangerous? The radical left always needs new bogeymen to have around, new enemies to oppose, and…
Is it possible for believers to miss out on the best that God has for them? Consider these questions: Is it possible that what God…
And there is still no ‘gay gene’. This is a rule of thumb that you can take to the bank: Do not believe everything you…
Let me begin with a few prefatory remarks. This is just an overview of one Christian issue which Christians can well differ on. I happen…
This is another one of those passages which can so easily be misused and abused by some folks. It has to do with the preaching…
Today is May the Fourth – and may it be with you! This date has now gone down in history as a commemoration of a…
There are numerous spiritual lessons to be learned from the fourth book of the Old Testament. While many Christians may have given up on reading…
One of the core differences between socialism and the free market is of course the place of private property. Simply put, the former hates it…
Plenty of debate actually arises over the issue of the monarchy in ancient Israel. Especially when we see imperial presidencies like Obama’s in America (Trump’s…