Anyone following American politics and the culture wars that are going on there will know of two recent cases of the concept of ‘hearing from…
The other day I penned a piece about the life and ministry of the great evangelist George Whitefield. It was largely based on the two-volume,…
For those few ferociously faithful followers of this website, you may have noticed that things have been a bit quiet here for the past few…
Most Christians have someone in their lives who has inspired them, encouraged them, helped to disciple them, and who they greatly look up to. Often…
In our brave new world of radical minority activist groups effectively taking over entire cultures, things are looking very bleak indeed for anyone who dares…
Bethany House, 2017. Historian Jeremiah Johnston asks us to imagine what life would be like if there was no Christ and no Christianity. Those with…
I often have Christians tell me that they are not able to do what I and some others do. They cannot get up and speak…
There is a lot of confusion about issues of sexuality and ethics. Plenty of atheists and secularists seek to argue that things like chastity, abstinence,…
Life and death. Sex. Just a few of the massively contentious issues of our time. Whether speaking of abortion, eugenics, assisted suicide, pornography, homosexuality or…
There are various ways heretical and cultic groups seek to deny the doctrine of the deity of Christ. To cover all of them here would…
Christianity is Christ, and when we get Christ wrong we get Christianity wrong. Anything as important as getting right who Jesus is and what he…
At the very heart of the Christian faith is the contention that Jesus Christ is God, the second person of the Trinity. The orthodox formulation…
OK, I am part of the old guard. For three decades I have been engaged in the culture wars here in Australia. While I am…
A topic as broad as the one suggested by my title is of course far too much to do justice to in a short article.…
One of the topics I have penned plenty of articles on over the years is the sad reality that so many Christians don’t think, don’t…
I have already written an article on the ‘yes’ vote win on homosexual marriage in Australia. Another article will soon appear looking in more detail…
This is not my first article on the Church of England, nor is it likely to be the last. But I have to ask how…
All cults have several common features. A quite basic one is this: once a person gets sucked into it, it is very difficult to get…
A Christian pastor has recently said this: ‘how urgent is our need to say sorry, and to embark on what will be a long and…
OK, another rather odd-sounding article. ‘You are writing an entire piece on quoting others?’ Well yes, I am. And there is a reason for it.…