I believe it is not amiss to suggest that biblical discernment may be at an all-time low in the contemporary church. Our ability to think…
Here is another in an irregular series on new books which I am happy to recommend. This time it features a mix of titles by…
OK, so Christmas is coming up, and what better gifts are there than books? And theological books have to be pretty high on the list…
Have you ever been accused of being dogmatic? If so, go your way rejoicing, and wear it as a badge of honour. Being dogmatic is…
As I near the end of reading through the Psalms – as part of my read-the-Bible-in-a-year regime – a few things are worth highlighting. One…
Edenridge Press, 2011. There have been plenty of articles and book reviews of Rob Bell’s Love Wins. I penned a few myself. But this may…
A commentator recently said he found the “poem Desiderata to be very beautiful. Its advice is not incompatible with the teachings of Christ, in my…
With the Christmas holidays coming up, there is a bit of spare time for the good things in life, such as reading. But as is…
In 1941 C.S. Lewis wrote a brief but very important essay entitled “The Weight of Glory”. There is a play on words with his title,…
Jesus is “the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being” according to Heb 1:3. Or as Paul said in Col 1:15:…
Presbyterian and Reformed, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) I am very impressed with this book. It really does an outstanding job of providing…
Windblown Media, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) The two mega-themes of this novel are the love of God and human suffering. Those are…
Presbyterian and Reformed, 2006, 2007. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) From 1643-1646 English and Scottish churchmen met at Westminster to formulate a new creed.…
Crossway Books, 2005. Having lectured in systematic theology, and being an eager follower of the free will/sovereignty debate, when I spotted this book I snatched…
A brief introduction to Aquinas: The Italian Dominican Thomas Aquinas is without question one of the West’s most important philosophers and theologians. Along with the…
Yes our God does know all there is to know: If God is God, then he must know all things. There can be nothing hidden…
Modern public education is far from impartial: The answer to the question posed in my title depends on what sort of education we have in…
Abraham Kuyper has so much to teach us about church and state: As someone who formed the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Abraham Kuyper may not seem…
The life and ministry of Alister McGrath is a fascinating and inspiring one: We are meant to encourage one another, and reading biographies and autobiographies…