This phrase has a neat ring to it, especially to some Protestants. It certainly sounds very spiritual. It is often used as a kind of…
This is a question which not only many Christians ask, but is one which is also used as an objection by those who are critics…
One of the greatest things crippling the church of Jesus Christ today is the almost complete absence of any biblical discernment. It seems that anything…
If you are a Christian, you are unqualified to foster children. But if you are a homosexual, you can have as many as you want.…
I was interested to read an editorial in the latest New Life. Bob Thomas argues for “A Need For Christian Inreach”. He refers of course…
Chosen, 2010. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) There has been no shortage of criticism of the charismatic and Pentecostal movement over the years. And…
One very significant – yet often neglected – Old Testament passage is Numbers 11:29. There Moses says this: “I wish that all the LORD’S people…
I was recently speaking and teaching interstate at some churches and Christian groups. A number of these groups, I was informed, had actually broken away…
Study the history of revival. God has always sent revival in the darkest days. Oh, for a mighty, sweeping revival today! (Adrian Rogers) When we…
As people more and more reject the notion of absolute truth and universal morality, they do not remain without belief. The religious sphere, like nature,…
Eerdmans, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Gordon Fee has long been one of our finest New Testament scholars. His numerous works in the…
As we study church history, we learn of exciting outbreaks of revival and renewal which have had profound global impacts. Today Christians rightly long to…
Tolerance is one of the most abused words in the English language today. It always used to mean putting up with someone you disagreed with.…
There is no question that the church of Jesus Christ in Australia (and in much of the Western world) is not exactly in great shape.…
The news of the downfall of a major Pentecostal Christian leader in Australia has most of the Christian community abuzz. And given that the story…
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…
America is usually regarded as the home of the biggest and the best. Well, the biggest, at any rate. So it should come as no…
The 2006 National Census data has just been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with a number of interesting details. What is also interesting…
Several recent events surely spell the end of the Australian Democrats. Three in particular come to mind: their electoral decline of the last few years;…
Zondervan, 2005. It is no secret that there has been a strong tendency in Pentecostal/Charismatic circles to downplay the use of the mind, the intellect,…