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…
A few words about myself and my reading life: Since it is still a time when many folks are away on holiday or just wanting…
We all suffer, but how we respond is crucial: As so often happens to me, several things will coalesce at the same time, and –…
It is time we wake from our slumber: It is interesting how some individuals make a radical about-face as they become aware of inconvenient truths…
USA Press, 2023. A new resource on the war we are in: There are now quite a few very good books available which offer telling…
Deror Books, 2023. The Australian churches and sexual ethics: Australian pastor, social commentator, and Islam expert Rev. Dr. Mark Durie has a new book out…
Widespread biblical and historical illiteracy is on the increase: As the West experiences a rise in secularism, it is also seeing a rise in the…
Would we still try to build things like cathedrals today? In good measure your view of life will determine what you do – or don’t…
We need some clear thinking on the Middle East conflict: There is never a shortage of things being said that need to be addressed, challenged,…
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…
Further good news on last night’s dual victories: Last night I penned a piece on the two wins down under: the Voice Referendum in Australia,…
It is nice to get some wins now and then: Great news from the southern hemisphere! In Australia the Voice referendum was defeated handily, while…
What Jacinta Price said about colonialism in Australia deserves to be heard: Aboriginal Senator Jacinta Price caused quite a stir recently by stating that colonialism…
Determinism might be a nice theory, but we cannot live that way: Let me begin by noting that if we wanted to go much deeper…
We need to get back to basics here: In this life, the Christian sees through a glass darkly as the Apostle Paul told us (1…
Preaching was not the only thing Spurgeon is known for: We all think of the great English Baptist C. H. Spurgeon as a mighty and…
Clear thinking on law and morality: As I have often said, I am not a libertarian, although two years of Covid lockdown madness and health…
Proposed Federal legislation could well spell the end of free speech in Australia: Over recent years many have rightly noted how George Orwell’s dystopian novel…