OK, call me a glutton for punishment. Not only is this a really quite large topic, but when all the relevant auxiliary concerns are addressed,…
Once again it is Christmas; once again a leading newspaper asks Christian leaders to tell us about the meaning of Christmas; and once again they…
There have always been useful idiots around. Lenin’s phrase is quite apt: these gullible and naive folks end up doing the work of those intent…
As my last full day in the US nears an end, it is interesting to reflect on my brief time back in my homeland. Admittedly…
So what do you call a situation involving one Christian pitted against a Jew who is really an agnostic, an apostate Catholic, a lesbian atheist,…
Forty years ago Carl F.H. Henry, the dean of American evangelical theologians and thinkers at the time, wrote a very important little essay entitled “The…
Although now long dead, Ayn Rand (1905 –1982) lives on through her best-selling novels and her philosophy of Objectivism. The Russian born writer and thinker…
The cult of self is of course endemic in Western culture. Yet to a large degree, the kingdom of self has invaded the kingdom of…
When we preach a me-centred gospel, we end up with me-centred disciples. And when things get tough, these self-centred followers of Jesus will quickly fall…
HarperOne, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The subject of this book seems rather strange today. That is because the concept of heresy only…
As always in the Christian life, there are all sorts of important questions which have to be carefully thought through, prayed about, and discussed with…
Chrislam, as the name suggests, is a growing movement wherein some Christians are seeking to find common ground with Muslims. Indeed, it actually seeks to…
You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the mainstream media, but President Obama is a pretty radical politician. There are many ways this can be quantified,…
As can be imagined, entire oceans full of ink have already been spilt on the US elections. This will continue for many weeks to come.…
It has often been said of the more liberal Christian denominations that in their attempt to become trendy and relevant – at the expense of…
Law does not get a very good rap in today’s culture. For law is associated with such things as right and wrong, truth and falsehood…
About a week ago a group of American Evangelicals released a 20-page document called “An Evangelical Manifesto”. Subtitled “A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public…
Here’s the scenario (which happens to be a true story): I’m stuck in some slow moving traffic, and the guy in front of me has…
While it is perhaps presumptuous of me to broach such an important topic, it is worth giving it a try. In particular, I want to…
On such a hot potato subject as this, a few preliminary disclaimers. First, it would not be wise for me to presume to tell other…