What does it mean to be a Christian witness? Sadly there are some faulty understandings of what this means, and believers can go to various…
Some people wrongly think of the Apostle Paul as a real hardnose – a rigid and feisty guy. They want to contrast him to Jesus:…
I was going to entitle this piece, ‘the job no one wants,’ but that would have opened things up too wide. One thinks for example…
Atheists, secularists, and even trolls pretending to be Christians, have learned how to attack Christians and seek to shut down their work – all in…
A common claim made by the prosperity gospellers is that Jesus and his followers were actually quite well off. I have heard myself how one…
To support the claim that Jesus and the disciples were rich, the prosperity gospel teachers often appeal to the story of the casting lots for…
One could basically offer this as a truism: there are two sorts of people in the world: those who faithfully and courageously share their faith,…
Many people reject Christianity because they perceive it to be a big money-making racket. And sadly for far too many Christian leaders and ministries it…
Judging by some teachers, if you come to Jesus, you are entitled to prosperity, riches and the good life. But according to Jesus, if you…
It is always amazing to find people who regularly denounce the Bible as untrustworthy, unreliable, and full of mistakes all of a sudden latch on…
Yep, Jesus may have been a nutter. At least one enlightened rev thinks so. An English woman has made the claim that not only Jesus,…
I have discussed this issue before but it keeps cropping up so I guess I will have to keep writing about it. We are told…
There are so many false and distorted pictures of Jesus around, and so much muddled thinking about who he is and what he did, that…
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…
Zondervan, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) The most important person in human history has always come under attack, but it seems that in…
God cannot bless sinful desires: Consider this news item: “On Saturday, May 4, 2024, Pastor Jen Nagel was elected as the next bishop of the…
Most Christians need to get this right: This piece may not be to everyone’s liking, as it combines some autobiographical elements with biblical and devotional…
Even in the West God is still at work: Europe is still likely the most secular continent on earth – at least in terms of…
An important new book on the most important act in history: At this time of year we are especially reminded of how life comes out…
The Samson saga is bizarre but encouraging: Yesterday I wrote about the Samson narratives. He was one of the judges, or deliverers, that God raised…