We SHOULD be angry about what is happening. But how we deal with that anger is crucial: I have much more time to write articles…
This older book on renewal and reformation is still well worth reading: My title might have a nice ring to it, but believers who have…
It goes without saying that over time Christians are meant to grow spiritually, experience progressive character development, and increasingly become more Christlike. Scripture is certainly…
Most businesses have an annual stocktake. An inventory is required to see just what physical stock is there, what condition it is in, and so…
The New Testament is full of exhortations and commands to grow in our Christian faith, to become all we can be in Christ, and to…
One can find spiritual parallels with most things in life, so let me try one here, utilising pop music. There are many musical artists who…
Want to be a first-rate Olympic athlete? You gotta work at it and practice incessantly. Want to be the best pianist around? You have to…
In 2007 Diana West wrote an interesting book entitled The Death of the Grown-Up. In it she bewailed the fact that adults just don’t want…
I caught myself the other day saying this: “This is taking absolutely forever!” And what was I referring to? The few seconds it was taking…
Very few people are unaware of our global financial crisis. Yet many would be unaware that this financial meltdown may well be a symptom of…
Crossway, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) There was a time when it was a virtue to be known as discerning and discriminating. That was…
Hot on the heels of some recent articles I penned on megachurches comes a revolutionary report questioning the very basis of much of the megachurch…
In many secular endeavours, success is often measured in terms of numerical growth: more, bigger and better are usually indications of doing something right. But…
Even in the West God is still at work: Europe is still likely the most secular continent on earth – at least in terms of…
The warnings of Christopher Lasch are just as relevant as ever: Just over 30 years ago the renowned American historian and a social critic Christopher…
Just who is used for God’s purposes? Let me cut to the chase here. What are the kind of people that God uses for his…
Locke Press, 2024. Must reading for all Australians: Sixty years ago The Lucky Country appeared by Donald Horne. How do things fare in Australia today?…
Sometimes we need to accept ourselves as God made us: One truth that cannot be denied is that God has made us all different. No…
While some folks want to argue about Christmas, most of us just want to enjoy it: It is happening again: it is the day after…
The need for informed and discerning love: We all know about how the world thinks of love: it is often lust, or sappy sentimentalism, or…